Heading up this sneak peek is the village of Padstow.
A gorgeous wee fishing town on Cornwall’s northern coast, it all started a getting a bit busier when chef Rick Stein established a restaurant there. But its none the less charming for it.
Neil McAllister visits this week, taking the time to explore the thriving harbour and nearby scenery.
Small Matters
There’s a lovely feature from renowned nature writer Polly Pullar in this week’s issue, too. Polly’s talking about the wee wonders of the natural world, recalling a safari where everybody was fixated on finding the “big five”, but missing out on all the little things nature has to offer.
Kirsty Wark
We’ve also had a chat to TV’s Kirsty Wark. Best known for presenting hard-hitting current affairs programme “Newsnight”, Kirsty’s talking to us about the release of her new book, “The House By The Loch”. (You can read Fiction Ed Shirley’s review of the book here).
On top of all this, it’s National Picnic Week, so Cookery Ed Marion has pulled together some gorgeous recipes for outdoor eating.
In our health section, Colleen Shannon is talking about dealing emotionally with cancer.
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Alex Corlett I am the "Friend's" Features Editor, working with the talented Features Team to bring you everything from cryptic crosswords to financial advice, knitting patterns to international travel and inspirational real life stories. Always on the hunt for a new feature idea, I also enjoy cycling and love a good tea room.
