Cawsand with its adjoined village of Kingsand has its roots in fishing and, of course, smuggling!  Its strategic position overlooking Plymouth Sound means that the village has many historic naval connections including Admiral Nelson, not to mention his lover Lady Hamilton.  Until the mid 1800's Kingsand sat in Devon and Cawsand in Cornwall. 

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The village is characterised by its narrow winding car free streets and relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Cawsand and Kingsand together boast 3 beaches, 4 pubs, a fantastic bakery, plus a selection of really useful shops.

 

Facilities 

The village offers the following:​​

• Bakery - The Old Bakery - delicious fresh bread (best to order in advance), breakfast, lunch, tea & pizza www.theoldbakery-cawsand.co.uk

• Village shop - Spar Village Store - food, basic meat & great pasties, newspapers, kindling, logs

• Deli - The Stores

• Cafes - The Old Bakery 

• Take away - The Cove

• Pubs - The Cross Keys, Rising Sun, Halfway House and Devonport Inn, plus The Bay Bar - all serve food and local ales and cider

• Beach kit - The Cove, Shipsahpe (which also has some fishing equipment)

• Gift shops - Periwinkle Gifts 

• Womens Institute - worth popping in to have a look for a coffee morning

• The Old Ship Inn - community cafe

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Facilities outside the village

Doctor, Post Office, a Co-op supermarket, green grocer and heathfood shop (which sells locally grown produce), chemist, newsagent, fish & chip restaurant/take away can all be found in Millbrook, a quick drive (or bus journey) away.  Torpoint has a larger Sainsbury's supermarket and deliveries to the cottage can be organised with Waitrose or Sainsbury's.

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Getting around

The Cawsand Ferry runs several times a day from Cawsand Beach to the Barbican in the heart of Plymouth from Easter to the end of September.  www.cawsandferry.co.uk