<\/a> Padstow is great, it’s one of those towns like St Ives or Fowey that I’m always stunned at how busy it is, but at the same time look around and find it easy to understand why. It’s got fantastic views over the water, excellent history and heritage, lovely little buildings and is packed with very nice little shops, cafes and restaurants (and only about half are owned by Rick Stein). <\/p>\n <\/a> Sam wanted to run from Padstow to Wadebridge and back again as part of her half-marathon training. So a nice meal afterwards in the evening was going to be the perfect post-run treat. The run went fantastically, I cycled along beside her as she achieved a brilliant time. The Camel Trail was beautifully lit at that time of day and we saw loads of wildlife along the banks of the Camel Estuary: little egrets, squirrels and oyster catchers. <\/p>\n Just in case you didn’t know, the Camel Trail is a 18 mile, largely traffic free, smooth-surfaced and virtually level cycle way between Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow. It’s formed on a disused railway line which provides views of the beautiful Cornish countryside. It’s well worth a visit if you come to Cornwall and is a great active family day out.<\/p>\n <\/a>
\nI’ve already written about where and how we camped during our trip to Padstow<\/a><\/strong>. I thought I’d write a final post about what we got up to whilst we were there. As you can see from the photo on the right, we didn’t have a very good idea of what we would do, so we just chucked a ton of stuff into the van and set off. I always like doing this as you can just decide what to do as you go and are prepared for anything.<\/p>\n
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\nThe main thing Sam wanted to do was run the Camel Trail so we decided we would do that in the prevening<\/a><\/strong> as it would be nice and cool and we could spend the sunny part of the day enjoying the campsite and town.<\/p>\n
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\nWe wandered the shops and enjoyed a drink before buying tasty paninis and eating them sat on the harbour wall. As we walked the town we were keeping our eyes peeled for somewhere nice to have dinner late that night.<\/p>\n
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\nAfter the successful run we <\/a>returned to the campsite. We then started getting ready for our evening out in Padstow and our meal. You’ve got to dress up for a nice meal out even if you are camping. There is something brilliantly peculiar about putting on nice duds in a tent but I love it.<\/p>\n