Shopping and Travel
Fore
Street and its immediate environs is the retail hub of Saltash, with a
wide range of shops and other businesses catering for almost every need or
desire. And if you can't find what you want in the town centre, there are
many other retail businesses with premises located further afield in
Saltash.
Most places in Saltash are open more-or-less during standard business hours only, but there are exceptions; these include Saltash Leisure Centre, many of the restaurants and cafés, most of the pubs, inns, and clubs, and a half-dozen or so takeaway food outlets.
A number of supermarkets and other stores, even though not quite 24/7, stay open for long hours 7 days a week:
- Tamar View Nurseries, Carkeel, PL12 6PH
- Waitrose, Avery Way, PL12 6LD
- B&M Home Store, Avery Way, PL12 6LD
- The Food Warehouse, Gilston Road, PL12 6FG
- Home Bargains, Gilston Road, PL12 6FG
- Lidl, Gilston Road, PL12 6TW
- Domino's Pizza, Pillmere Drive, PL12 6FH
- Premier, 177 Callington Road, PL12 6JA
- SPAR Mote Park, 47 Mote Park, PL12 4JY
- Your Local Store, 133 Callington Road, PL12 6EB
- Premier, Gordon Court, PL12 4EF
- SPAR Cross Park, 135 St Stephens Road, PL12 4NH
- Bargain Booze, 127 Fore Street, PL12 6AB
- Morrisons, 36-38 Fore Street, PL12 6JL
- Co-op Food, 51-59 Fore Street, PL12 6AL
Travelling to and from Saltash is easy. The A38 trunk road runs across the parish from the Tamar Bridge (which is free west-bound into Cornwall, but charges a toll if you want to leave!), and the town is well served by buses, coaches, and trains. Getting around the town itself is also easy, with frequent buses serving every part of the town, and several established and reliable taxi firms based in Saltash. If you're using your own transport, on-street parking is free (but somewhat limited) everywhere in Saltash, many businesses have free parking for customers, the town centre has two long stay and two short stay pay-and-display car parks, and there is a free car park at Waterside's Jubilee Green, not far from the town centre.
Buses and Coaches: The Bus Times website has a list of all bus and coach routes serving Saltash, with a list of all stops in the town centre, and a map showing their locations. They have similar lists of bus services in Burraton, bus services in Carkeel, bus services in Latchbrook, bus services in St Stephens, and bus services in Wearde. Each route number is linked to the current timetable for that route. Select a stop from their list or their map for a new page with a list of the services which stop there, a map link showing its exact location, a link showing it on Google Street View, and a 'departures board' (which is updated in real time) with bus times, route numbers, and final destinations.
- Local Taxi Firms:
- Saltash Car Parks:
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- Alexandra Square long stay pay-and-display car park– Details – Location
- Belle Vue East long stay pay-and-display car park – Details – Location
- Belle Vue West short stay pay-and-display car park – Details – Location
- Culver Road short stay pay-and-display car park – Details – Location
- Jubilee Green free car park – Location
Trains: The Cornish Main Line from Penzance to Plymouth provides regular trains stopping at Saltash. This line and its branches serve all stations in Cornwall, and it connects at Plymouth with direct lines serving all other parts of the country. The Railway Station website has a Saltash Station 'Arrivals and Departures' list (updated in real time), with full timetable and other details of each service.
page updated 2025-03-21
