Have you explored Padstow before? I mean really explored every nook and cranny? What's your favourite part of Padstow?

Padstow is intrinsically linked with the sea and was once a ship building port of renown. It is also on the the Saint's Way, an old pilgrimage route from Ireland to France and beyond. Both links have influenced the development of the town. Join us as we follow a town walk that leads us from the harbour along quaint back streets and pretty lanes where we discover clues about its past, some intriguing buildings, beautiful cottages and even a herd of fallow deer.

The church of St Petroc has been a religious site since 518 AD when St Petroc first sailed from Ireland on a coracle. As always there is much to see and comment on in the church and graveyard. We discover graves bearing the title of 'Master Mariner', a mariner of vast experience, able to sail any ship with any cargo to anywhere. Hardly surprising when you consider how important the port of Padstow has been over the centuries.

Said to stand on the site of an old Priory or monastery, Prideuax Place is an Elizabethan Manor house with mullioned windows, creeper hung walls, castellations and a wonderful old gateway. The fallow deer herd is thought to date back to Roman times and it is said that if the herd dies out the Prideaux family will die out too.

if you know anything of interest please feel free to add in the comments.

For the exact route, please watch our virtual step-by-step video which will be released on Sunday 25th April 2021.


The standard description bit…
We are Sarah and Andrew and we film our walks around Cornwall and publish on YouTube, usually weekly. Sometimes we stay in accommodation in Cornwall and upload our vlog. Sarah is fascinated by sea glass and likes to collect it so there may be the occasional sea glass video too. The channel is a hobby and we both have normal day jobs!

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