Booby's Bay

#1539 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Booby's Bay is a sandy beach near Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. The beach is wide with many rock pools. It is completely covered by high tide and is popular with surfers, though may be dangerous for the amateur. There is a lifeguard on duty during the summer, but the water is often red-flagged. Access to the beach is by climbing down from the coast path, or walking along the beach at low tide. Dogs are allowed on the beach all year round. Booby's Bay has no beach at the highest tides, the ribs of a wrecked ship appear periodically as the sand is relocated by the sea and prevailing currents. During World War I the three masted sailing ship Carl of the German navy was beached and abandoned in Constantine Bay while being towed to London during a storm. ()

Coordinates: 50°32'19"N, 5°1'36"W

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Booby's Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Camel Creek Adventure Park, Saints' Way, Prideaux Place, Trevose Head Lighthouse.

5.4 miSE
Theme park, Amusement park
Camel Creek Adventure Park, Wadebridge
138 min walk • Camel Creek Adventure Park is an adventure park located in Wadebridge in Cornwall, England.
3.8 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Saints' Way, Padstow
96 min walk • The Saints' Way is an ancient trackway and long-distance footpath in mid Cornwall, England, UK.
3.5 miE
Lavish family manor and grounds from 1592
Prideaux Place, Padstow
91 min walk • Prideaux Place is a grade I listed Elizabethan country house in the parish of Padstow, Cornwall, England. It has been the home of the Prideaux family for over 400 years.
0.8 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Trevose Head Lighthouse, Padstow
22 min walk • Trevose Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast at grid reference SW850766 lying to the WSW of Padstow and was sited here as there was previously no light from Land's End to Lundy and it would be visible from Cape Cornwall to Hartland Point.
0.8 miS
Beach
Treyarnon Bay
22 min walk • Treyarnon is a hamlet west of St Merryn in Cornwall, England, UK near Padstow. Treyarnon Beach is a small beach nearby with a caravan park, Youth Hostel and café.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Brea Hill
118 min walk • Brea Hill, pronounced "Bray Hill" is a round hill beside the River Camel estuary in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom The hill is 62 metres high and there are Bronze Age tumuli at the summit.
0.9 miSE
Golf
Trevose Golf & Country Club, Padstow
23 min walk • Trevose Golf & Country Club is a 27-hole golf club in Cornwall, England which has hosted many of the leading amateur golf tournaments in Britain, including the Brabazon Trophy and professional events on the European Senior Tour.
6.9 miSE
Prehistoric site
Nine Maidens stone row
177 min walk • Nine Maidens stone row is an ancient monument in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England. The Nine Maidens are also known in Cornish as Naw-voz, or Naw-whoors meaning "the nine sisters".
4.8 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
St Enodoc's Church, Rock
123 min walk • St. Enodoc Church, Trebetherick is a chapel in the parish of St Minver. It is located to the south of the village of Trebetherick, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building.
4 miE
50°32'17"N • 4°56'5"W
The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow
103 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Aquarium
4 miS
Beach
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps, Wadebridge
101 min walk • Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps is a stretch of coastline located on the north Cornish coast between Padstow and Newquay, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is within the parish of St Eval and is part-owned by the National Trust.