Visiting

How to get to Padstow

Padstow is easy to get to by road, rail or air – find out more here

Padstow is served by the Western Greyhound 555, 556 and 557 buses. The nearest train station is Bodmin Parkway which is approximately 15 miles away and is linked hourly by the 555 bus. The nearest airport is Newquay airport which is linked by the 556 bus.
Travel directions and more information on Public Transport is available from Padstow Tourist Information Centre’s website.

Car Parking

Please Note: The main South Quay Harbour Car Park will not be in operation throughout the festival please use the park and ride buses into the town. The Padstow Town Council car park will be open and the council are offering free parking in their car parks on Friday and Saturday evenings. Parking is free in the car park on the link road after 6pm. Full information about car parking in Padstow other than the Harbour car park is available on www.padstowlive.com. There is access to the town for dropping off passengers.

Where to Stay

There is a full list of accommodation on Padstow Tourist Information Centre’s website. Click here for a list of B&Bs, guest houses and hotels showing availability for the festival. Padstow Tourist Information Centre operates an accommodation booking system and you can also book many properties online.

Ferry and Water Taxi

The Black Tor ferry will be running between Padstow and Rock onThursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th.The first ferry is at 7.50 am from Padstow and the last ferry back from Padstow will be 4.50pm and from Rock 4.30pm. The Rock Water Taxi will be running a service specially for the Padstow Christmas festival 5^th-6^th December from 17.00 until 22.00. It will run all day on Sunday 7th December from 10am until 5pm.