Muffins Tea Shop Lostwithiel Cornwall

How to Find us

Muffins
32 Fore St
Lostwithiel
Cornwall,
PL22 0BN

TEL 01208 872278


Muffins Tea Shop is located in Lostwithiel's main street, off the A390 and just below St Bartholomew's Church. Free parking available along Quay Street. Check our exact location here. We welcome customers with disabilities. For more details see our Access Statement. You can also visit Muffins via public transport. We are only a couple of minutes walk from Lostwithiel Station. Check train times at www.nationalrail.co.uk The T24 bus route passes through Lostwithiel. The timetable may be viewed at www.cornwallpublictransport.info/pdf_tts/t24.pdf National Express coaches on the Plymouth - Penzance route stop at Lostwithiel. Details are at www.nationalexpress.com We welcome cyclists at Muffins, and have parking space for bicycles. For details of cycling in Cornwall see www.cyclecornwall.com It is also possible to hire bicycles in the Lostwithiel area. see www.encountercornwall.com

		History of our building 32 Fore Street was built in c1825 for Lieutenant George Lawrance. After his exploits at sea, which included sailing with Captain Bligh (of Bounty fame) George Lawrance, set up a Naval Training School in the building. He was a noted artist and many of his paintings are housed in the local museum. These include a watercolour of Fore St painted in 1825.
Lostwithiel - Medieval Bridge and Town
In 1840 Lawrance retired from the Navy and was given the rank of Commander. He died in 1846. It is believed that 32 Fore Street remained a private school until the 1930's, when it was converted to a fried fish shop. Subsequently the building was used as a hardware shop, and a Convenience store. The building is still reputed to be haunted by the Ghost of Commander Lawrance !!