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Padstow is an old, pretty fishing port on the estuary of the Camel river in north west Cornwall with plenty of golden sand and a very popular destination with the English. Celebrity Chef Rick Stein has invested heavily in the town since establishing his first Seafood restaurant here. There is now a Rick Stein cafe, bistro,  fish and chips shop, hotels, patisserie, fishery and seafood bar, deli, gift shop and now bar. I ‘m staying in St Petrocs, one of his accommodation options, ate at the seafood bar, drank at the bar, had dinner at The Seafood Restaurant  and spent today at the seafood cookery school. I must say how it is all lovely, stylish and very well done. An amazing ‘conglomeration’ of good quality and exceptional food.

Spent a night with Jenny and James in essex before flying from Gatwick to Newquay…well Flybe tried to land 3 times..aborted landing 3 times…flew to Exeter..sat in the plane at Exeter..flew back to Newquay and finally landed in the fog! Picked up a snazzy black Audi and drove to Pastow on the west coast of Cornwall where I’m staying at one of Rick Stein’s properties, St Petrocs Hotel in the sweetest room. Certainly needed a strong coffee and wine which of course I found!