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About this property

Historic Setting: The Victorian Police Station Apartment in Launceston is housed in a historic building, offering a unique and charming environment. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy a terrace and free WiFi, ensuring a comfortable and connected stay. Comfortable Living: The apartment features a kitchenette, dining area, and a walk-in shower. Free on-site private parking is available. Local Attractions: Launceston Castle is a 5-minute walk away, while Newquay Cornwall Airport is 61 km distant. Nearby attractions include Morwellham Quay (25 km) and Tintagel Castle (34 km). Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the kitchen, host, and breakfast provided by the property.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Jeremy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Full range of cereals and croissants, jam and butter supplied together with tea and real coffee. Interesting police cells. V Good shower
  • Karen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The quirkiness of the property and the location. Emma and Ziggy were both lovely too.
  • Jennifer
    Italy Italy
    We had a warm welcome from a lovely host, Mr Ziggy, who told us about the story of the Victorian Police Station Apartment. We felt at home and comfortable with his hospitality. Breakfast is a lot; I love the local coffee, fresh milk, cereals, and...
  • Katie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Amazing building been lovingly restored with lots of original features. The host left the cupboard stocked with breakfast items. Soft fluffy towels and power shower with branded toiletries . Ziggy and his daughter can be immensely proud of...
  • Md
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The people were very friendly and helpful throughout our stay, especially Ziggy, who went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. The flat was clean and well-maintained, and the location was convenient for getting around.
  • Andrea
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Historic building renovated sensitively to keep original features. First time I've spent the night in a police cell! Good shower with lots of hot water. Central location for shops, pubs, buses etc but yet very quiet. Good host.
  • Louise
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    A warm welcome from Ziggy made us feel right at home in this amazing historic gem. So much more interesting than a sterile hotel. Loved the addition of a kitchenette that meant we didn't have to eat out. Croissants, cereal and good coffee were...
  • Alexandriab84
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Absolutely amazing experience, the 'cells" were brilliantly done and all facilities were perfect. Lovely little touches of continental breakfast and toiletries. Ziggy was super and really accommodating, super informative and just simply amazing....
  • David
    Australia Australia
    The host, Ziggy was on hand upon arrival and gave a very comprehensive tour of the property and guest room. The breakfast was provided to allow the guest to prepare their own continental type breakfast. This suited my needs.
  • Stephen
    Bulgaria Bulgaria
    An extremely unusual form of accommodation which is very near to all the facilities in the town and is also a good base for exploring all the other wonderful places nearby. As many have mentioned already, the hosts, Ziggy and his daughter Emma...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Emma and Ziggy

9.8
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Emma and Ziggy
The Old Police Station was built in 1886 and served as the Town (and for a while the County) Police Station until 1977. Emma and Ziggy purchased the building from the Royal British Legion in October 2021 and have been tastefully renovating the building ever since. We currently rent out 2 suites and this one includes 2 police cells that have been tastefully renovated into a bedroom, kitchenette and shower room. It is a unique and interesting experience. We are still working around other parts of the house and will have our small garden ready in the Spring, which has a view over to the castle and across the Kensey Valley. We have a large barn to the rear of the house where you will currently find space to park your car. We will be renovating this building in the future to create a self contained separate property. It is a beautiful building, perfectly situated to be only a couple of minutes walk into the town centre yet out of the way enough to be very peaceful at night and away from the central hubbub.
Emma and Ziggy are father and daughter. Ziggy is a very gifted and experienced cabinet maker which has been his passion for the past 7 decades. He is also a luthier, making bespoke handmade guitars to order, and has been doing interior design and making fine furniture throughout his career. Ziggy also plays the guitar and Emma and Ziggy often play together. Emma works in psychology, and runs a peer led organisation that runs groups/workshops in the community for people with PTSD/trauma and teaches people to work in mental health services. She is also a singer/songwriter and runs Launceston Folk club that hosts nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians, twice a month, as well as music groups and events in town and at Morwellham Quay, while also raising funds for the work in the community via the Folk Club. Emma's eldest and youngest sons also live with them, when they are not at University.
Launceston is a beautiful, ancient town that used to be the County town and housed the Royal Mint for a time. It is situated between Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor and there are views across both moors from the park at the top of town. Launceston Castle is a Norman castle and can be seen for miles around. We have a view from the Old Police Station. Launceston has some stunning architecture with one of the highest number of listed buildings in the country. Launceston boasts the only surviving, intact, packhorse foot bridge in the country and St Mary Magdelene church is the most highly carved church. Launceston has some unique family run shops, plenty of cafes, and hairdressers, and everything you need is within 2 to 5 minutes' walk of the house. There are restaurants and takeaways and fabulous pubs, including the ancient Bell Inn which is a real ale pub hosting regular music as well as impromptu shanty and folk nights! There is a large Tesco and a retail park and a coop in town that is 4 minutes' walk away and is open until 10pm every night. We lovely living here in this friendly community and look forward to welcoming you too!
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 07:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Victorian Police Station Apartment in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.