Places to take a laptop for a few hours — the library, cafés and a coworking desk — with what each is like to work in, on a map, and which are open right now.
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Somewhere to take your laptop for a few hours in St Austell — the library, a couple of cafés, and a proper coworking desk. It shows which places are open right now, what each is like to work in, and the week ahead so you can plan the day before.
Right now
4 places open right now
St Austell Library · closes 5 pm
The Rowan Suite, St Austell Business Park · closes 6 pm
Costa Coffee, White River Place · closes 6 pm
Café Tengo · closes 4 pm
Opening hours change, so treat this as a guide and check before you set out — each place shows the day we last confirmed it. Wifi, sockets and how quiet a place is are what we last saw, not a promise; the only one that’s always free and quiet is the library.
On the map
Green pins are open right now; grey are closed. Tap a pin for details.
(3 months ago)
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The steadiest spot in town: free, quiet, with a study area on the upstairs mezzanine and public computers (45-minute sessions). Best for focused work, not for taking calls out loud.
Plan ahead — all 4 places and their hours through the week. Today is highlighted.
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St Austell Library
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
9 am – 5 pm
10 am – 1 pm
Closed
The Rowan Suite, St Austell Business Park
8 am – 6 pm
8 am – 6 pm
8 am – 6 pm
8 am – 6 pm
8 am – 6 pm
Closed
Closed
Café Tengo
9:30 am – 4 pm
9:30 am – 4 pm
9:30 am – 4 pm
9:30 am – 4 pm
9:30 am – 4 pm
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Closed
This is a starting point for finding somewhere to work, not a review of any place. If something here is wrong — hours changed, the wifi’s gone, a place we’ve missed — use the report link at the foot of the page.
Day, weekly or monthly rates — book ahead (one-off days welcome).
A proper hot-desk for a full day's work: free superfast wifi, free parking, a kitchen with tea and coffee, and out-of-hours access on request. About 2 km north of the centre, off the A390 — a drive or a long walk, not a town-centre stroll.
A small independent café on Fore Street in the pedestrian centre — cosy for a quiet hour with a coffee. The pin marks the street; it's at the top of Fore Street.
In the White River Place shopping centre, open early and seven days a week. Busy at peak times — fine for a coffee and an hour rather than a quiet morning's focus.