We have always enjoyed welcoming visitors to The Strand but after many years of running self-catering accommodation I have decided to take a step back. Apt 1 has closed* and Apt 2 will close on 31st March 2022. The website will continue to be updated with any new developments and our popular webcam will also […]
2022 Food and Drink News – please check for any last minute changes: PADSTOW RESTAURANTS: Paul Ainsworth at No6 https://www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk Prawn on the Lawn Prawn on the Farm will return this year from 1 April – 2 Oct. http://prawnonthelawn.com Caffe Rojano https://www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk/cafferojano/about The Harbour Hotel https://www.harbourhotels.co.uk/padstow/the-harbour-kitchen Burgers and Fish is open again https://burgersandfish.com St Petroc’s Bistro https://www.rickstein.com/restaurants/st-petrocs-bistro/ The Seafood […]
USEFUL LINKS: Padstow TIC events available here: https://padstowlive.com/events/ Padstow Harbour Commissioners plus The Black Tor Ferry https://www.padstow-harbour.co.uk Padstow Town Council https://padstow-tc.gov.uk The Park and Walk – more information email info@padstowparking.co.uk Padstow Lifeboat Station https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/padstow-lifeboat-station Padstow TIC https://padstowlive.com/padstow-tic/ St Petroc’s Church https://padstowparishchurch.org.uk/ The National Lobster Hatchery https://www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk Padstow Cycle Hire https://www.padstowcyclehire.com Padstow Sea life Safaris https://www.padstowsealifesafaris.co.uk Padstow Museum https://www.padstowmuseum.co.uk Padstow Speedboat Jubilee Queen https://www.jubileequeen.net/ The Rock […]
You can have a voyage on the retired historic Lifeboat “Anne Allen’ which was in service with the RNLI from 1932 – 1953 launching 120 times and saving 43 lives. Look on Facebook for details about the daily trips offered and on the link below for more about the Lifeboat: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2236/anne-allen
A useful summary from The Packet of where you are not allowed to take dogs during the summer months in Cornwall: Yesterday saw an additional 31 beaches in Cornwall added to the list where dogs can no longer be taken during the main hours of the day. They are on top of the 12 Blue […]
The Blue Flag is an internationally recognised guarantee of bathing water although that is only part of the criteria and it is worth stressing that a Blue Flag beach is not necessarily any better than other beaches. In fact, quite the opposite is true of many of Britain’s smaller, picturesque coves. The Blue Flag award […]
Two recent walks along part of the Camel Trail make you realise how lucky we are to have such a well maintained, scenic and traffic free route at our disposal. It can get busy in summer but there are several options for starting further inland where it does tend to quieten off. Although not available at […]
Cancelled for 2021 Ceremony and Celebration-Two ‘Osses – One tradition. Throughout the world communities carry out celebrations that are special to people in those places. They have often taken place for so long that the origins have become obscured. This is true of the Padstow May day celebrations which are not entirely unique, but have […]
If you are missing Cornwall or fancy a bit of distraction you might enjoy these programmes: Cornwall: This Fishing Life began a new series on Monday 18th January at 9pm on BBC 2. Devon and Cornwall, the Channel 4 series, returned on 16th January at 8pm on Channel 4. Also available on catch up: Rick Stein’s Cornwall on […]
Last week we were notified that a company would be filming scenes from a production called ‘Bewitched’, which is a German language adaptation of a Rosamunde Pilcher book, in Padstow this week. They have made many films in Cornwall over the last 15 years and German visitors regularly travel to Cornwall to visit the locations […]
