Things To Do

A selection of things to do in the Area

Rock is at the heart of so many activities and attractions. We have highlighted some of the main things to see and do whilst enjoying a stay at Tomhara.

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Walking
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Walking

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Tomhara is less than 50m from Rock beach where you can enjoy leisurely walks along the sand (nicknamed ‘The Caribbean’), to Daymer Bay and beyond to Polzeath. There are equally beautiful beaches on the other side of the estuary, which can be reached by the ferry or water taxi and stunning coastal walks from either side to the headlands and beyond.

Click on a link below for more information and free downloadable maps on walks around Rock:
I Walk North Cornwall - Rock
I Walk North Cornwall - Polzeath
Walking in Cornwall - Wadebridge

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For the surfers, a mile down the road at Polzeath, surf courses for beginners, improvers, developers and advanced, as both private and group lessons, are on offer from both the Surfs Up Surf School and the Wavehunters Surf School.

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The Camel Sailing and Powerboat Centre is RLA and AAYA licensed and provides tuition and courses in many forms of sailing, and boat hire. Waterski, wakeboarding, inflatable rides, paddle boarding and kite surfing facilities are provided by the Camel Ski School.

Coasteering, rock climbing, wild swimming and sea kayaking can all be booked from Cornish Rock Tors, based in Polzeath.

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Sea Fishing

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Sea Fishing charters, for Bass, Mackerel and Tope, are available on the Rock-based Optimus Prime, just 50 yards from "Tomhara".

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Golf

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There are four golf courses within easy distance of Tomhara, with the closest being St Enodoc, which has its clubhouse directly behind the property. The others are Roserrow, Trevose and Bowood.

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Cycling

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Just across the estuary, reached by ferry or water taxi is the Camel Trail: a disused railway track providing perfect flat cycling from Padstow to Bodmin via Wadebridge. Bicyles are available for hire at all three of the above locations.

Cycle Hire is available from many outlets, including:
www.cameltrailcyclehire.co.uk
www.padstowcyclehire.com, www.bridgebikehire.co.uk and www.trailbikehire.co.uk, among others.

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Within 100 metres are The Mariners and the Rock Inn, both serving food all day. Alternatively you can take the ferry or water taxi to Padstow which offers numerous pubs, cafés, restaurants and fish & chip shops.

Further afield are The Pityme Inn at the top of the village, The Oystercatcher in Polzeath, The Red Lion in Port Issac, The Maltsters Arms in Chapel Amble, The Port Gaverne Inn and the St Kew Inn.

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The Blue Tomato Café, 1 minute down the beach, serves great food all day. Nathan Outlaw has a regular fine dining room in the St Enodoc Hotel and there’s One Rock Road, Tides and The Dining Room all in easy walking distance. The ferry or water taxi will take you to Padstow for Rick Stein’s many cafés and restaurants, Paul Ainsworth’s No. 6, Margots, Rojanos and Pescadou, to name a few.

About a mile away is St Moritz Hotel and a cliff top Indian, Café India.

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The mild climate afforded by the Gulf Stream makes Rock an ideal place from which to explore the many beautiful gardens such as:

Pencarrow
Lanhydrock
The Eden Project
Trerice
Prideaux Place
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Trebah Garden
Glendurgan Gardens
Trelissick Gardens
Trewithen Gardens
Cotehele Gardens
Trengwainton Gardens

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For those who want to take it easy while staying at Tomhara, there is The Cowshed Spa and Leisure Club at the St Moritz Hotel in the next village of Trebetherick. It has six treatment rooms along with a pool, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi.

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Kids

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Kids have miles of beach, sand and dune to go mad in, but should they require more, there are also Lobster Tanks in Padstow, Carruan Farm in Polzeath and Crealy Adventure Park, go-karting and zip wires, just beyond Wadebridge.

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Cookery

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Again, over the water by ferry or taxi, you can learn new culinary skills at Rick Stein’s Padstow Seafood School.

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There is much to admire or for sale from St Ives to the smaller local galleries and even in the house itself!

Porthilly Art Gallery, Rock
Rock Road Gallery, Rock
Zeath Gallery, Wadebridge
Whitewater Gallery, Wadebridge
Pictures and Coffee, WadebridgeCamel Valley Gallery, Wadebridge
Tracey Hunter Art, Wadebridge

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Linking Rock to Padstow in the evenings is the Rock Water Taxi. Located less than 100m away from Tomhara it operates a continuous service up to midnight from April to October.

Padstow Rock Ferry
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Padstow Rock Ferry

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The Padstow Rock Ferry operates a continuous service between Rock and Padstow every day throughout the year, at 20 minutes intervals up until early evening. The Rock ferry point is less than 100m away from Tomhara.

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