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Properties and events in Launceston 2018

Properties and events in Launceston 2018

Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.

Heritage Open Days 2018 will be 6-9 & 13-16 September.

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Altarnun Bell Tower Open Day

St. Nonnas Church, Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7SJ

Our bell ringing team will welcome you into the church, giving you a brief history of this beautiful building. An experienced ringer will then run…

A rare opportunity to try ringing a church bell and to explore the bell tower in this ancient church known locally as the Cathedral Of The Moor.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 14:00 - 17:00 (tours every 20 mins)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

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Central Methodist Church, Launceston

Launceston Methodist Church, Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BA

The Central Methodist Church was originally a Wesleyan Chapel and is the third church to have been built on the site. The first opened in 1760,…

On one of his many visits to Cornwall between 1743 and 1787 John Wesley started a small group in Launceston. The Central Methodist Church and its associated buildings in Castle Street, Launceston, were constructed between 1860 and 1890.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cyprus Well

2 Cyprus Well, 2 Ridgegrove Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BT

The Charles Causley Trust, whose patrons are Andrew Motion and Patrick Gale, exists to keep alive the memory of the late Charles Causley and to…

Visit the house of Cornish poet, Charles Causley CBE, recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, revered poet, friend of Ted Hughes & Siegfried Sassoon and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, who lived in Launceston for most of his life.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10:00-16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Guided Walk around Launceston

Launceston Tourist Information Centre, White Hart Arcade, Broad Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8AA

Join a free guided walk around the ancient market town of Launceston in Cornwall. Take a morning stroll around Launceston with a knowledgeable…

Discover the history of Launceston, a traditional Cornish market town with a castle in it's midst and once the capital of Cornwall

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10.30am

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Launceston Priory

St. Thomas Church, Riverside, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8DH

Launceston priory was founded in 1127 as a house of Augustinian canons, and dedicated to St. Stephen the Proto-Martyr. Sufficient building had…

Launceston Priory was founded in 1126 and dedicated to St Stephen, and was a source of comfort and help to many until it fell under the heavy hand of Henry VIII at the time of the dissolution in 1539.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Launceston Town Hall - Guided Tours and Town Crier Tales

Launceston Town Council, Town Hall, Western Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7AR

Launceston Town Hall and Guildhall will be open from 11am to 4pm for free guided tours with the Town Archivist, plus an opportunity to meet and…

Find out more about the fascinating history of Launceston Town Hall & Guildhall and some of the extraordinary women to have served as Mayor. Listen to the Town Crier Tales, enjoy the pop up cafe, climb the clock tower and more!

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 1100 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Southgate Arch

Southgate Arch, Southgate Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9DP

Southgate Arch is a Medieval arch in the town of Launceston in Cornwall. It was built to ward off attacks from outside and as such had a…

Southgate Arch is the only remaining Medieval gateway of the three original gated entries into the old walled town of Launceston and also formed part of the old town wall. It was used as a prison between 1381 and 1884.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10:00-16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Cuthbert Mayne Church

St Stephen's Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8XQ

The Roman Catholic Church of St Cuthbert Mayne was designed in the Byzantine-Romanesque style and built in 1911. St. Cuthbert Mayne was martyred…

Welcome to the Catholic parish of St. Cuthbert Mayne at Launceston, the gateway to Cornwall, and to our church, built over 100 years ago, which contains the National Shrine of St. Cuthbert Mayne who died for his faith in 1577

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1030-1530

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Leonard’s Sewage Treatment Heritage Tours

South West Water plc, St. Leonards Water Treatment Works, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9QR

The tours are ran as part of National Trust’s Heritage Open Days, a celebration of local culture and heritage across the UK, opening the doors…

Ever wondered what happens after you flush? Celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, discover how Launceston’s waste water undergoes a full biological sewage treatment process.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 13 Sept: 9am & 2pm tours - book via Eventbrite
  • Fri 14 Sept: 9am & 2pm tours - book via Eventbrite

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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St Mary Magdalene Church

Church Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8AU

St Mary Magdalene Church, built by Henry Trecarrell of Lezant, is the most impressive and beautiful late medieval church in Cornwall and features…

Launceston's iconic church, St Mary Magdalene is a testament to the craftsmen who contributed to the building of this beautiful medieval place of worship.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Fri 7 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1200-1600
  • Thurs 13 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1200-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Stephen by Launceston Church

Roydon Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8HG

There is the rhyme that states ‘When Lanson was a Fuzzy down, St Stephens was a Market Town’ and there is no doubt that this was quite true,…

St Stephens Church is noted for its imposing tower; it predates the other parish churches of nearby Launceston. The buttressed, battlemented tower (16th century) houses a ring of six bells. The church dates from early 13th century.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Thomas the Apostle Church

Riverside, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8DU

The original parish church, dedicated to St Thomas, is on the northern outskirts of the town of Launceston near the ruins of St Thomas's Priory…

St Thomas the Apostle Church’s tranquil setting, by the River Kensey, was once the site of the largest Priory in Cornwall, which was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540. The Priory ruins are visible adjacent to the church.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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