Rock is the neighbouring town to Padstow, just across the Camel estuary. Rock got its name from a local quarry where rocks were used as ballast by ships that had unloaded the cargo at Padstow; this quarry has now been replaced as a car park. In recent years Rock has seen great investment brought into this small town, bringing all kinds of celebrities to buy second homes here including Royal Family members, and now Rock is often referred to as ‘Chelsea-on-Sea’ with there being multiple million-pound homes, villas, and apartments hidden amongst the trees on the edge of the cliffs.
Fistral Beach is located in Newquay and is known as the Home of British Surfing. This wide golden sandy beach has its respect from being around 1 mile long and at low tide 1 mile wide giving great space for the family, although please be careful when entering the sea as there are strong rip currents that can occur here and the waves are generally bigger than the other beaches in the area as its more exposed to Atlantic swells.
The Mousehole rock pool is located in the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole. This tidal pool offers a beautiful panoramic views of Mount’s Bay and across to St Michael’s Mount and even further to the Lizard Peninsula.
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