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St Austell is a town in Cornwall, England. Many travellers are drawn to the area by attractions such as the Eden Project, a large-scale complex that emulates natural environments and houses plant species from around the world. The town is also known as the centre of the Cornish china-clay industry.

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The Great Western mainline connects St Austell to London Paddington via principle settlements including Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol and Reading. Other services are available to Cardiff. These services, along with all local services within Cornwall, are operated by First Great Western. Other train operators include Virgin Trains (which operate Cross-Country routes to the North of England and Scotland via Bristol and Birmingham) and Southwest Trains (who operate routes to London Waterloo). Train services are frequent with roughly one train every half hour in each direction during the week.

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St Austell is well connected by road. St Austell is joined to Cornwall's main road, the A30, by the A391 and to Truro by the A390 (westbound) and to Liskeard (and onwards to Plymouth) by the A390 and then the A38 (eastbound). To Newquay, the A3058 leaves St Austell in a North-Westerly direction.

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Newquay International Airport is around half an hour by car away (or around £25 taxi fare). Newquay Airport is serves destinations including London (Gatwick & Stanstead), Dublin, Leeds Bradford, Bristol, Manchester and Cardiff.

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The vast majority of National Express coach services stop at St Austell Railway Station, destinations include London and Penzance.

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• <listing name="St Austell Private Hire" phone="0800 32 88 040" url="http://home.btconnect.com/CCTaxis/taxis_in_st_austell.htm">St Austell private hire is a minicab business based in St Austell. Cornwall. It has a large fleet of low emission vehicles up to eight seaters. The business services St Austell station, Duke Street taxi rank, High cross street taxi rank, The Eden Project and all of the attractions in mid Cornwall.http://home.btconnect.com/CCTaxis/taxis_in_st_austell.htm.</listing>

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• <see name="The Eden Project" hours="Open Every day all year except Christmas Eve & Christmas day, 9AM to 6PM (Last entry at 4:30PM)" directions="Frequent buses are available from St Austell railway station (service T9) or a taxi from St Austell would cost around £6.50">Dubbed by many as The Eighth Wonder of the World, Eden is well worth a visit if you don't mind the theme park atmosphere. http://www.edenproject.com </see>

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Whilst visiting St Austell and the Eden project there are many places to stay.

• For luxury holiday cottages in the St Austell area, please visit www.bluechipvacations.com. Telephone 01803 855282. There is a variety of holiday cottages and apartments located within the town and close to many tourist attractions including The Eden Project.

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