Rock Vacation Rentals

Rock, a small village close to the north Cornish coast, is located on the Camel Estuary, directly opposite the charming old fishing port of Padstow. Named originally after a now- defunct quarry (currently a car park for the Black Tor ferry to Padstow), it has no rocks to be seen. Instead, both sides of the Camel estuary have an abundance of white sandy beach, sheltered from the Atlantic by the sand bar at the estuary's mouth. This makes it ideal for family holidays.
The beaches at Rock shelve gently and are protected from strong currents by the "Doom Bar" so children can play safely in the sea; learning to sail and waterski is made easy. Rock has a renowned sailing and waterski club and many a child has learned the rudiments of sailing here. Nearby is safe and lovely Daymer Bay, a beautiful expanse of sandy beach and dunes, made famous by the poet Sir John Betjeman who is buried in St Enodoc church in the dunes, and is now beloved of families who return year after year. The place is the stuff that shapes many cherished memories of childhood. But Daymer is not just celebrated as safe for children. Wind surfers, kite surfers and sand racers show the thrills it provides when the wind is fresh. Just along the coast for the more adventurous is Polzeath beach. Exposed to the open Atlantic it provides some of the best waves in England and attracts surfers all year round.
Rock achieved fame in recent years because of its social cachet. The young Princes William and Harry have holidayed here, and many of their acquaintance have for generations owned holiday homes in the area where property prices can be astronomical, attracting much media attention.
The Beckhams, Brad and Angelina Jolie, Hugh Grant and Jemima have all been spotted house hunting in Rock as a potential property investment honeypot. The media also brought fame to Rock by reporting it as the place where young "toffs" were celebrating the end of their school summer terms a few years ago with rather too much 'exuberance'. New rules were brought in to restore calm and the 'exuberance' moved further along the coast. Now old money, new money (and little money) alike are attracted to Rock where some fine restaurants have set up to serve them. A short ferry ride or water taxi from Rock takes visitors to Padstow where Rick Stein has numerous good restaurants to suit all pockets.
Nearby are several beautiful historic houses - Lanhydrock, Trerice, Prideaux Place and Pencarrow - and the faboulous gardens of Cornwall such The Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Trewithen and Trebar. Children's theme parks abound in the surrounding area to keep families amused. But Rock itself remains a haven of good taste, bereft of nightclubs, bars and commercial exploitation, and utterly delightful. This is the England seaside experience done with class - a rare and much cherished thing.