Boscastle
Boscastle is a town as well as angling port on the north coastline of Cornwall, England, UK, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster (where the 2011 Census population was included). It is 14 miles (23 kilometres) south of Bude and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Tintagel. The harbour is an all-natural inlet shielded by two stone harbour walls integrated in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville and is the only significant harbour for 20 miles (32 kilometres) along the shore. The town prolongs up the valleys of the River Valency and also River Jordan. Heavy rainfall on 16 August 2004 caused extensive damage to the village. Boscastle lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The South West Coast Path travels through the town. The town, with its stunning harbour, is a preferred traveler location. Among the attractions are the Museum of Witchcraft, Uncle Paul's Emporium, the Boscastle pottery shop, as well as accessibility to the South West Coast Path. Much of the land around Boscastle is possessed by the National Trust, consisting of both sides of the harbour, Forrabury Stitches, high above the Boscastle as well as divided into old "stitchmeal" cultivation stories, and also big locations of the Valency Valley, known for its links to Thomas Hardy. The former harbour stables (part of the National Trust estate) are now a hostel run by YHA, popular with pedestrians. The National Trust runs a shop at the harbour, and a site visitor centre in the Old Smithy.
