Padstow Quays
The first stone pier in Padstow was built during the 16th Century. Many of the buildings around the quays were originally warehouses used in marine trading during the late eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries. Like many ports in North Cornwall, Padstow's economy was based on a mixture of fishing and import/export. During the middle ages, Padstow exported copper, tin and lead ores, slate, pilchards and agricultural produce. In Victorian times, coal was imported from Wales and timber from Quebec.
On walks
- Daymer Bay to Padstow (6.4 mile walk)
- Harlyn Bay to Padstow (via bus) (6.7 mile walk)
- Padstow to Harbour Cove (3.1 mile walk)
- Padstow town (3.5 mile walk)
- Trevone to Padstow (7.5 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Little Petherick Creek and the Camel Trail (5.3 mile walk)