Beach Safety & the RNLI

Here at Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, we welcome guests of all ages, most of whom make good use of the local beaches in the area. The north coast of Cornwall is blessed with a winning combination of golden sandy beaches and exhilarating surf which makes for exciting swimming and watersports.

We would urge all of our guests, though, to bear in mind that the sea and tides require respect from visitors at all times of the year.

If in any doubt at all about tide times and local currents, or if your surfing/swimming skills haven't been used in a while you should consider visiting one of the many local beaches with a lifeguard patrol. On any of these beaches you have the benefit of local experts to keep an eye on conditions and the safest areas to swim or surf will be clearly marked out.

It is helpful to familiarise yourself with the flag markers and what they mean when you arrive at the beach.

In addition to providing a very valuable beach lifeguard service, the RNLI also operate an all weather lifeboat station on Trevose Head which is clearly visible from Mother Ivey's Bay. The Padstow lifeboat is a relatively new Tamar Class (appropriately enough!) "Spirit of Padstow" which has been in service since 2006. You can visit the RNLI station dfuring your stay and and any contribution you can make to the invaluable work of the RNLI will, we are sure, be most appreciated.