The area around Padstow has a history dating back thousands of years, evidence of which survives today at Harlyn where there are burial grounds thought to be from about 3000BC have been found.

Traces of flint tools have also been found below Trevose Head and bronze articles found on the Padstow - Fowey packhorse trail where some of the earliest bronze artifacts found in this country.

This evidence of local history flows on through the invasion of the Celts in 500BC, who brought their Celtic language which was the basis of the Cornish language which was spoken widely up until the eighteenth century, until the invasion of the Romans of the British Isles in 55BC.

However they only reached Exeter finding Dartmoor too much of a physical barrier but established a mutually beneficial trading relationship with Cornwall, and particularly Padstow, which lasted up until AD410 when the Romans forces withdrew. Roman Jewelry and trinkets have been found at Rock.

Padstow Today

The beautiful harbourside village of Padstow offers so many fantastic ways to relax. Shops and restaurants line the narrow, picturesque streets and art galleries exhibit all kinds of local art, jewellery and crafts.

The coastline around Padstow is spectacular and a stroll out to Hawker's Cove or beyond is a great way to while away a lazy afternoon. Padstow's beaches are soft and sandy, ideal for families. If you're feeling energetic, hire a bike and cycle the Camel Trail, a flat, easy route that winds inland through lovely countryside as it follows the Camel Estuary.

Padstow Restaurants

No. 6 Restaurant , Middle Street, Padstow, (01841) 532 093

Opened December 2005, this little restaurant is superb. The menu is very well set out, easy to read and well presented. The service is very attentive and food individually and artistically served on hand-blown, glass plates and bowls. The flavours are well crafted. www.number6inpadstow.co.uk

The Seafood Restaurant – Riverside, Padstow (01841) 532 700.    

Very famous restaurant owned by Rick Stein. It is superb for fish and very expensive. In the summer you will have to book in February to be sure of a table!  In the winter it is easier and worth every penny.  Everything about the food is fantastic, the fish is at it’s freshest – the menu for the dayis only decided when the catch comes in that morning.