Ideas for places to visit and things to see near Port Isaac, Cornwall, UK?

Oh, this one's a definite: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_project.

Port Isaac is the location for the TV Series http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000AE4QD8/qid=1140483019/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/203-6757940-0883901 Might be interesting to watch a few episodes if you haven't already.

We stayed in Tintagel in 2003 and found nothing good at all in the way of food (and we were also travelling with a vegetarian). There's a Rick Stein restaurant down the coast towards St. Ives that might be a nice place to eat, but it's mostly fish-based stuff (with some vegetarian dishes as well).

Have a few beers in the http://www.britishpubguide.com/cgi-bin/pubsearch.cgi?results:Cornwall_&_Scilly_Isles:1307 pub - try to get a seat on the tiny balcony overlooking the harbour.

NYCnosh is overestimating the distance to http://www.rickstein.com/home.htm, his stuff is all in Padstow, where he has 11 (IIRC) different kinds of outlet, from fish and chips through to expensive restaurant. As you can see http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=199500&y=80500&z=5&sv=199500,80500&st=4&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=199500&ay=80500, Padstow is not too far away, I'd be very surprised if you can't find something veggie and decent there, though the accent is on fish/seafood. Padstow itself is a nice little walkabout opportunity. The nearest town to Port Isaac is Wadebridge; don't bother to stop there it's grim. The North Coast down from Padstow is generally nice though Perranporth is a bit seaside town shutdown for winter. I recommend St Agnes as one of the prettier villages on the way to St Ives where you'll find an out post of the http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/, personally I find the gallery not to be worth it, its not cheap and there's only five smallish rooms, much of the rest of the town is very tourist tatty. Cornwall is also known for its gardens, you can find ones near Port Isaac http://www.gardensofcornwall.com/. Delabole, a bit to the east of Port isaac was the site of the UK's first commercial windfarm and has recently had a visitor centre open, if you fancy a proper look at a windfarm then you might give that a go - you can get right up to the turbines apparently. Should be fairly easy to find.

The nearest town to Port Isaac is Wadebridge; don't bother to stop there it's grim. Very true - but if you're a bicycle sort of person, then the Camel Trail bike ride between Wadebridge and Padstow goes through some really lovely countryside along the shore of the estuary. If the weather's good (a big if), it's a really nice way to spend a day. Cycle to Padstow, eat in one of the excellent restaurants near there (Rick Stein, or the marvellously named http://www.stervanmanor.co.uk/padstow_restaurant.php), cycle very slowly back, and then leave Wadebridge as quickly as possible. Also second http://www.edenproject.com/- it's absolutely stunning, and you really shouldn't miss it if you get the chance. On the restaurant side, http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/uk/display.php?Rest_ID=83233 near Newquay is somewhere I've heard some nice things about, with (I think) decent vegetarian options. I've not been there myself, but the guy's previous restaurant was one of the best around.