Port Isaac
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Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek) is a picturesque coastal village in Cornwall. The village is particularly known as filming location for TV shows such as Doc Martin. Also the former British Prime Minister David Cameron owns a holiday home here. It is extremely overrun by tourists from July - September who don't understand what a picturesque coastal village is really like, such as the lack of mobility, lack of mobile phone signal (depending on network) and the fact that they have to drive for 20 minutes to reach a big supermarket. The local convenience store (Co-op Food) has to cope with a 400% increase in population, they cope surprisingly well.
Get in
By car
The main road into the village is the B3267, which connects directly to the B3314 between Camelford and Wadebridge.
By bus
The main bus into Port Isaac is the 96, operated by First Kernow.- 96 - (First Kernow): Wadebridge → Rock → Polzeath → Port Isaac → Camelford → Tintagel → Boscastle → Bude
See
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Fern Cottage
address: 4 Roscarrock Hill, PL29 3RGDoc Martin's residence and surgery in Doc Martin.
Buy
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phone: +44 1208 880625address: Roscarrock Hill, PL29 3RG
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Co-op Food
phone: +44 01637 880365address: 31 New RoadConvenience store.
Eat
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phone: +44 1208 881300address: Roscarrock Hill, PL29 3RG
Port Isaac is known for its seafood. Celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw has set up several restaurants in the area.
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phone: +44 1208 881183address: 1 Middle St, PL29 3RH
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address: 6 New Rd, PL29 3SBNathan Outlaw's eponymous 2-Michelin star restaurant.
Drink
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phone: +44 1208 880336address: 10 Fore St, PL29 3RB
Sleep
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phone: +44 1208 880244address: Port Gaverne, PL29 3SQ