If action is your thing, Padstow and the areas around here serve up a simply stunning amount of water-sports activities, from surfing to sailing to water skiing, you name it, it all within very easy reach from this highly popular location, or for the less adventurous, how about a relaxing boat trip either up the River Camel or across to the other side of the river to the village of Rock, nick named by locals Chelsea on the Sea, for it’s very expensive homes and residences. Again from here the choice of activities and beaches is truly bewildering. Padstow really does have something for everyone!

Let’s not forget the Obby Oss ancient annual festival. The first day of May is Obby Oss day in Padstow. The origins of this very traditional celebration are lost in the mists of time, however it is thought that it is an ancient celebration to bring in the arrival of spring or it could be also that it is an ancient fertility festival according to the celtic calendar. Obby Oss day takes place on May 1st ever year unless the day happens to fall on a Sunday, when it is then pushed forwards to the next day – May 2nd.