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Padstow
Town in Cornwall, England

Padstow

Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Bodmin and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay. As well as Padstow itself, the parish also includes the village of Trevone and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 2,669 and the population of the built up area was 2,298.

Get in

Getting to Padstow

Coming from Exeter, take the A30 to Bodmin. then drive through Wadebridge and onto Padstow. Finding a parking space in Padstow is not a simple task in peak months. Use the Park & Ride near Tesco (Easter, May Day, Jun-Aug, £4/car, car park open 10AM-10PM but buses stop at 6PM). The nearest airport is

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    Newquay Airport
See

Worth seeing

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    The National Lobster Hatchery

    Located on the south quay, the national lobster hatchery rear lobsters to return back to the sea to relieve the strain from modern pressures.

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    Prideaux Place

    The station is just outside of Padstow at Trevose Head.

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    Padstow Museum

    A small museum with local artefacts and documents related to Padstow itself and its docks.

Do

Things to do

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    The Camel Trail
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    Hawker's Cove
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    Tregirls
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    Trevone
  5. 05
    Harlyn Bay
  6. 06
    Mother Ivys
Eat

Where to eat

Padstow is sometimes referred to as "Padstein" due to the proliferation of eateries set up by TV chef, Rick Stein. These include:

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    Rick Stein's Café

    10 Middle St, PL28 8AP (A couple of streets back from the harbour),.

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    Stein's Fish & Chips

    South Quay, PL28 8BL (5 minute walk from the main harbour),.

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    The Seafood Restaurant

    Stein's most famous and pricey restaurant.

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    Rojano's in the Square

    9 Mill Square, PL28 8AE (immediately behind the harbour),.

How locals move

Getting around Padstow the local way

  • Go nextTake the Black Tor ferry over the water to Padstow.

From Wikivoyage: Rock, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Olaf Tausch (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.