Best Things to See & Do in Polzeath

  • St Enodoc Church // Polzeath

    A curious little church located in the village of Trebetherick between Rock and Polzeath. Overlooking Daymer Bay and backing onto the golf course of the same name, St Enodoc is perhaps best known as the resting place of former poet laureate John Betjeman.

  • National Lobster Hatchery // Padstow

    National Lobster Hatchery - Padstow

    Centre set up to conserve the local lobster population and preserve marine biodiversity. Lobsters are raised from eggs through the most vunerable stage of their life cycle before being released back into the wild. The visitor centre is open every day of the year except Christmas Day.

  • Cornwall Coast Path - Boscastle to Padstow

    Rumps Point

    The stretch of path that runs between Bosacstle and Padstow covers a daunting twenty six miles but can easily be broken up into two sections: Boscastle to Port Isaac (14.5 miles) and Port Isaac to Padstow (12 miles). There is...

  • Obby Oss

    Obby Oss Parade - Padstow

    Padstow's Obby Oss celebration is one of the oldest surviving festivals in the UK, famous for both its age and its uniqueness. Thought to have its origins in Pagan fertility rites, the Obby Oss is primarily a celebration of Beltane, the Celtic...

  • Prideaux Place // Padstow

    Prideaux Place - Padstow

    Elizabethan manor house and gardens on the edge of Padstow. Built in 1592, Prideaux Place has been in the Prideaux-Brune family ever since. There are formal gardens featuring grottos, a walled garden and a deer park.

  • Camel Trail // Wadebridge

    A seventeen mile long cycle path which follows the River Camel from Padstow, on the north Cornish coast, to Poley's Bridge, on the edge of Bodmin Moor.

  • Birdwatching - The Camel Estuary

    The Camel Estuary

    The Camel Estuary, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that enters the sea near Padstow, provides an excellent habitat for birds. Large areas of salt marsh encourage a variety of winter waders, while on the mudflats at low tide you...

  • Camel Creek Adventure Park // Padstow Wadebridge

    Camel Creek Adventure Park

    Camel Creek Adventure Park is one of Cornwall's largest theme parks featuring masses of outdoor rides and indoor entertainment for all the family.

  • The Camel Trail

    Camel Trail - Padstow to Bodmin

    The Camel Trail passes through some of Cornwall's most beautiful countryside. It is a completely free resource, which is available throughout the year, and covers a total distance of seventeen miles. Cornwall County Council converted eleven miles...