Buying the Freshest Produce and Food in Padstow - By: Mary Ruthrina

When you go on a holiday in Padstow, a small fishing town in North Cornwall, it is very important that you book at the popular Padstow holiday cottages. These cottages are near the many interesting attractions and activities in town. Padstow holiday cottages are clean, comfortable, luxurious and fully furnished with modern amenities including self-catering facilities that allow you to cook your own meals during your holidays. There are several shops and markets where you can get the best ingredients and food items that you would need for your meal. There are shops that guaranteed to sell to you the freshest and high quality ingredients that you would like to buy and cook at your self-catering Padstow holiday cottages. Here are two prominent shops in Padstow where you can buy the best.

Padstow Farm Shop

The Padstow Farm Shop can be found at the Trethillick Farm which you can drive to if you are staying at the upscale Padstow holiday cottages. The shop is part of the Watson Smyth family farming enterprise. It was opened in May 2006 as an outlet to sell the home grown vegetables that are harvested at the farm at Tregirls. It also carries the interesting harvests from the Prideaux Place Victorian kitchen garden. There are traditionally reared beef and lamb as well as outdoor pigs which were recently added to their farm. What you get at the farm shop is guaranteed fresh and may be seasonal local produce that is of the highest quality. All other non-home produced items are sourced locally and only within Cornwall.

This shop supplies to many prominent restaurants in Padstow such as Rick Stein, Custard, Ripley’s, Paul Ainsworth at No. 6 and Margot’s. The head chefs of this restaurant are popular for being very discriminating as far as choosing the produce and ingredients that they use at their restaurant. They buy only the freshest and the best quality ingredients. If you are looking for the best ingredients that you would need for cooking some delicious meals at your self-catering Padstow holiday cottages, the Padstow Farm is where you should buy what you need.

Stein’s Patisserie

Stein’s Patisserie is located at 1 Lanadwell Street which is very near the harbour and the beautiful Padstow holiday cottages. You can get freshly baked pastries and cakes here that were done by the award-winning bakery in town. There are pastries, gateaux, fruit tarts, bread that are served in their restaurants. You will also find the popular pasties, open sandwiches, croissants and pains au chocolate. You can also get Lavazza espressos and cappuccinos that are just perfect for breakfast. Try the handmade chocolates, fudge and homemade jams that will go well with all the baked goodies. The Tower Estate wines from Rick’s Winery in Sydney’s Hunter Valley are also sold here. Opening times for the patisserie is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This is the perfect place to buy these goodies and take them back with you to your Padstow holiday cottages where you can dine in privacy and comfort.

About the Author

Padstow combines the charm of a traditional fishing village with a style all its own, making Blue Chip’s Padstow holiday cottages a popular choice in a destination with lots to offer. The influence of celebrity resident and chef Rick Stein can be seen throughout Padstow as he runs several restaurants, shops and even a seafood cookery school.

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