Port Isaac
Port Isaac was our last official Cornish destination.
We'd watched Fisherman's Friends on the Tuesday night in Salisbury and decided from that moment on that if we had nothing else to do then we would visit just for the claim to fame.
We had of course, forgotten that Port Issac doubles for Port Wenn in Doc Martin and therefore the Port's fame massively extended beyond the reach we had imagined.
The plan at the point of arriving was to see the Fisherman's Friends destination, the Doc Martin house for photos for our family members who love the show, grab some fresh produce for dinner, and try Cornish fish & chips.
The very first thing we did was grab some local jam from the gift shop in the car park. As it turns out, the couple who own the giftshop had recognised Yogi from Tintagel the day before as they had decided to visit somewhere local on their day off! So we started chatting, he got his photo taken for their dog wall and it was just a very lovely experience to see some friendly faces and have Yogi welcomed so much.
Once we left our new friends we marched the hill to the village and were pleasantly surprised to find everything we wanted was in a very short distance of each other. We grabbed three Cornish Pasties from the Pasty shop, Traditional, Steak & Stilton, and a Cheese & Onion so we could say we'd tried them all. The lady fell for Yogi as well and helpfully told us how to reheat the pasties in the oven for that night's dinner. Sadly, they weren't a patch on Boscastle's pasties but they were still nice. So far the running for the best pasties is:
Boscastle
Tintagel
Port Isaac
We then went around picking up various gifts for our loved ones to bring home. We ended up with Cornish Fairings, magnets, fudge, and shortbread which all went down a treat!
Once we'd filled our bag to breaking point we settled down opposite the port for Cornish fish & chips. These were nice but the batter wasn't what you'd expect for fish & chips and the chips were fries. The local chippy was shut otherwise we'd have gone there, so a restaurant take on a classic is what we got, but it was tasty all the same.
We took our photos after lunch and very sleepily and full went back to the car to go back to our cottage for the final time. Port Isaac was an adorable stop and well worth the visit if you're a fan of Cornish set TV.
Was it haunted? No, but it could have been...by us! It wasn't massively pedestrian friendly. Considering the roads were cobbled and extremely narrow, drivers unfamiliar with the village continued to try and hit us at every turn, there were no pathways so nowhere for us to go so we'd have to squeeze in shop doorways to avoid sudden death. Perhaps alternative routes should be given? Aside from this it was a cosy place and we'd go again.
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