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Padstow (, 2001.. It was originally named "Petroc-stow", after the Welsh missionary St. Petroc , who landed at nearby Trebetherick around AD 500. More recently, some have nicknamed it "Padstein" on account of resident TV chef Rick Stein running a number of restaurants and hotels in the town. The most most well-known of these is the ''Seafood Restaurant'' on the quayside. TRANSPORT Between 1899 and 1967 the . During the mid-''; and the Brig '' Dalusia '' {Link without Title} . 'OBBY 'OSS FESTIVAL Padstow is best known for its "'Obby 'Oss" festival. Although its origins are unclear, it most likely stems from an ancient Fertility Rite , perhaps the Celtic Festival of Beltane . The festival starts at midnight on May Eve when townspeople sing the "Morning Song". In the morning, the town is dressed with greenery and flowers are placed around a Maypole . The climax arrives when male dancers cavort through the town dressed as one of two 'Obby 'Osses, the "Old" and the "Blue Ribbon" 'Obby 'Osses; as the name suggests, they are stylised kinds of horses. Prodded on by Acolyte s known as "Teasers", each wears a gruesome mask and black frame-hung cape under which they try to catch young maidens as they pass through the town. Finally, at midnight on May Day, the crowd sings of the 'Obby 'Oss death, until its resurrection the following May Eve. EXTERNAL LINKS
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