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HALLOWEEN FUN FOR HALF TERM
Check out our selection of Halloween events this half-term Halloweek at Camel Creek Daily from the 21st until the 29th of October, a ‘Spooktacular’ day out, complete with eight ghoulishly good attractions, including three BRAND NEW experiences! The ever popular and super-spooky House of Horrors, Stable Surprise walkthrough, Trick or Treat challenge, Escape the Mummy’s […]
Awards
CONGRATULATIONS PADSTOW COTTAGE COMPANY
Padstow Cottage Company hires out privately owned, beautifully decorated, self catering holiday accommodation in the historic harbour town of Padstow on the North Cornwall coast. This year Padstow Tourist Information and Padstow Cottage Company are delighted to announce that Pebbles Cottage, managed exclusively by Padstow Cottage Company, has been recognised for its excellent customer […]
Walks
WALKING TO PRIDEAUX PLACE
Whilst in Padstow, visiting Prideaux Place is a must do. Here is a great suggestion of a circular walk taking in some spectacular sea and estuary views along the way. Starting from the Padstow Tourist Information Centre head towards the Ship Wrights Pub on the other side of the harbour. As the name suggests, this […]
Walks
WALK FROM ROCK TO POLZEATH
Rock is a great place to start a walk along the coast path. Not, as many people think, a rock, the village of Rock takes its name from the quarry (now the car park) which provided stone to act as ballast for ships. An earlier name, dating back to 1337, was Black Tor, which is […]
Walks
WALKING TREVOSE
Just a 10-15 minute drive from Padstow jutting into the Atlantic is Trevose Head which commands views for miles along the coast. Arguably the most prominent headland on the north coast of Cornwall, Trevose Head boasts far reaching views to Pendeen Watch in the west to Hartland Point to the east. The South West Coast […]
Celtic celebrations
GORSEDH KERNOW 2023
Gorsedh Kernow announces host town for 2023 Gorsedh Kernow and Padstow Town Council are pleased to announce that Padstow will be the host town for the annual Esedhvos and Gorsedh ceremony in September 2023. The Gorsedh ceremony takes place on the first Saturday of September and is preceded by the Esedhvos Kernow, a celebration of Cornish […]
Activities, Walks
SWCP 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Calling all Trailblazers and lovers of the Path – join our Trailblazer Walk and help celebrate our 50th anniversary and 50 years of protecting, caring for and sharing the amazing South West Coast Path! Join the South West Coast Path Association 50th Anniversary Trailblazer Walk – an epic 630 mile relay hike which is open […]
Filming Locations, Tours
CORNWALL DISCOVERY TOURS
There is so much to see in Cornwall, the county is vast, varied and stunning, so it really helps to have local knowledge if you really want to see the treasures of coast and moor. Barry Pengelly and his company, Cornwall Discovery Tours, are a brilliant way to tour Cornwall. He has the local experience, […]
Filming Locations, Tours, Walks
ROSAMUNDE PILCHER FILMING LOCATIONS
Rosamunde Scott was born in 1924 in the small village of Lelant in Cornwall. She spent many happy times growing up on the cliffs and beaches, and the Cornish landscape had a profound influence on her. In 1946 she married her husband, Graham Hope Pilcher, and moved to the opposite end of the British Isles, to Dundee in Scotland. She began publishing some of her […]
Awards
Congratulations to 3 of our Members who gained Awards at the Cornwall Tourism Awards ceremony on 3rd February 2022. Old Barn Tregonetha won the Silver Award for Self-catering Accommodation of the Year. Coswarth House won the Silver Award for B&B and Guest House of the Year. The National Lobster Hatchery won the Silver Award for […]