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Posted on 18/02/201611/03/2016 by james — Leave a comment

Falmouth’s Beaches

As well as being a bustling maritime town, Falmouth is also home to 4 beautiful beaches. Located on the south side of the town, Falmouth’s beaches are all within walking distance of each other and connected via the coastal path, making it easy to ‘beach hop’ to your favourite. Starting at Maenporth, we travelled North along the coast path to nearby Swanpool beach, then on to Gyllyngvase Beach and last but not least Castle beach towards the tip of Falmouth Pendennis Point. Below is some photos from our journey showing you the beaches and the beautiful views along the way.

Gyllyngvase is Falmouth’s largest and most popular beach.

Castle beach and Pendennis Point, home to the impressive Pendennis Castle, an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in 1540.

Posted on 17/02/201617/02/2016 by james — Leave a comment

Coastal Walks Cornwall: Constantine Bay to Harlyn Bay

Dream house overlooking Mother Iveys Bay beach

Parking: Small car park on Constantine Bay
Terrain: Moderate. Steps leaving Constantine Bay and Approaching Trevose Lighthouse
Toilets: Seasonal toilets in Constantine Bay car park and Harlyn Bay.
Duration: Allow 2-3 hours

Beautiful Constantine Bay beach in North Cornwall

Steps from Constantine Bay along to Booby’s bay

Booby’s Bay

The impressive Trevose head lighthouse, perched on top of 150ft granite cliffs guiding ships trading in the Bristol channel.

Steps up to Trevose Lighthouse.

Check our our spectacular aerial video of Padstow‘s beaches and surrounding areas that also features Trevose lighthouse and the RNLI lifeboat Station

The view out to sea from the coast path along the tip of Trevose Headland.

Spectacular views looking across Polventon Bay and Mother Ivey’s Bay.

A view of the award winning Padstow RNLI Lifeboat Station.

Cove after cove after cove…Inaccessible with untouched sand 🙂

Footprints on the sand on Mother Ivey’s bay looking out over Polventon Bay across to the Padstow RNLI lifeboat Station.

Mother Ivey’s Bay beach to myself 🙂

More house envy! And this one is for sale too!

Contender for ‘best bench view’ of the year?

Serious house envy! Complete with private beach and slipway…

Waves coming in on Harlyn Bay beach

Posted on 19/01/201610/02/2016 by james — Leave a comment

Coastal walks Cornwall: Polzeath to Daymer Bay

coastal walk from Polzeath to Daymer Bay North Cornwall

Parking: Polzeath and Daymer Bay both have parking near to the beach
Terrain: Easy. Steps down to Greenaway Beach
Toilets: Located in Polzeath and Daymer Bay (seasonal)
Refreshments: Lots of shops / cafes in Polzeath. Daymer bay beach shop (seasonal)
Duration: Allow 1-2 hours

Above: Low tide on Polzeath beach

Above: The bounciest grass EVER!

Stay nearby: Our top accommodation Pick…St Moritz Hotel

Our top accommodation pick is the beautiful St Moritz hotel, located within 5 minutes of Polzeath and Daymer Bay with stunning views overlooking the Camel Estuary and Atlantic ocean.

Above: The beautiful view looking out across the estuary towards Stepper Point headland with its iconic ‘Daymark’ chimney, built as a navigation beacon for seafarers.

Above: Lots of benches along the walk to sit and watch the world go by 🙂

Above: A yacht sailing into the Camel Estuary. That’s how to live!

Above: Steps down to Greenaway Beach. Greenaway beach is dog friendly all year, handy during the summer months when Polzeath’s dog restrictions come into force. Daymer Bay beach is also dog friendly all year.

Above: Arrived at Daymer Bay 🙂 If you have time we would definitely recommend that you keep going through Daymer Bay and (if the tide is out) walk along the sandy banks of the Camel Estuary towards Rock and Padstow. It’s one of our favourite walks 🙂

Posted on 27/03/201527/03/2015 by james — Leave a comment

Off the beaten track: Harbour Cove, Padstow

Beautiful flat golden sands of Harbour Cove, Padstow in North Cornwall

When you think of Padstow, you think of fishing boats, bustling streets and….Rick Stein ;-). Around the harbour, there’s always a hive of activity with fishermen at work and visitors at play, exploring the narrow streets, taking in it’s charm with a pasty in hand whilst the friendly turnstones scurry along behind you hoping that you drop a crumb or two. It’s a beautiful little place with a lovely atmosphere, one where you can sit for hours just watching the world go by.

It’s not just pasties and posh fish & chips though. A short walk along the coastal path from the town centre and you’ll discover the beautiful scenery of the Camel Estuary, of which the banks are lined with soft white sand with the shallow water gently lapping against the shore, perfect for paddling.

Most people stop there, and why not. Beautiful views and close to the town centre, but if you’re looking for something a bit more secluded and away from the hustle and bustle, tucked away around the corner is the relatively unknown Harbour Cove; a beautiful unspoilt beach, backed by small grassy dunes with spectacular views over the Camel Estuary and across to neighbouring beach Daymer Bay. Harbour Cove is also the only beach on the Padstow side of the Estuary that is dog friendly all year.

You can get to Harbour Cove two ways. Either by travelling by car to the seasonal grassy car park located close to Harbour Cove (Sat Nav -PL28 8HR) and then walking the last stage to the beach, or via the coast path from the town, which is a lumpy bumpy 2 mile round trip, so make sure you’ve packed your sunscreen, sandwiches and drink!

Above: The pink route is the route along coastal path that can be joined from Padstow Harbour. Simply keep going, and going and going… Along the way you will pass another smaller beach, St George’s Cove, which is recognisable by it’s very lush green surroundings. Resist the temptation to stop there and carry on because you’re nearly there!

Above: Arriving by car – The entrance to the car park. Look out for these signs, there’s two located by the side of the road.

Once you’ve parked, follow the coast path down the track, through a small woods and everything suddenly opens up and Harbour Cove beach is slowly revealed 🙂

The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Click here to be transported there with our 360º interactive panorama.

Thanks for reading, we hope you’ve found this blog informative. Please share your own experience of Harbour Cove with us below 🙂

Posted on 21/03/201521/03/2015 by james — Leave a comment

Coastal Walks Cornwall: Porthcurno to Porthgwarra

Coastal Walk Cornwall - Porthcurno Beach to Porthgwarra Beach

It was a beautiful day in Cornwall yesterday, so we packed our sandwiches and took to the coast path for the round trip walk from Porthcurno beach to Porthgwarra beach. Along the way we passed the world famous Minack Theatre, Porthchapel Beach and St Levans Church and Well. Here’s our photo journey.

Above: The coastal path from Porthcurno beach to the Minack Theatre is breathtaking, but very steep and precarious, with no safety rails. We would advise any one who is not a confident walker / hiker to take the alternative route along the main road from Porthcurno car park.

Above: When you reach the Minack Theatre, walk through the car park and you will see a signposted gate where the coastal path continues.

Above: Once you walk around the first point you are greeted by the beautiful, unspoilt Porthchapel beach. At the top, there’s lots of big rocks you can sit on and watch the world go by.

Above: The journey down to Porthchapel beach is not for the faint hearted. There’s no pathway, just steep rocks that have been formed into native looking steps.

Above: You’re rewarded once you get down onto the sand though! Sheltered unspoilt beach with soft golden sand.

Above: Trying to remember the path back up to the path!

Could you ever get bored of this view?

Once you make it to Porthgwarra, you can’t help but admire it’s beauty. It’s such a lovely place – small but perfectly formed 🙂 Back in the day, it used to be a busy fishing cove, but not many boats fish from here now. Dotted around the beach, are lovely reminders of times gone by, such as the winch to pull boats up out of the tide, hooks to tie the boats down and most fascinating of all – the man made tunnels cut out of the rocks…

Above – These fascinating man-made tunnels that cut through the rocks were blasted out using explosives by the local miners, enabling farmers to transport seaweed from the beach using horse and cart, which was then used as fertiliser.

Above – The second of the tunnels was used to access

Above – Just before you leave for the trip back, theres a lovely little beach cafe waiting for you – The perfect pit stop refreshment before heading back to Porthcurno 🙂