Padstow is a town, civil parish and angling port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK. The community is located on the west financial institution of the River Camel tidewater around 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 kilometres) northwest of Bodmin and also 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the 2001 census, reducing to 2,993 at the 2011 census. Additionally an electoral ward with the very same name exists however expands as far as Trevose Head. The population for this ward is 4,434. Commonly an angling port, Padstow is now a preferred visitor destination. Although several of its previous fishing fleet remains, it is mostly a yacht haven on a significant coast with couple of quickly navigable harbours. The impact of restaurateur Rick Stein can be seen in the port, and also travelers travel from fars away to eat at his dining establishment and also cafés. This has actually resulted in the town being dubbed "Padstein", by food authors in the British media. Nonetheless, the boom in the appeal of the port has created home cost rising cost of living both in the port and bordering locations, as people get residences to live in, or as 2nd or holiday residences. This has implied significant numbers of residents can not manage to buy residential property in the location, with costs commonly more than 10 times the typical salary of around £ 15,000. This has brought about a population decrease. Strategies to construct a skatepark in Padstow have been proposed and also funds are being elevated to develop this at the Recreation Ground (Wheal Jubilee Parc).