Black Tor Ferry

The Black Tor Ferry,^[1] also known as the Padstow to Rock Ferry, is a passenger ferry which crosses the tidal River Camel in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ferry carries pedestrians and cyclists only (not vehicles).

History

There has been a ferry at Black Rock Passage since 1337, the right originally belonging to the Duchy manor of Penmayne.^[2] Today the ferry operates on demand, daily in the summer and Monday to Saturday in the winter, the service being operated by Padstow Harbour Commissioners.^[3]

In the 1920s the ferry operated from Padstow harbour when the tide was up, and from the "Ferry Steps" which were accessed from a path leading down to a sandy foreshore from near the War Memorial when there was insufficient water to use the harbour. The fare at that time was 2s.^[4]

Route

The ferry connects the town of Padstow on the west bank of the river to the village of Rock on the east bank. The route of the 630-mile (1,010 km) long South West Coast Path utilises the ferry.^[3]

References

^ "Padstow Ferry". www.padstow-harbour.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Bishop, Ray (1994). North Cornwall Camera. St Teath: Bossiney Books. ISBN 0-948158-97-2.
^ ^a ^b "Cornwall Ferry & Boat Trips". www.cornwalltoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
^ A pictorial and descriptive guide to Newquay and North Cornwall. Red guides (9th (revised) ed.). London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1927. p. 61.

External links

Ferry page at Padstow Harbour Commissioners website Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Padstow Ferry". www.padstow-harbour.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[2] Bishop, Ray (1994). North Cornwall Camera. St Teath: Bossiney Books. ISBN 0-948158-97-2.

[fst-3] "Cornwall Ferry & Boat Trips". www.cornwalltoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.

[4] A pictorial and descriptive guide to Newquay and North Cornwall. Red guides (9th (revised) ed.). London: Ward, Lock & Co. 1927. p. 61.

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