Cape Cornwall towers above the sea, crowned by a statuesque mine chimney, with fabulous views from the summit back across the sea to Sennen and Land’s End. In fact Cape Cornwall was thought to be the Land’s End until more accurate mapping deposed it from its throne and many Cornishmen hold this to be true […]
West Cornwall Beaches & Coves
We've walked the coastal path and explored those lovely secret coves and beaches to get away from it all to and finally put together a tour of West Penwith (now usually called West Cornwall) following the coastline through Marazion to Penzance; from Merry Maids to Porthgwarra; Land’s End and finally from Lands End to St Ives along cornish lanes that have been voted one of the nation’s favorite drives
We visited Sennen once more
There is a little bit of pure Cornish magic about visiting Sennen Cove again – it starts from the moment when the car turns off the main road and the view down to the village is revealed with the stark lifeboat slipway in counterpoint to the dream-like visage of pale golden sands cocooned between a […]
Exploring Logan rock
Logan Rock presides over a beautiful stretch of coast land that sweeps away in one direction passed pale sandy beaches of Pedn Vounder and Porthcurno to the world famous Minack Theatre to the west and guarded by the pale white outline of the Tater Du lighthouse to the east. The Logan Rock takes its name […]
We visited St Ives
We visited St Ives at last this week and found summer seemed to linger on within the bustling streets and thronged harbour even though it was late in October. The bustling tourist destination of St Ives is so different from the quiet, laid back, world of Mounts Bay and so we eased ourselves gently into […]
Porthminster beach in winter
The perfect arc of golden sands of Porthminster beach marks the true gateway to St Ives just below the railway station and a short stroll from the bustling harbour. As a popular beach, the soft sands of Porthminster have a charming back drop of manicured sub tropical gardens that in turn give way to the […]
Carbis Bay Beach of powder puff sands
We explored Carbis Bay beach this week, with its powder puff sands and charming views over the expanse St Ives Bay, just as autumn fades towards winter and reassuring out of season. Carbis bay beach is one of the busy summer beaches that lay close to St Ives and it helps to create the fabulous […]
The haunting beauty of Kynance Cove
Kynance Cove truly does have a haunting beauty set below the undulating contours of enfolded green cliffs on the Lizard Peninsular. This soft sandy world of mysterious plazas, punctuated by towering stacks of gleaming dark serpentine, is not to be missed when visiting Cornwall. On a picture perfect October day this autumn we visited Kynance […]
A late summer dalliance with Trenow Cove
A fabulously sunny day led to a late summer dalliance with Trenow cove for us and a relaxing afternoon spent on the beach. Trenow is one of the little sheltered coves that ring Perranuthnoe, within sight of Marazion and St Michael’s Mount. Many years ago Trenow Cove was the home of Wheal Charlotte and it […]
Sennen Beach – a Sunday treat
We managed to squeeze in a picnic at Sennen beach for a relaxing treat this Sunday and despite a less than promising weather forecast, we had a wonderful afternoon. Sennen is the fabulous stretch of soft white sands that lies looking impossible beautiful between the Wolf Rock lighthouse, that guards Land’s End to the west […]
Praa Sands or Sidney Cove a traditional beach
We visited the traditional sea side beach of Praa Sands this sunday. Praa sands is the sort of place where children are busy making sandcastles above the tide line and surfers seek out the best waves on the horizon; where fine golden sands dust the entrance to the little shops and cafes beside the slipway […]