Flood Gate
Padstow has always had one major problem – on the equinoctial spring tides, it floods. In 1988 this problem was addressed and over the period of two years, the present […]
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Iron bridge 153
To the LSWR (London & South Western Railway) it was known as Bridge No 153 and has been an iconic vista at Padstow since 1899, when the Iron Bridge […]
RNLB The Always Ready
RNLB The Always Ready is a Liverpool-class lifeboat and was built in 1933 by J. Samuel White, Cowes she was in service at Runswick from 1933–1954. Pictured here at Padstow […]
Crugmeer
Crugmeer (Cornish: Krugmeur which means great barrow or burial mound) is a hamlet situated one-and-a-half miles from Padstow
Ruth
Moored against the inner quay wall is the sailing vessel Ruth. This twin masted Baltic trader is gaff-rigged on both masts. Ruth was built in Sweden in 1914 and is […]
MOWGLI
Padstow Harbour Commissioners Workboat “MOWGLI” is Steel ‘Multicat’ hull design and used by PHC for servicing moorings, navigation marks and general harbour works.
HMS Gay Archer
HMS Gay Archer (P1041) was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 20 August 1952. She has been gradually […]
Speed boats
Trips around the Camel Estuary, pass the beautiful beaches of Daymer Bay, Polzeath, Hawkers Cove, Tregirls and St George’s Well.
The Irene, Padstow 2013
Moored next to quay is the Irene is a West Country Trading Ketch, built in 1907 by FJ Carver and Sons. The boat moored next to the Irene is a […]
Earthrace 2008
Earthrace was a 78-foot (24 m), wave-piercing trimaran, which was originally created as part of a project to break the world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat. The […]
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