St Austell Brewery
With 175 years of heritage in 2026 and a collection of pubs, inns and hotels scattered across some of the South West’s most scenic corners, St Austell Brewery goes way beyond making award-winning beverages. Family-owned since its beginnings in 1851, the Cornish company has built an impressive portfolio of places to eat, drink and stay, from historic coaching inns and cosy village pubs to clifftop hotels, harbour-side boltholes and characterful country retreats.
The story began in St Austell, Cornwall, when founder Walter Hicks moved from wine merchant and maltster to brewer, moving operations to Trevarthian Road in 1893, with the original Victorian property remaining at the heart of the business today. Cool Places showcases 10 of their pubs with rooms below, from the Rock Point in Lyme Regis, Dorset, and the Royal Castle in Dartmouth, Devon, to the Pedn Olva in St Ives, Cornwall. Road trip, anyone?
Best Places to Stay in St Austell Brewery – stylish pubs with rooms in South West England
Pubs and inns with boutique rooms across South West England
Historic thatched pub with 28 rooms tucked into the Branscombe Valley, where the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is just a stroll away
Masons Arms, 3 Myrtle Cottages, Branscombe, Seaton, Devon EX12 3DJ
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South Devon pub with rooms beside the River Exe, combining waterside tranquillity with easy access to Exeter’s cathedral and lively quay
Mill on the Exe, Bonhay Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 3AB
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Historic clifftop hotel overlooking Great Western Beach, with the surf and buzz of Newquay just steps away
Great Western, Cliff Road, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2NE
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Relaxed inn with rooms in the heart of Hope Cove, with comfy bedrooms, sea views and first-rate food, plus sandy beaches and the South West Coast Path within easy reach
Hope & Anchor, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 3HQ
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Coastal inn with rooms and a sea-view terrace overlooking Sennen Cove, offering some of West Cornwall’s wildest scenery
Old Success Inn, Sennen Cove, Cornwall TR19 7DG
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Clifftop inn with rooms perched above Porthminster Beach, with spectacular St Ives panoramas and stylish sea-view rooms
Pedn Olva, Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2EA
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Welcoming pub with rooms in picturesque St Mawes, with stylish accommodation and seasonal Cornish food
Rising Sun, St Mawes, Truro, Cornwall TR2 5DJ
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Harbourside pub with rooms in the heart of Lyme Regis, with sea-view rooms, excellent food and the Jurassic Coast’s beaches quite literally on the doorstep
Rock Point, Rock Point, 1-2 Broad Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3QD
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Characterful 17th-century hotel on Dartmouth’s quayside, with river views and South West food, in one of Devon’s prettiest harbour towns
Royal Castle, Royal Castle, 11 The Quay, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9PS
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Beautifully refreshed 16th-century coaching inn with rooms, tucked into Boscastle’s harbour valley on the North Cornwall coast
The Wellington, Wellington Hotel, The Harbour, Boscastle, Cornwall PL35 0AQ
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