Penrose Bed & Breakfast

Penrose Bed and Breakfast is a 4-star Victorian B&B on The Terrace in Lostwithiel, Cornwall’s former medieval capital. The building retains original features including fireplaces, chandeliers, and high ceilings. With a 9.5 rating from 373 reviews on Booking.com - and a 9.9 for both staff and comfort - it is one of the highest-rated properties in the area. Dogs are welcome.

Each room has an en-suite bathroom, flat-screen TV with DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities, and free Wi-Fi. Breakfast is served in the dining room each morning - a full cooked English using locally sourced produce, with continental options, cereal, fresh fruit, and gluten-free and vegetarian choices also available. Free on-site parking and a garden are included.

The property has accessible facilities. Check-in is at 16:00 and check-out at 10:00.

Lostwithiel sits on the River Fowey in central Cornwall, with antique shops lining Fore Street and a regular farmers’ market. Pubs, restaurants, and takeaways are within a 10-minute walk. Restormel Castle - a well-preserved 13th-century Norman keep - is just over a mile away, and Lanhydrock, the National Trust house and estate, is roughly 3 miles north. The Eden Project is about 15 minutes by car. The town has its own railway station on the London Paddington to Penzance line.