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Location notes
Golant is a very small Cornish village located on a beautiful river about 10 miles from St. Austell.
Railway type and traffic
Golant is on the Fowey branch which is freight only and usually has one working daily of China Clay wagons to the docks at Fowey.
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Environment
The area is very quiet and peaceful.
Road directions
Golant is located at the end of an unclassified road. Heading west on the A390, two to three miles after passing through Lostwithiel, turn left onto the B3269. Golant is signposted on the left after a few more miles.
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Golant map co-ordinates
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Golant map co-ordinates
Parking
There is parking on the waterside and at the pub. Care should be taken at high tide as the road is liable to flooding.
Public transport
First bus 25 operates hourly from St. Austell and Par. This stops at the top of the lane on the B3269 from where it should be a pleasant 25-30 minute walk to the village.
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Amenities
There is a picturesque pub situated on the river front which is open at dinner times.
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Golant
Streetmap links
Golant general view map
Golant close up map
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Golant
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Golant
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Golant general view map
Golant close up map
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Golant
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Photographic notes
The light is best around dinnertime. The train usually heads towards Fowey between 10.30 and 12.00. The train returns empty mid-afternoon. If travelling by car, it is possible to wait for the train to arrive at Lostwithiel station from the St. Austell direction. As soon as the train has passed through the station into the loop to run round, head direct to Golant.
Assorted photographs taken by John Oxlade.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north east
Photo taken from in front of the pub!
Fig 2 - Looking north
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
