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Padstow was fantastic. Where I stayed was a total disappointment but actual Padstow was lovely. I’ve been many times and it’s a beautiful place. Extremely busy in the summer months, you can’t walk freely just constantly walking out of other peoples way and many dogs. The harbour is pretty, lots of lovely shops and places to eat. Always have to visit the Blue Wing gallery for some unique jewellery and to my favourite ice cream shop on the corner. Me and my husband adopted blue lobsters from the lobster hatchery a few years ago so that’s always a nice place to visit too and adopt some more. Parking however isn’t so fun, it’s a steep walk down from the car park or if you park in the streets. Would highly recommend a cycle or walk along the camel trail from Padstow to Wadebridge it’s beautiful!

We were lucky enough to be in Padstow in the day with the highest tide of the year (7mt) and unique weather conditions (5% of the year) - I loved the cosy atmosphere of the harbour area, the incredible fascinating tide cycle, changing the scenary of the Camel estuary from morning to evening. We enjoyed to walk through the South coastal path along the 7 bays/beaches trail for approax 19 km up and back. In the morning the tide was low, till afternoon and we could walk on the bed of the river, with this amazing sense of the nature power. The we walked on top of the clives, with incredible scenaries and got into the water of the Ocean , so transparent and clean. We also took a see wild boat trip to the ocean where we were apprached by dolphins in a calm flat ocean. Last but not least ... we cood find a seta at the Rick Stein restaurant for a marvellous seafood dinner. A memorable staying! I strongly recommend this place ... cannot just be sure of the weather thoug :-)

Lovely and lively town with great nearby beaches, lots of outdoor activities to offer (bike trails, boat tours, water sports, etc.). An absolute dog heaven! Great foodie experience if you love fish and seafood. Recommend Rick Stein's fish and chips restaurant and Deli, as well as Prawn on the Lawn (my personal favourite). We had an opportunity to dine at Paul Ainsworth's No. 6 and it was a fantastic experience with top professional staff and delicious food. Parking can get tricky on sunny days and weekends!!

My second visit in a year. The first was out of peak season and I loved the town. This one was mid-August and I would not visit again during the peak season. WAY too busy and with a different sort of visitor - I will say no more!

Padstow lived up to all of our expectations on different levels. The different beaches spectacular and so clean, tides add interest. The houses and winding lanes are picture .perfect. This is great browsing town, looking for the perfect item to take back home. A break for ice cream is a must for us, of course after the pasty or for some of us the fish and chips. We did have some memorable meals at the Rick Stein restaurants,

We went on holiday with a baby under one, and whilst everything was generally fine...I think it would have been a better trip with a 3yr old+ since it was extremely busy and sitting down somewhere to eat was very difficult let alone finding high chairs etc. A lot of the beaches and the walk down from our holiday site weren't suitable for prams either and this wasn't mentioned. Lots to do for toddlers and young children though so will return in a couple of years! Pistachio ice-cream from Harbour Ice and of course a pasty from the Chough bakery worth a mention too!