The location of your Paddlefish Adventure is completely dependent on the weather conditions on the actual day. We have a variety of locations, each with their own attractions, to suit most sea conditions that we will encounter. Sometimes as a last resort, we may need to re-locate to a river – this will obviously limit some of the activities that we can do, but is still a fantastic day out, especially for anyone interested in birds! We cannot guarantee a particular location but do please let us know if you have a preference – if you can be flexible with your dates we may be able to arrange an adventure at your preferred location according to the weather. Our favourite adventure locations include: Nancekuke & Sally’s Bottom Cove This is an absolutely stunning location – a true Paddlefish favourite! In between Portreath and Porthtowan and nestled below the cliffs of Nancekuke - what was once home to RAF Portreath and later a secret nerve gas plant and setting to a very colourful history! - Sally’s Bottom Cove is an untouched area of natural splendour that is home to an abundance of wildlife! Inaccessible by land, the cove, its beach, and its island – Gullyn Rock - have become home to large colonies of seals and sea birds that watch you curiously as you paddle by.   Hell’s Mouth Hell’s Mouth lies in a severe and rugged stretch of coastline with magnificent towering cliffs that hold centuries worth of stories and secrets! Resting place of the “Secil Japan” – a Korean cargo ship that was drawn onto the rocks in Deadman’s Cove in 1989 and whose broken frame still protrudes from the sea – Hell’s Mouth is truly deserving of its name! Its 200ft high cliffs render it impossible to reach by land and play home to not only Razorbills and Guillemots but to the many ghostly legends that have been associated with this magical spot. Keep your eyes closed, however, as we venture west and past the local “naturist” beach – Fishing Cove!   Bedruthan Steps This dramatic stretch of coastline to the North East of Newquay is said to have been named after the giant – “Bedruthan” – who, as legend would have it, threw great rocks into the sea to use as stepping stones, hence, Bedruthan Steps. Although, this story may have been somewhat embellished in the late 19th century in order to attract gullible tourists to the area!! However it got its name, the magnificence of this location cannot be disputed! Rugged and dramatic, Bedruthan Steps is an explorer’s paradise with its high cliffs and numerous slate outcrops such as Queen Bess Rock – so called due to its once likeness to Queen Elizabeth – and Samaritan Island that took its name from the ship that was wrecked here in 1846, although is often called Good Samaritan Island as the ship was carrying a cargo of silks that came to dress the locals very well indeed! Keep an eye out for Bottlenose Dolphins and Oystercatchers here!   Trevose Head & Trevone Bay Pass Stinking Cove between The Quies rocks and the rugged Trevose Head with its 240ft high Victorian lighthouse and turn the corner into the beautiful and tranquil Trevone Bay and Mother Ivey’s Bay – home to the modern Padstow Lifeboat House. The bays boast numerous beautiful coves such as Onjohn Cove, Cats Cove and Gun Cove,where fortifications said to date back to the Spanish Armada have been found. The award winning golden beaches that surround the bays provide the perfect backdrop to your paddle and a snorkeler’s paradise with their abundance of marine life!   Portreath & Porthtowan Legends of fierce giants are plentiful in Cornwall but perhaps the most fierce of all was the giant known as Wrath of Portreath! Wrath lived in a huge “cupboard” where he would lie in wait for passing ships then wade out into the sea and attack them, killing the sailors with a single blow from his huge fingers! He would chose which ones he wanted for supper, tie the ship to his belt, and tow it back to his cave. Even ships sailing by at what they thought was a safe distance were in danger – Wrath would throw huge rocks at them from on top of the cliffs – rocks that are said to have formed a deadly reef that is still visible today on a low tide. Sailors have since avoided Ralph’s Cupboard, certain that anything that went in would never come out again! Having lost its roof some years ago, Ralph’s Cupboard has now become an open gorge but remains a spectacular sight on this coastline. Aside from giants caves, Portreath and Porthtowan boast a magnificent stretch of coastline with stunning cliffs, caves, outcrops, headlands and harbours just begging to be explored!   Newquay Bay The Mini Paddlefish Adventure and Sunset Paddles  take you on a journey of Newquay past and present around its beautiful bay. Paddle through the Gazzel (the Cornish name for armpit!) overlooked by the Huers Hut – the once lookout for the Huers who kept watch for passing shoals of pilchards – passing the historic cellars such as Fly, Active, Dove and Spy. Explore Pigeon and Beacon Cove and learn the stories of the Tea Caverns! Discover some of Newquay’s 11 beaches with their spectacular caves and islands and golden sands!   Camel Estuary A beautiful and tranquil setting, the Camel Estuary stretches some 5 miles from Padstow to Wadebridge in a secluded and sheltered valley – the perfect alternative when sea conditions drive us ashore. A birdwatchers paradise, the estuary is flanked by many small woods and creeks exposes mud and sandbanks at low tide providing the perfect habitat for the enormous variety of wildlife that you are certain to encounter here.