"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."