Padstow

Day out in Padstow meant fish and chips and a chance to walk off the calories! Stepper Point is a lovely walk from Padstow and the lookout station at the point were nice enough to invite us in and show the boys all the radars!

Start – Padstow
Route – Padstow – South West Coastal path – War memorial – Harbour Cove – Stepper Point – Harbour Cove – War memorial – Padstow
Distance – 4 1/4 miles     Start time – 2.00pm     Time taken – 3 hrs    Highest Point – Stepper Point
Weather – sunny, quite warm

© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
© Crown copyright 2014 Ordnance Survey FL 2014 SF
Looking back to Padstow as we head up the path to the war memorial
Looking back to Padstow as we head up the path to the war memorial
The way ahead, Stepper Point is on the left
The way ahead, Stepper Point is on the left
Looking across Padstow estuary towards St Enodoc and the golf course
Looking across Padstow estuary towards St Enodoc and the golf course
Looking back towards Padstow
Looking back towards Padstow
Polzeath across Harbour Cove
Polzeath across Harbour Cove
Gaining height the views back get better
Gaining height the views back get better
Polzeath again from Stepper Point
Polzeath across The Narrows from Stepper Point
Out to sea
Out to sea, Newland is the island
Ripples in the sea
Ripples in the sea as we reach Harbour Cove on our return journey
Tide has gone far enough out for us to venture onto the sand
Tide has gone far enough out for us to venture onto the sand across Harbour Cove
Heading across Harbour Cove with the tide out
Heading across Harbour Cove with the tide out
Warm and sunny on the beach
Warm and sunny on the beach
War memorial with Padstow in the distance
War memorial with Padstow in the distance
Padstow
Padstow harbour