Day 3: Padstow to Marazion

Day 3 of our St Ives getaway and we were woken by a beautiful sunrise with clear blue skies to start our day!

We had to make a change of plans to our day late last night as we discovered that we wouldn't be able to walk over to St. Michael's Mount in Marazion without having paid entry to the castle on the mount. Since we were more interested in doing a bit of shopping and having a lovely tea and cake on the Mount, we didn't think it was worth paying extra for that luxury. Therefore we decided to visit Padstow in the morning instead.

*NB: If you are planning a visit to St. Michael's Mount in Covid-19 times please be aware you will need to book a ticket for the castle or gardens(only open certain times of the year) to be allowed access to St. Michael's Mount. For further details, please read their FAQ's on their website.

Fortunately for us we do enjoy walking around Padstow and they have a lovely range of shops to peruse at your leisure. We were also pleasantly surprised by a wonderful tearoom on the harbour called Cherry Trees. If you love cake then you MUST make a stop here! They do eat-in and takeaway so you can enjoy your cake anyway you choose! We did both!!!

They have an abundance of cake to choose from and also offer a fantastic selection for breakfast and lunch.

We got a massive slab of Coffee and Walnut cake (to share) and of course a pot of tea - absolutely love the colourful teapots! We returned after a bit of shopping and also got a cookie and shortbread biscuit to takeaway - which we saved and enjoyed a bit later on when we reached Marazion.

We enjoyed a very relaxed mooch around the shops, including a Christmas shop called Tidings, Padstow Bookseller, The Bank (seaside gifts and homewares) and another Whistlefish shop of course! We bought a few things which I will share with you in a later post. 

We decided to move on at lunch time as the streets were getting very busy and we didn't feel comfortable walking around. So we headed back up to the car pack and had a picnic lunch before venturing over to Wadebridge for a look around. Unfortunately a lot of gift shops that we have previously visited had closed so we didn't end up staying too long. Although I did find a beautiful shell shaped bowl in a charity shop and also mum couldn't resist a nautical Christmas advent calendar.

I also did discover a shop location in Wadebridge for the designer who makes the lighting for many Seasalt Cornwall shops - Tom Raffield. 

Before we headed back to St Ives, we thought we would drive over to Marazion to sit in the car and look out over to St Michael's Mount. We enjoyed our sweet treats that we had bought earlier in the day from Cherry Trees and took in the marvellous view.