Railholiday have beautifully restored iconic railway carriages converted into self catering holiday accommodation at stations on the GWR main line in Cornwall.
There are 4 holiday carriages in the pretty village of St Germans, near Looe in SE Cornwall and Harvey in the West Cornwall coastal town of Hayle, near St Ives. Each has its own landscaped garden and all but Mevy are dog friendly.
We have been letting our award winning unique accommodation for holidays and short breaks since 1998.
As a family company we strive to go further to make our holidays special and believe that as, in 2024, over 58% of our guests had been before we must be heading in the right direction.
We pride ourselves on our green ethos and offer an environmentally friendly holiday without compromising on quality or comfort. Catch the train to Cornwall (or if you live within the PL/TR/TQ/EX postcode area) and enjoy a quirky, sustainable, eco friendly holiday and get £50 off for being green!
We are open all year. All our carriages have effective heating using either wood from our own woodland, or air-source heat pumps run on renewable energy.
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Railholiday have featured in the BBC's Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo (twice), The Guardian - 10 Best Railway Stays, ITV’s Holiday Home Sweet Home, BBC Breakfast News, ITV News, Amazing Conversions on Discovery, World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys on C5 and The Architecture the Railways Built with Tim Dunn.
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Why have just another holiday cottage in Cornwall when you could have a unique holiday with a difference?
....."You stayed in a railway carriage? - Oh what fun!"....
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To read our latest newsletter, covering the events of 2024 please follow this link. Work continues on our royal carriage. As of February 2025 Dave has repaired the internal wooden frame in the first third of the carriage, and made two window frames and an exterior panel. The whole exterior of the carriage is stripped of paint and Dave is well underway at working on the roof. He has fixed batons for insulation and is currently making fibreglass strips that will form part of the roof covering. The gas boiler that heated Harvey has been replaced with a 12kW air source heat pump as part of our push to reach Net Zero carbon emissions. As part of the project Harvey has been fitted with luxurious underfloor heating throughout. In November 2024 Dave completed the insulation of the lobby area, and underneath the carriage. In 2024 we also added thick curtains to the main living rooms and bedrooms, to retain as much heat as possible |
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Love a lineside view? Looking for a holiday for the rail fanatic in your life? The Travelling Post Office and the Old Luggage Van both have excellent views over the Cornish mainline, and both have wood burners, making them perfect for a winter retreat holiday with a difference. Our carriages are all unique - they really are one off places. Both carriages are perfect places to stay in Cornwall near a train station with a dog and have a green holiday.
If you are looking for places to stay in cornwall near train stations, you can't get much closer than a Railholiday carriage. Why not take the train to Cornwall and stay in a railway carriage! Then get a Cornwall Ranger rail rover ticket and enjoy a sustainable, environmentally friendly, eco, self catering short break in Cornwall by train. The best dog friendly places to stay in Cornwall without a car.
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