The Fourways Inn
7 September 2026
The Fourways Inn is a traditional Cornish pub with low beamed ceilings and slate flagged floors. Food is home cooked and real ales are available.
Things to do near Padstow
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The Fourways Inn
The Fourways Inn is a traditional Cornish pub with low beamed ceilings and slate flagged floors. Food is home cooked and real ales are available.
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The Mariners
Located overlooking the Camel Estuary and open for lunch and dinner. Reservations are required to dine upstairs but you can walk in and eat downstairs or outside.
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Bedruthan Steps Beach
This dramatic beach takes its name from the slate outcrops that litter it, said to have been put there by a giant, Bedruthan, and used as stepping stones. At low tide, the sand stretches for over a mile, but watch out for the tide coming in - there is potential for being cut off.
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The Camel Trail
The Camel Trail is a 19 mile route that follows the beautiful Camel River from Padstow, where it joins the sea in a wide estuary, to Poley's Bridge inland, where it is merely a stream running through woodland. En-route at Nanstallon you will also find the Camel Trail Tea Rooms. Bikes are for hire from either Padstow or Wadebridge and it's a brilliant area for bird watching. Visit Wenfordbridge in spring and delight in the profusion of daffodils, snowdrops and primroses.
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Polzeath Beach
Park right on the beach (be careful of the tides), stumble out of the car - and you're on one of Cornwall's finest surfing beaches. Shops, ice cream parlours and cafes tumble haphazardly towards the beach.
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The Cornish Arms
This is a traditional pub which is managed by Rick Stein. Locals and visitors alike are made very welcome by the friendly staff who serve British pub menu food. There is an attractive front to the pub with space to sit and enjoy the fresh countryside air in the warmer months!
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Giant Steps and Staircases at Bedruthan
A dramatic walk along the North Cornwall coast taking in a line of stumpy sea stacks called Bedruthan Steps, the stepping stones of a local giant! The walk is four and a half miles long and follows the coast to Park Head where it loops inland via Pentire Farm to return along the coastal path. The walk can be challenging with some steep, unfenced drops. Treat yourself to tea afterwards at the National Trust tea room at Carnewas car park. **Please note due to a major rockfall in 2020 the cliff steps to Bedruthan beach are closed until further notice**
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Trevone Bay
This little sandy bay a couple of miles west of Padstow is popular with surfers and families.
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Maltsters Arms
This 30 year old pub has had commendations by The Good Pub Guide, Which! Guide to Pubs and the AA Good Pub Guide. There is an imaginative menu specialising in fish and local produce where possible. Good wine and real ales are on offer, including the house's own "Maltsters Special".
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Things to do near Padstow
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The Mariners
2 September 2024
Located overlooking the Camel Estuary and open for lunch and dinner. Reservations are required to dine upstairs but you can walk in and eat downstairs or outside.
Bedruthan Steps Beach
3 October 2022
This dramatic beach takes its name from the slate outcrops that litter it, said to have been put there by a giant, Bedruthan, and used as stepping stones. At low tide, the sand stretches for over a mile, but watch out for the tide coming in - there is potential for being cut off.
The Camel Trail
18 October 2021
The Camel Trail is a 19 mile route that follows the beautiful Camel River from Padstow, where it joins the sea in a wide estuary, to Poley's Bridge inland, where it is merely a stream running through woodland. En-route at Nanstallon you will also find the Camel Trail Tea Rooms. Bikes are for hire from either Padstow or Wadebridge and it's a brilliant area for bird watching. Visit Wenfordbridge in spring and delight in the profusion of daffodils, snowdrops and primroses.
Polzeath Beach
14 July 2021
Park right on the beach (be careful of the tides), stumble out of the car - and you're on one of Cornwall's finest surfing beaches. Shops, ice cream parlours and cafes tumble haphazardly towards the beach.
The Cornish Arms
11 July 2021
This is a traditional pub which is managed by Rick Stein. Locals and visitors alike are made very welcome by the friendly staff who serve British pub menu food. There is an attractive front to the pub with space to sit and enjoy the fresh countryside air in the warmer months!
Giant Steps and Staircases at Bedruthan
11 October 2020
A dramatic walk along the North Cornwall coast taking in a line of stumpy sea stacks called Bedruthan Steps, the stepping stones of a local giant! The walk is four and a half miles long and follows the coast to Park Head where it loops inland via Pentire Farm to return along the coastal path. The walk can be challenging with some steep, unfenced drops. Treat yourself to tea afterwards at the National Trust tea room at Carnewas car park. **Please note due to a major rockfall in 2020 the cliff steps to Bedruthan beach are closed until further notice**
Trevone Bay
4 October 2020
This little sandy bay a couple of miles west of Padstow is popular with surfers and families.
Maltsters Arms
13 September 2020
This 30 year old pub has had commendations by The Good Pub Guide, Which! Guide to Pubs and the AA Good Pub Guide. There is an imaginative menu specialising in fish and local produce where possible. Good wine and real ales are on offer, including the house's own "Maltsters Special".
