Padstow is a small town, civil parish and cargo port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies within the administrative district of North Cornwall. The UK Census 2001 reported a parish population of 3,162. Geography Padstow is located approximately 14 miles north and east up the coast from Newquay, at the mouth of the River Camel. Transport Between 1899 and 1967 the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway extended to Padstow. The old railway line is now the Camel Trail, a footp… (More on Padstow)