Drang house all rooms have stairs

Drang House is an adults-only guest house on Broad Street in Padstow's old town, run by hosts Hamish and Tracy on one of the few cobbled streets left in the county. The building sits 30 yards from the inner harbour and keeps original features alongside more recent additions. All rooms are reached by stairs, with no lift on site.

Each room has a private bathroom, fridge, TV with streaming, and a seating area, plus parquet floors in the shared dining space. Padstow's inner-harbour restaurant row is close by: Bin Two and Ruby's wine bars, St Petroc's Bistro and The Basement sit opposite, with Rojano's and Paul Ainsworth's Number 6 a short walk away. Booking.com guests rate the location 9.8 out of 10 across 449 reviews.

Padstow sits on the Camel Estuary, with Trevone Bay 1.7 miles from the guest house and Tintagel Castle 21 miles up the coast. Newquay Cornwall Airport is 11 miles away, and the Eden Project a 20-mile drive.

Best for adult couples wanting a central, walkable base right on the harbour, close enough to hear the boats at the quay. Less good for anyone who struggles with stairs, since every room in the building is reached by a staircase with no lift.