Boscastle

Settlement in Cornwall

England

Boscastle

Car park, Boscastle The toilet block in the midst of the car park on the B3263.
Car park, Boscastle Credit: Derek Harper

Boscastle is a picturesque village located on the north coast of Cornwall, England. It is nestled in a steep-sided valley where the River Valency meets the Celtic Sea, making it a popular tourist destination known for its natural beauty and historical significance.

The village is characterized by charming cobblestone streets, traditional cottages, and a small harbor that adds to its quaint appeal. The surrounding landscape is dominated by rolling hills and dramatic cliffs, offering breathtaking views of the rugged coastline.

Boscastle is renowned for its rich history, with evidence of human activity in the area dating back thousands of years. The village's most notable landmark is the medieval harbor, which was built in the 16th century and played a crucial role in the local fishing and trading industries.

Visitors to Boscastle can explore a range of attractions, including the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, which showcases the history of witchcraft and occult practices. The South West Coast Path, one of England's most scenic walking routes, passes through the village, offering opportunities for hikers to experience the stunning coastal scenery.

The village also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including the Boscastle Food, Art & Craft Festival, which showcases local produce and artwork. Additionally, Boscastle is home to several charming tea rooms, pubs, and shops, providing visitors with a chance to experience the warm hospitality and unique charm of this idyllic Cornish village.

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Boscastle Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.687047/-4.694768 or Grid Reference SX0990. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Car park, Boscastle The toilet block in the midst of the car park on the B3263.
Car park, Boscastle
The toilet block in the midst of the car park on the B3263.
The Cobweb Inn, Boscastle "Store converted to public house. Circa C18 converted in 1945 ..." <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1239728?section=official-listing" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1239728?section=official-listing">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> . Seen looking right from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7048647">SX1091 : Car park, Boscastle</a> across the B3263.
The Cobweb Inn, Boscastle
"Store converted to public house. Circa C18 converted in 1945 ..." LinkExternal link . Seen looking right from SX1091 : Car park, Boscastle across the B3263.
Cobweb Inn, The Bridge
Cobweb Inn, The Bridge
View across Pentargon to Beeny Cliff
View across Pentargon to Beeny Cliff
Cliffs at Pentargon
Cliffs at Pentargon
Waterfall and cliffs at Pentargon
Waterfall and cliffs at Pentargon
Clifftop path at Pentargon Although walking broadly eastwards, we are here heading west to get around the inlet at Pentargon. The path turns to northwards around Beeny Cliff.
Clifftop path at Pentargon
Although walking broadly eastwards, we are here heading west to get around the inlet at Pentargon. The path turns to northwards around Beeny Cliff.
Cliffs at Pentargon Taken just as the path begins to descend steeply into the valley above the waterfall.
Cliffs at Pentargon
Taken just as the path begins to descend steeply into the valley above the waterfall.
Gorse on Beeny Cliff The South West Coast Path takes a lower route around the cliff, rather close to the edge.  This marked alternate route skirts the top of the access land and feels rather more secure!
Gorse on Beeny Cliff
The South West Coast Path takes a lower route around the cliff, rather close to the edge. This marked alternate route skirts the top of the access land and feels rather more secure!
Steep lane descending towards Newmills
Steep lane descending towards Newmills
Footbridge over the River Valency
Footbridge over the River Valency
Path beside the River Valency west of Newmills
Path beside the River Valency west of Newmills
Riverside path in Minster Wood
Riverside path in Minster Wood
Riverside path in Minster Wood
Riverside path in Minster Wood
The Cobweb Inn, Boscastle
The Cobweb Inn, Boscastle
Stepping stones across the River Valency
Stepping stones across the River Valency
Bluebells in the Valency valley
Bluebells in the Valency valley
Track and Footpath at Newmills
Track and Footpath at Newmills
Show me another place!

Boscastle is located at Grid Ref: SX0990 (Lat: 50.687047, Lng: -4.694768)

Unitary Authority: Cornwall

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

What 3 Words

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Boscastle

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 50.687047,-4.694768
Source: PGS
Lat/Long: 50.6907195/-4.6959171
Source: PGS
Lat/Long: 50.6910841/-4.6973083
Post Office
Boscastle Post Office
Addr City: Boscastle
Addr Postcode: PL35 0HF
Addr Street: Penally Hill
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-19:00
Operator: Spar
Ref Pol Id: 134742
Source: pol_branch_list_2020‑11‑13;survey;aerial imagery;streetlevel imagery
Lat/Long: 50.6900103/-4.6906994
Boscastle
Is In: Cornwall, England, UK
Name Kw: Kastel Boterel
Place: village
Wikidata: Q848212
Wikipedia: en:Boscastle
Lat/Long: 50.6895365/-4.692369
Bus Stop
Dodtors Corner
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Lit: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800COA10033
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Dodtors Corner
Naptan Crossing: New Road
Naptan NaptanCode: cordmptj
Naptan Street: Doctors Hill
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Source: naptan_import
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.6839902/-4.6934966
Bus Stop
Boscastle Bridge
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Lit: no
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800COA10035
Naptan Bearing: NW
Naptan CommonName: Boscastle Bridge
Naptan NaptanCode: cordmpwd
Naptan Street: Old Road
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Source: naptan_import
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.6898472/-4.6929296
Bus Stop
Car Park
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Description: Boscastle outside Car Park
Lit: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800COA10036
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Car Park
Naptan Indicator: W-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: cordmpwa
Naptan Street: Penally Hill
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: no
Source: naptan;bing;naptan_compare_tool
Tactile Paving: no
Lat/Long: 50.6898752/-4.6915101
Riverside Hotel and Restaurant
Tourism: hotel
Lat/Long: 50.6900184/-4.6926318
Cafe
The Pilchard Cellar Café (NT)
Check Date: 2023-10-15
Operator: National Trust
Lat/Long: 50.6905226/-4.6948438
Telephone
Mini Book Shop
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Listed Status: Grade II
Man Made: telephone_box
Old Phone: +44 1840 250272
Operator: Boscastle WI
Shop: books
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6895582/-4.6930909
Boscastle Visitor Center
Check Date: 2023-10-15
Information: office
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.6904904/-4.6944533
Toilets
Access: yes
Fee: yes
Unisex: yes
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 50.6898152/-4.6913698
Forrabury Stitches
Natural: heath
Operator: National Trust
Lat/Long: 50.6882745/-4.699445
Witchcraft Museum
Fee: yes
Tourism: museum
Website: https://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/
Wikidata: Q1402017
Wikipedia: en:Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Lat/Long: 50.6905948/-4.6949915
Recycling
Lat/Long: 50.6896744/-4.6914101
Disused Shop: yes
Lat/Long: 50.6900299/-4.6917576
Pub
Wellington Hotel
Website: https://wellingtonhotelboscastle.com/
Lat/Long: 50.6892186/-4.6929392
Pub
The Cobweb Inn
Lat/Long: 50.6901063/-4.691158
Cafe
Lat/Long: 50.6897725/-4.6922293
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Design: type_b
Post Box Mounting: stone_pillar
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: PL35 74D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: survey;streetlevel imagery;aerial imagery
Survey Date: 2023-10-29
Lat/Long: 50.689535/-4.6930479
Natural: peak
Lat/Long: 50.6903411/-4.6985865
Man Made: tower
Source: bing
Tower Type: communication
Lat/Long: 50.6884889/-4.6958616
Spar
Brand: Spar
Brand Wikidata: Q610492
Opening Hours: Mo-Su 06:30-20:30
Shop: supermarket
Website: https://www.spar.co.uk/storefinder/details/default?code=AWL24839
Lat/Long: 50.6899965/-4.6907366
Atm
Check Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6900328/-4.6907758
Pub
Napoleon Inn
Website: https://www.napoleoninn.co.uk/
Wikidata: Q26532701
Lat/Long: 50.6838288/-4.6911846
YHA Boscastle
Addr Housename: Palace Stables
Addr Postcode: PL35 0HD
Brand: YHA
Brand Wikidata: Q8059214
Contact Website: https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-boscastle
Guest House: hostel
Operator: YHA England & Wales
Tourism: hostel
Lat/Long: 50.6907262/-4.6956376
Bottereaux Castle Site
Tourism: yes
Lat/Long: 50.6859478/-4.6919518
Give Way
Direction: backward
Lat/Long: 50.683995/-4.6929019
National Trust
Operator: National Trust
Shop: gift
Lat/Long: 50.6904847/-4.6946294
Cafe
The Good Stuff
Lat/Long: 50.6906488/-4.6953344
Barrier: cycle_barrier
Lat/Long: 50.6836174/-4.6959006
Artists Chair
Tourism: viewpoint
Lat/Long: 50.6890611/-4.6919428
Ice Cream
Roskilly's Cornish Ice Cream
Check Date: 2023-10-15
Lat/Long: 50.6897785/-4.6923009
Boscastle Bakery
Shop: bakery
Lat/Long: 50.6897869/-4.6923767
Botreaux Castle
Board Type: history
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 50.6859094/-4.6919965
Crossing
Crossing: unmarked
Crossing Markings: no
Traffic Calming: table
Lat/Long: 50.6898311/-4.6892755
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Mounting: pier
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: PL35 10D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: survey;streetlevel imagery;aerial imagery
Lat/Long: 50.6843711/-4.6969055
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Design: type_n
Post Box Mounting: pier
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: PL35 25D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Source: survey;streetlevel imagery;aerial imagery
Lat/Long: 50.6856811/-4.6925198
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Design: type_c
Post Box Mounting: building
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: PL35 73D
Royal Cypher: VR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102356
Source: survey;streetlevel imagery;aerial imagery
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6840311/-4.6909603
Post Box
Brand: Royal Mail
Brand Wikidata: Q638098
Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00; Su off
Drive Through: no
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Design: type_c
Post Box Mounting: building
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: PL35 83D
Royal Cypher: EVIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102324
Source: survey;streetlevel imagery;aerial imagery
Lat/Long: 50.6857903/-4.6975458
Telephone
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6839327/-4.6924979
Bus Stop
Doctors Corner
Bench: yes
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 0800COA10034
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Doctors Corner
Naptan Indicator: E-bound
Naptan NaptanCode: cordmptm
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: yes
Source: naptan;bing;naptan_compare_tool
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.68326/-4.6960292
Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: On corner of outside wall of Nisa Local Shop on Penally Hill, next to Car Park
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Ref GB The Circuit: 8571332B-F827-4609-B747-AF7500DC107F
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6899524/-4.690843
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6896181/-4.691434
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6896281/-4.6913825
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6895752/-4.6932587
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6895403/-4.693228
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6864234/-4.6936141
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6840147/-4.69107
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6840564/-4.6930129
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6898428/-4.691058
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6895907/-4.6913088
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6875892/-4.6931217
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6838582/-4.6945261
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 8
Covered: no
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6897763/-4.691878
Bench
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6830334/-4.6959875
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6904243/-4.6954353
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6896191/-4.6912585
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6897822/-4.6918999
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Position: sidewalk
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6898702/-4.6925033
Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: On outside of front wall of Boscastle Stores on Doctor's Hill
Emergency: defibrillator
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6837694/-4.6926941
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6831546/-4.6962379
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6898296/-4.6912657
Bench
Backrest: no
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6896197/-4.6914755
Waste Basket
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6898012/-4.6919054
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Position: lane
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.688852/-4.6931453
Fire Hydrant
Emergency: fire_hydrant
Fire Hydrant Type: underground
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6864737/-4.6935795
Bench
Backrest: yes
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6841325/-4.6910513
Grit Bin
Survey Date: 2022-09-10
Lat/Long: 50.6841132/-4.6910451
Waste Basket
Waste: dog_excrement
Lat/Long: 50.6897587/-4.6892293
The Otherworld
Shop: gift
Lat/Long: 50.6896353/-4.6929017
Restaurant
Lat/Long: 50.6892633/-4.6929849
Boscastle Pottery
Shop: pottery
Lat/Long: 50.6900737/-4.6914347
Cornish Rambler
Shop: clothes
Lat/Long: 50.6899616/-4.6928825
Nisa Local
Shop: supermarket
Lat/Long: 50.6899772/-4.6907296
Operator: National Trust
Shop: second_hand
Lat/Long: 50.6904621/-4.6941344
Restaurant
The Riverside
Lat/Long: 50.6898098/-4.6926709
Place Of Worship
St. Symphorian's Church
Religion: christian
Lat/Long: 50.6864199/-4.6971927
The Harbour Light
Shop: clothes
Lat/Long: 50.6902611/-4.6949754
The Picture Parlour
Tourism: gallery
Lat/Long: 50.6897945/-4.6924847
Restaurant
The Bridge House Hotel
Lat/Long: 50.6899687/-4.6924468
Pub
Napoleon Inn
Lat/Long: 50.6839797/-4.6912412
Fast Food
Sharon's Plaice
Cuisine: fish_and_chips
Lat/Long: 50.6900326/-4.6918588
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