Padstow
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Padstow
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
- Population: 2993
Padstow is a town and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, and situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary. During the mid-nineteenth century, ships carrying timber from Canada would arrive at Padstow and offer cheap travel to passengers wishing to emigrate. Shipbuilders in the area would also benefit from the quality of their cargoes. Traditionally a fishing port, Padstow is now a popular tourist destination. And although some of its former fishing fleet remains, it is mainly a centre for the yachting community.[1]
- Picture: Padstow fishing boat at low tide (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 26 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 31 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | Padstow FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmongers: -Rick Stein's Fisheries, South Quay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BL; -Padstow Fisheries, Unit 5, South Quay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BL | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Doombarfish, 24 Netherton Rd, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8EG | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Seafood Restaurant, Riverside, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BY | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | National Lobster Hatchery, South Quay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BL | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Sea Sunday | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Padstow Museum, c/o 19 Treverbyn Road, Padstow, Cornwall PL28 8LN | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | National Lobster Hatchery, South Quay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8BL | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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