This quiet outpost of Padstow is the former home of the
Padstow lifeboat – and of actor Edward Woodward, who lived there in the latter
part of his life. Situated on the west side
of the Camel Estuary, it is a good place for observing leisure craft as they
inch their way past the Doom Bar sandbank.
Walkers heading out here along the South West Coastal Path pass Gun
Point, where there was a gun emplacement during the Napoleonic War. Beyond Hawker’s Cove the path leads to
Stepper Point, topped by a tower built as a landmark for sailors.
There are two beaches near the village of Trevone, one
sandy, the other with rock pools and a natural swimming pool at low tide. Just as well, since the strong tides here
make sea bathing risky. The cliffs above
the beach feature a Blow Hole which attracts a lot of interest. St Saviour’s Church in the village is unusual
in that it was built relatively recently, in 1959, as a replacement for an
earlier wooden mission church. The roof
is made of slate from Delabole and the walls of iron-rich local sandstone. As the stone is weathered the iron works its
way outwards to give a hard casing.
Map of the area.
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