Town guide

Padstow, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there

Padstow Photo: Olaf Tausch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

Padstow is described by Wikidata as a “town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK”. Its Cornish name is Lannwedhenek. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.

Cornish name: Lannwedhenek
Beaches in our guide within 10 km: 9
Council car parks within 3 km: 1
Nearest railway station: Roche station (15.3 km (9.5 miles))

Beaches near Padstow

Beaches in our guide within 10 km of the centre of Padstow, nearest first.

Beach	Distance (straight line)	Council dog rule	Water quality 2025
Daymer Bay	2.7 km (1.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Trevone Bay	2.9 km (1.8 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September	Excellent
Harlyn Bay	4.2 km (2.6 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Polzeath	4.4 km (2.7 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September	Excellent
Mother Ivey's Bay	5.5 km (3.4 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Constantine Bay	6.0 km (3.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Treyarnon Bay	6.1 km (3.8 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Booby's Bay	6.2 km (3.9 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Porthcothan	6.9 km (4.3 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent

Council dog restrictions listed under Padstow

St George’s Well, Padstow: no dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (map PDF)
Trevone Beach, Padstow: no dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September (map PDF)

From Cornwall Council’s dogs-on-beaches list, last updated 23 October 2026.

Council car parks in and near Padstow

Cornwall Council car parks within 3 km of the centre, nearest first. We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.

Council car park	Postcode	Distance (straight line)	Spaces	Open	Council page updated
Link Road, Padstow	PL28 8AY	310 m (0.2 miles)	–	24 hours	27 May 2026

Getting to Padstow by train

There is no National Rail station within 5 km of the centre of Padstow. The nearest in Cornwall are:

Roche station: 15.3 km (9.5 miles)
St Columb Road station: 15.5 km (9.6 miles)
Quintrell Downs station: 16.2 km (10.1 miles)

From there you would need a bus, taxi or lift for the rest of the journey.

Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route. See also beaches you can reach by train.