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Rock is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom, lying on the North/Eastern bank of the River Camel, at its estuary.
Rock is a popular destination for tourists and holidaymakers. The principal attractions are the extensive sandy beach which, at low tide, extends past Brea Hill to Daymer Bay and St Enodoc Church, and a great many watersports. The Camel Estuary lends itself well to windsurfing, sailing and boating and fishing. There is a well-known sailing club on the waterfront. There is also an annual swimming race across the Camel.
The Blacktor Ferry operates across the river to the larger town of Padstow, and this is a major source of tourist traffic through Rock. The early 21st century has seen extensive building work and increased prosperity for Rock, with a large number of holiday homes present, as well as a number of retail outlets. Rock is also home to Sharp's Brewery, an independent Real Ale Brewery founded in the mid 1990s.
The name Rock is said to originate from the rock quarry, which is now a car park, used as a source of ballast for sailing boats which had dropped off cargo at Padstow.
The name Camel comes from the Cornish language for an "elbow", and the geographic shape of the river from Wadebridge to the Atlantic closely resembles the shape of an elbow. Thus although the Rock Sailing and Waterski club photo below uses a Dromedary Camel as their logo, this is slightly misleading.
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