Padstow is a special place where visitors quickly become cherished friends, returning year after year to enjoy the unspoiled charm. Timeless classics – fish & chips, pasties, ice cream and family-friendly pubs – remain firm favourites, only enhanced by the more recent influx of top quality restaurants. Fishing for mackerel and crabbing off the harbour wall remain popular activities, providing a welcome reminder of the town's enduring traditions in a rapidly changing world.