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Bedruthan Steps
Giant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
15 km · about 30 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Wadebridge works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rock, 41km from Atlantic Highway (A39).
Wadebridge is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 6,599, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Wadebridge (; Cornish: Ponswad) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles (eight kilometres) upstream from Padstow. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 6,811 and the population of the built up area as defined by the Office forRead more
National Statistics (which excludes the Egloshayle part of the parish) was 5,625.
Originally known as Wade, it was a dangerous fording point across the river until a bridge was built here in the 15th century, after which the name changed to its present form. The bridge was strategically important during the English Civil War, and Oliver Cromwell went there to take it. Since then, it has been widened twice and refurbished in 1991.
Wadebridge was served by a railway station between 1834 and 1967; part of the line now forms the Camel Trail, a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The town used to be a road traffic bottleneck on the A39 road until it was bypassed in 1991, and the main shopping street, Molesworth Street, is now pedestrianised.
The town has a secondary school where several notable sports-people were educated. The Royal Cornwall Show is a three-day agricultural show held at the nearby Royal Cornwall Showground every June, and the 5-day Cornwall Folk Festival takes place around the August Bank Holiday.
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Wadebridge is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.5173 latitude, -4.8363 longitude.
Wadebridge has a population of approximately 6,599 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Giant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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waterfall
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landmark
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cafe
Off-grid beach shack above Porthcurnick Beach on the Roseland Peninsula, cooking over fire for a queue that snakes along the coast path. Its summer feast nights sell out in minutes; a 500m walk from the car park.
38 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
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41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The UK's largest aquarium in Plymouth dedicated to ocean conservation with Atlantic Ocean and deep reef exhibits.
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beach
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