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Padstow (/ ˈ p æ d s t oʊ /; Cornish Standard Written Form: Lannwedhenek [2]) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.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. [3]
A lifeboat for Padstow had been launched from Hawker's Cove, north of the town and on the west side of the estuary, since 1827. Silting of the river gradually made launches more difficult so, in 1967, Padstow Lifeboat Station was moved out of the estuary to Trevose Head.
Padstow Lifeboat Station has been at Trevose Head west of Padstow, Cornwall, since 1967. Before that it was at Hawker's Cove on the Camel estuary between the town and the sea. The lifeboat station is run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and since 2006 has been the base for Tamar-class RNLB Spirit of Padstow .
Booby's Bay The wreck of the SV Carl. Booby's Bay is a sandy beach near Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. [1] [2] During World War I, the three masted sailing ship Carl of the German navy was beached and abandoned in Constantine Bay while being towed to London during a storm.
The Black Tor Ferry, [1] also known as the Padstow to Rock Ferry, is a passenger ferry which crosses the tidal River Camel in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ferry carries pedestrians and cyclists only (not vehicles).
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It is situated inland from Harlyn Bay (Cornish: Porth Lys, meaning court cove) three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St. Merryn. [1] Harlyn Bay is a family and surfing beach and is suitable for novice surfers. Near the beach are a caravan park and a pub called The Harlyn Inn. Many of the houses in Harlyn are holiday lets.
Watergate during the summer. Watergate Bay (Standard Written Form: Porth Tregoryan, meaning cove at Coryan's farmstead/village) [citation needed] is a long bay or beach flanked by cliffs centred two miles NNE of Newquay below the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the hamlet of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom.