Mevy
The Victorian Slip Coach holiday carriage
St Germans - Cornwall - PL12 5LU
Our holiday carriage Mevy has been finished to the highest standard and has several features unique to the coach, including a sumptuous first class bedroom compartment, a proper bath with ball and claw feet and a traditional cooker in the kitchen.
Unlike the Old Luggage Van and the Travelling Post Office, Mevy doesn't have a wood burner, but is very warm in winter as it is centrally heated by our wood fuelled biomass boiler. We do the work so you don't have to!
Mevy is suitable for allergy sufferers as it is pet free and has hypoallergenic bedding. Please let us know if you would rather we didn't put in fresh flowers! Mevy will sleep up to five, so is good as both a romantic retreat for couples, or for families with young children.
Outside there is a private deck, perfect for long summer’s evenings. There is private car parking and access to the children’s play area and games room. The view from the carriage is stunning - over the river Lynher to rolling fields - and with binoculars you can see trains coming through the cutting on the other side of the valley.
Guests in Mevy have access to our ten acres of private woodland, with winter snowdrop walk, nature trail, bluebell, garlic and summer flowers and sweet chestnuts in autumn.
St Germans is in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its location on the river Lynher with its Site of Special Scientific Interest status makes St Germans the perfect base for your bird watching, cycling or walking holiday. Furthermore, the railway station and Railholiday are within the beautiful St Germans Conservation Area. The coast with its beaches, fishing villages, magnificent cliffs and coastal footpath is only a short bus or train ride away. For more about St Germans and South East Cornwall, please visit our St Germans page.
Mevy has a unique character. Slip coaches were put at the back of fast trains and uncoupled on the move by the guard, who then brought the carriage to a halt in the station. Because they had to cater for all classes in one coach Mevy has first, second and two third class compartments, as well as a guard's room.
Mevy is 38 feet by 8 feet and offers the following facilities :
- 1st class double bedroom with Italian velvet upholstery, maple and mahogany panelling and English gold gilding
- Second bedroom with bespoke triple bunk beds - two smaller bunks 75 cm wide by 175cm long and one full length, 75cm wide single bed
- Kitchen area with fridge, electric cooker and microwave
- Lounge diner with TV/DVD, DAB radio and re-moveable table
- Real flushing toilet, roll top bath with shower, washbasin and shaver socket
- Ample central heating included in holiday price.
- Garden area and deck with seating and BBQ facilities
- Free broadband internet access
- Free on-site car parking space
- Laundry facilities and deep freeze
Please follow these links for more about the Carriage Inventory, Accessibility, Visitors Comments or the History of the carriage.
To see what has gone behind the scenes to make Mevy so special, and where we have sourced our materials, please scroll down to the bottom of the page, or click here.
St Germans is a small village with a population of 600. The village pub, The Eliot Arms (01503 232733) serves Cornish ales and food and is adjacent to the 
St Germans Community Shop and Post Office, (01503 232887) a general store with an excellent range of stock including food, household supplies, newspapers and magazines, local products, alcohol and tobacco amongst many other things. The shop is open 7 days a week.
St Germans Railway Station was built in 1858 to a design by Brunel on the Great Western Railway main line from London to Penzance. It is served by 51 stopping trains per day including direct trains to London, Bristol, Gloucester and Cardiff. Cornwall was fortunate in retaining most of its branch lines and it is easy to holiday without using the car at all. Please see our Transport Page for more information.
