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    Home › Travel Guides›Cornwall

    Padstow

    Pretty Padstow has long been a popular destination for caravan holidays – whet your appetite for this foodie heaven with Practical Caravan's travel guide

    By Practical Caravan
    Published: April 22, 2014

    Padstow is a picturesque destination on your caravan holidays in Cornwall, as well as being a foodie paradise, says the team behind Practical Caravan's travel guide
    Padstow is a picturesque destination on your caravan holidays in Cornwall, as well as being a foodie paradise, says the team behind Practical Caravan’s travel guide
    If you love seafood you can eat it, learn to cook it and even catch your own on a trip to Padstow when staying at one of the many campsites in Cornwall
    If you love seafood you can eat it, learn to cook it and even catch your own on a trip to Padstow when staying at one of the many campsites in Cornwall
    Pitch at a campsite near Padstow and enjoy time on the water by taking a boat trip to see the Cornish coastline from a fresh perspective
    Pitch at a campsite near Padstow and enjoy time on the water by taking a boat trip to see the Cornish coastline from a fresh perspective
    Padstow is a picturesque destination on your caravan holidays in Cornwall, as well as being a foodie paradise, says the team behind Practical Caravan's travel guide
    If you love seafood you can eat it, learn to cook it and even catch your own on a trip to Padstow when staying at one of the many campsites in Cornwall
    Pitch at a campsite near Padstow and enjoy time on the water by taking a boat trip to see the Cornish coastline from a fresh perspective
    A sheltered, sunny location with a quaint quayside around a small harbour

    Things To Do

    Enjoy a one-hour cruise aboard the Jubilee Queen from Padstow Harbour. You’ll see plenty of marine life and seabirds while cruising around the offshore islands. Subject to tidal conditions, the cruises are available between April and September.

    Find out about the ‘Obby ‘Oss tradition, Padstow lifeboats and lots of local history at the Padstow Museum. This is a great activity for a rainy day on your caravan holidays in Cornwall.

    Discover everything there is to know about lobsters at the National Lobster Hatchery. Around 30,000 lobsters are released into the coastal waters around Cornwall every year and visitors can watch the baby lobsters growing up, ready for release. There are giant lobsters to see, too.

    Crabbing in the harbour is a must-do and very popular family activity in Padstow. The inner harbour is the best place to catch baby crabs and you can buy crab lines and bait from various shops or from the Padstow Angling Centre. Don’t forget a bucket of sea water in which to put your catch.

    Visit the Elizabethan manor house, Prideaux Place. Situated on a hill above the harbour, on the outskirts of Padstow, there are spectacular views of the Camel Estuary and beyond. The grounds are a lovely place to sit, or take a wander on one of the woodland walks.

    Getting There

    So if you’re planning your caravan holidays in Cornwall and want to head to one of the campsites near Padstow, take junction 31 off the M5, then the A30 dual-carriageway to Launceston, before turning onto the A395 and then the A39 to Wadebridge. Three miles south west of Wadebridge, turn onto the A389 for Padstow. The town is not suitable for towing through.

    An alternative route that is more scenic, with views of the North Devon and North Cornish coast, is the A361 (M5 junction 27) to Barnstaple, followed by the A39. While more scenic, the route is considerably slower.

    Of course, remember that country lanes can be small, twisty and high sided, so it is worth checking with the campsite or caravan park you’re booked at, as the owners might be able to advise the best routes to use when towing a caravan.

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    Trewan Hall

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    Padstow Touring Park

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