Padstow

Padstow Town

Padstow’s lanes weave tales where ink meets stone, a town steeped in literary ghosts. At nearby Prideaux Place, Winston Graham penned Poldark’s stormy sagas, cliffs echoing Ross’s fire. John Betjeman wandered here, his poems catching Cornwall’s salty breeze. Daphne du Maurier’s shadow lingers—her smuggling yarns spun from Padstow’s mists. Laurie Lee, cider-soaked, roamed these paths, scribbling life’s pulse. Beyond the quay, Padstow hums quietly: St Petroc’s Church guards ancient tales, bookshops like The Strand spill treasures, and cafés buzz with writers’ whispers. A stroll from our fisherman’s cottage, it’s a haven for dreamers—no car needed, just a pen. Sip tea, chase muses, let Padstow’s soul spark your story, steps from the harbour’s din.

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Explore Padstow’s literary haunts.