The pretty little town of Padstow has been one of my favourite places in Cornwall long before the TV chef Rick Stein made his name. He has done a lot to bring trade to Padstow where his main restaurant is, as well as several other food outlets, but unfortunately some appear to be jealous of his success.
Padstow has a long history dating back well over 1,000 years. It is on the side of the broad Camel estuary in North Cornwall, and is a traditional fishing port. However, these days the fishing boats risk being outnumbered by the yachts.
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I have been coming to the beautiful little town of Padstow in North Cornwall since long before chef Rick Stein had made his name, and despite the commercialisation the town still retains much of its charm. I'm not a great fan of the pontoons that have been placed in the harbour, but these now seem to have been installed in harbours throughout the south-west of England, presumably in an attempt to increase revenue from the many sailors who now moor their boats in this region.
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Although Padstow has become a very popular tourist resort in North Cornwall, helped no doubt by being featured regularly in TV programmes featuring the chef Rick Stein, it is still very much a working harbour. The pretty little town is on the western side of the Camel Estuary, a mile of so from the sea.
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Padstow in the north of Cornwall is a delightful small town with an inner and outer harbour that sits on the edge of the Camel Estuary, a mile or two from the sea. Made famous by the TV programmes featuring the chef Rick Stein, the town is now more attractive than ever to visitors. This is the first time that I have seen the Padstow Lifeboat in here. The lifeboat station is some five miles away, so I can only assume that the lifeboat had recently been in use.
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In one little back street in the delightful little town of Padstow in North Cornwall there are three Cornish pasty shops right next to each other. But perhaps the best known is the Chough Bakery on the edge of the harbour. This was featured several years ago in a BBC2 TV programme with Alex Polizzi about small businesses.
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