Metropole Hotel Padstow

The Metropole Hotel in Padstow is situated high above the harbour, with great views across the Camel Estuary, but still within easy walking distance of Padstow's multitude of shops, great restaurants and atmospheric pubs. A traditional hotel with a warm feel, recently upgraded to 4-star standard including extensive renovations of the bedrooms.

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A chilly Easter

Easter has, of course, fallen rather early this year, and those who headed down to Devon and Cornwall for a long Easter weekend were greeted with some rather chilly and showery weather (although, as my brother often reminds me, there is no such thing as bad weather - just the wrong clothes!).

On Easter Monday we decided to brave the showers and head for the North Cornwall coast.

First stop was the Bedruthan Steps Hotel (pictured here) for a delicious coffee and homemade biccies. The Bedruthan Steps is a long-established, family-run hotel at Mawgan Porth near Newquay, in a spectacular location overlooking the golden sands of Mawgan Porth beach. The hotel is famed as a child-friendly hotel for the well-to-do, and has been extensively and considerately refurbished in recent years to create a fabulous luxury family hotel - >>> click here for more information

After coffee we headed into Newquay. To be fair, Newquay is in need of a bit of regeneration - the town centre is a bit basic, and the bars and pubs are really geared towards the "youth" market. But the beaches (especially the surf-heaven of Fistral Beach) are spectacular - especially on a wild and windy day like today.

For a civilised end to the day, we headed to Padstow for a pot of tea, and papers, at the very welcoming and comfortable Metropole Hotel - >>> click here for more information

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Metropole Hotel, Padstow

The Metropole Hotel in Padstow is situated high above the harbour, with great views across the Camel Estuary, but still within easy walking distance of Padstow's multitude of shops, great restaurants and atmospheric pubs. >>> More info