Boscastle Harbour Reviews Summary

Category: Port operating company

Address: Boscastle, PL35 0HD, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.8
based on 155 reviews.

Scenery and Views

Pros:

  • "Stunning views and a very magical feel to this place."
  • "The cliffs either side tower over the harbour."
  • "From the rocks beyond the end of the harbour you can see the sea spray out of the blow hole at the bottom of the cliffs on the north side."
  • "Spectacular views and cliff walks."
  • "For the best views walk out towards the end of the harbour and climb the rocks after the boats."
  • "Magnificent views at the old harbour end and worth the walk."
  • "A picturesque harbour with a few tourist type shops, general store, outdoor clothing shop and several nice eateries."
  • "Walking down to the harbour, there is a small selection of shops and cafes."

Cons:

  • "The weather affected our trip. It was mighty windy so we couldn't go as far out to the harbour as we wanted to."
  • "Sadly today the weather affected our trip. It was mighty windy so we couldn't go as far out to the harbour as we wanted to."
  • "Found a circular walk up onto the cliffs which was excellent even though it decided to pour down on us."
  • "Visited whilst on a short break. Had a cream tea in the Toby Jug which was very good. All shops were limiting number of customers due to Covid and although there were quite a few people around there wasn't any queuing to get into any shops or cafes."

Local Amenities and Attractions

Pros:

  • "Plenty of cafes and plenty of places to sit and enjoy the harbour."
  • "Quaint seaside fishing harbour with a witch museum and national trust shop."
  • "Good selection of food and drink places along the river to the port at sea in a valley with high cliffs and connection to the coast path."
  • "A great place to eat, shop and walk. Along with Tintagel and rocky valley, this is my favourite place to visit."
  • "Lovely little community with lots of quirky shops for the tourists. Great bakery and some nice looking eateries."
  • "A beautiful town to visit something for everyone if you want history boscastle harbour has it food,culture, shops,all in beautiful surroundings."
  • "Beautiful village set in a rugged landscape. Good stopoff point on way to tintagel. Not masses to do there but take a look at the recent history.. power of nature!"
  • "Lovely place, small harbour with a lovely walk to the top of the cliffs, try and time the blowhole at the foot of the harbour."

Cons:

  • "All the shops close at 5pm. It amazes me that these small villages don't have longer opening times during the summer."
  • "Lovely picturesque harbour with small selection of shops ,eating places, pub etc etc. Only issue was that whole town is card only payments."
  • "Very quaint Such s disappointment to discover the vast majorities of cafe and restaurants closed due to lack of staff."
  • "Not many of the shops open when we went and the weather was rainy. So we just walked to the end and walked back again."

Parking and Accessibility

Pros:

  • "There is a large pay & display carpark with toilets nearby."
  • "Parking is free all winter which is a nice bonus."
  • "Good parking, very scenic and plenty of places to eat."
  • "Plenty of parking free after 5 (I think) we ate in a local fish and chip place but had pizza was really nice."

Cons:

  • "Some lovely cliff walks, but not accessible by buggy or wheelchair."
  • "Parking is £2.20 per 2 hours. pretty little place not much happening old harbour plenty of eat places good views of the sea ok for an hour...."
  • "Really beautiful spot, an absolute nightmare to park but definitely worth it. Saw it when the tide was out and is was a stunning spot."
  • "Parking isn't overly expensive and there's room for, I'd guess, over a hundred cars, though no overnight stays allowed."

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