Red Elephant Beer Cellar

Red Elephant Beer Cellar is an independent craft beer bar and bottle shop at 14 High Cross in central Truro, right beside the cathedral. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome inside, making it a useful city-centre stop for a drink together whatever the weather.

Fourteen rotating draught taps sit alongside more than 200 bottled and canned beers, with Cornish breweries stocked next to craft beers from the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond. Everything can be drunk on site or taken home, and the staff are happy to talk through what is on. Meals are not served, though crisps, nuts and other snacks are sold at the bar.

There is indoor seating as well as outdoor tables, and the bar hosts regular tap takeovers and comedy nights. Red Elephant won Best Beer & Wine Specialist in Cornwall at the Muddy Stilettos Awards 2024. It opens at noon daily, closing at 7pm Sunday to Thursday and 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and the nearest car park is NCP High Cross.