Padstow
Padstow is small historic fishing village on the north coast of North Cornwall, famous for being the residence of TV celebrity chef Rick Stein. The town has expanded greatly, become very up market and expensive, and lost its old-fashioned fishing village character, due the crowds who come because of the fame it has gained by featuring on television.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prideaux Place and Padstow Institute, Library And Museum.
Prideaux Place
Prideaux Place is a grade I listed Elizabethan country house in the parish of Padstow, Cornwall, England. It has been the home of the Prideaux family for over 400 years.
Padstow Institute, Library And Museum
Community center
Photo: LavaLampBamboo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Padstow Institute, Library And Museum is a community center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rock and St Merryn.
Rock
Photo: Andrew Bone, CC BY 2.0.
Rock is a village in North Cornwall, on the Camel Estuary. Rock is a popular base for holidaymakers. It is sometimes referred to as "Britain's St Tropez" and the "Kensington of Cornwall" due to its popularity with affluent holidaymakers.
St Merryn
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Merryn is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about 3.5 miles south of the fishing port of Padstow and 11 miles northeast of the coastal resort of Newquay.
Padstow
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.5437° or 50° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.9652° or 4° 57′ 55″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C2QG2VM+FWGeoNames ID
7293091
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