Boscastle
A sheltered natural inlet with an unspoilt harbour village
Boscastle
Overview
A sheltered natural inlet with an unspoilt harbour village
There's more to Boscastle than a picturesque natural harbour and village.
The Elizabethan quay sits in an impressive amphitheatre of steep cliffs and is home to quaint stone-built cottages, shops and tea-rooms.
Much of the land in and around Boscastle is owned by the Trust. Venture beyond the picture-postcard harbour and a cliff path takes you to the Willapark headland and an intriguing ex-folly, now used as a Coastwatch lookout.
Nearby walks around Forrabury Stitches offer a rare glimpse at a surviving farmed landscape showing ancient celtic strip fields. If you wander further afield, you'll discover the half-forgotten churches of Minster and St Juliots - once made famous by Thomas Hardy.
Boscastle
How to get here
- Address
- Cornwall, PL35 0HD
- By cycle
- National cycle route 3 at Wainhouse Corner on the A39 5km away
- By ferry
- Visiting vessels pay an overnight mooring fee for use of harbour to the Boscastle Fishermen's Association, payable at the Boscastle Visitor Centre
- By bus
- Go Cornwall bus number 95 from Bude or Wadebridge
- By train
- Bus 555 at Wadebridge connects to Bodmin Parkway mainline rail station
- By road
- Boscastle can be found on the B3263 5 miles north of Camelford, 3 miles NE of Tintagel. Nearest trunk road A39 at Camelford
- Parking: pay and display, 100 yards (not National Trust)
- On foot
- The South West Coast Path National Trail passes through the property
Boscastle
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Boscastle
Opening times
Thursday 18 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café Closed
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Friday 19 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café 10:30 - 15:30
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Saturday 20 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café 10:30 - 15:30
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Sunday 21 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café 10:30 - 15:30
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Monday 22 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café 10:30 - 15:30
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Tuesday 23 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café Closed
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Wednesday 24 November
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
- Café Closed
- Shop 10:30 - 16:00
Boscastle
Contact us
- boscastle@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Cornwall, PL35 0HD