The Wharf

This, and I must be careful what I write here, is a very poor venue. There is a coffee shop which is well used by pensioners and the gallery area also has a bar.
First off, the coffee is one of the worst I’ve ever drank. A cappuccino does not usually consist of filter coffee and steamed milk. There is a reason why this is not common practice, because it is not nice. £1.40 for a coffee is comparably cheap in Tavistock, and they could easily charge £1.80 and use the profits to train their staff to be proper baristas and use better coffee.
The gallery, from previous experience, is very poor. The methods of hanging on the walls include blu-​tacking the poles attached to the pictures which often get knocked and then appear wonky. The walls are painted less than frequently, and there is a huge piano sat in the way of access to the pictures. The wharf is often closed for functions and so paying exhibitees do not receive true value for money.
The cinema is mainly disused. The films are often months out of date and the screen and audio is atrocious. The poor audio makes the theatre, as a live venue, equally poor.

Centrally located, great resource, lots of visiting live bands (mostly looky-​likey bands), cinema showings and a nice friendly café. Although pushchairs aren’t welcome in the café there is a large lounge/​bar area inside which is great (and gives them somewhere to crawl around) and an outside space (although the canal is very close so supervision is needed). Café fare isn’t top quality but it’s OK — there are better places in Tavistock if you want good coffee but this is near the park and swimming pool and so can be a handy stop-​off. Often art/​photography exhibitions in the lounge area.

In Tavistock centre. Has plenty of pay and display parking. next to the river and the swimming pool. The acts tend to be copycat acts. The café is quite good, with reasonable prices and some outside space. Not a top quality place, but popular with locals.