Cornwallum - The Lizard

munckee

Am off for our annual jaunt to Cornwall on Friday, after several years with a base camp at Boscastle we have a new pad on the lizard.  I'm reasonably familiar with Cornwall but anyone know any good walks or nooks, crannies or not well known spots in that area to check out?

Any good beaches would be useful too, we like sandy beaches with surf but fairly safe for my autistic son to make sandcastles and explore rock pools, beaches like mawgan porth or porth towan but nearer the lizard.

rlw

There's a great walk along the coast from Cadgwith to the Lizard, and if you can find it there's a great inland route back partly on the top of the walls between the fields which must be a very old route for the local workers at the time it was built.

Budgie

Kennack Sands is a decent beach and should tick your boxes. Kynance Cove should definitely be on the 'to do' list, it's a stunning location...... Not on the Lizard but Praa Sands is a large surf beach and if you fancy it, Marazion is a nice place to visit, a large but quite pebbly beach, St. Michael's Mount and decent pubs etc. Helford is a nice place to visit too, there's a ferry that crosses the river to Helford Passage... there's some amazing houses there, including Roger Taylor's and a little further round is Trebah Gardens. You can't really go wrong in Cornwall  

mikeyrob73

+1 for Kynance Cove, Stunning place 

munckee

Great stuff chaps thanks, will make a list!  Have been to Helford and Frenchman's creek which has seasonally closed roads just for amusement : )

Nunogilberto

Yes, Kynance Cove and Cadgwith are stunning.

maltingsaudio

Aunt and Uncle lived in Coverack when I was growing up so check out Mears beech there should be quieter than the main beaches

rivercider

Another vote for Kynance Cove. Truly beautiful.

boogieman

Fistral Bay has a nice beach, it’s near Newquay. You get loads of surfers there too, interesting to watch. 

We stayed near Fowey a couple of years back, nice little town based round a harbour, there’s some good cliff top walks from there too. It does get quite busy but you should be ok this early in the season. 

munckee

One question re Kynance cove, when the tide comes in can you get trapped as I seem to remember hearing it comes all the way to the cliffs.

munckee

boogieman said:

Fistral Bay has a nice beach, it’s near Newquay. You get loads of surfers there too, interesting to watch. 

We stayed near Fowey a couple of years back, nice little town based round a harbour, there’s some good cliff top walks from there too. It does get quite busy but you should be ok this early in the season. 

Fowey is very nice, one hell of walk back up to the car park though!

For anyone else venturing to cornwall last year we went to the blue tomato cafe in rock for breakfast, expensive but gorgeous breakfast with really nice view of padstow bay.

JezWynd

Hayle has a stunning beach but it's a trek to reach it up the hill and over the dunes. (That may have changed as it's 30+ years since I lived there). Trevellas Cove has a small beach and is great for exploring with rocks and cave but again is a bit of a trek. There's a a beautiful walk from the main Perranporth - St Agnes road down through the bluebell woods to Trevellas Cove.

Jimbro66

munckee said:

One question re Kynance cove, when the tide comes in can you get trapped as I seem to remember hearing it comes all the way to the cliffs.

When the tide is up most of Kynance beach is under water so check the tide tables that are available locally. There is a shop attached to a cafe at Lizard village that has all sorts of useful guides to the area. Bear in mind also that it's a long uphill walk from Kynance Cove, but worth the effort.

Gunwalloe Church Cove on the west side of the Lizard peninsula, a few miles north of Mullion, has two beaches separated by a small projection of headland: The one with the church is a sheltered sandy beach and the other is a mix of sandy beach and rocks ideal for rock-pooling. Parking there is easy.

Avoid Porthallow and Porthoustock on the east coast of the peninsular because their beaches are rubbish.

If you have a dull day or just want a change there is the Flambards Theme Park just on the outskirts of Helston next to the big air base. A great place to spend time with your lad. Also, if it appeals, I believe the Radio Observatory at Goonhilly Downs on the peninsular is open to the public.

The fishing village at Cadgwith Cove is prettier than Mullion Cove but both are quite small.

Porthleven is really nice with an attractive harbour, shops and a couple of decent pubs. The Ship Inn has great character and often has traditional live music. The other pub (can't remember it's name) often has live band nights.

Several of the pubs in Helston have live music, the Blue Anchor being particularly famed for its live music and infamous Spingo.

Unfortunately you'll just miss Flora Day in Helston which is quite something to see.

mikeyrob73

i walked with the dog from Cadgwith to Lizard point a few years ago, as i recollect it was a lovely walk 

Jimbro66

mikeyrob73 said:

i walked with the dog from Cadgwith to Lizard point a few years ago, as i recollect it was a lovely walk 

On that walk there is a bench that has a little plaque on it that says something like: "In memory of (name) 'Popeye' (name) who misbehaved all his life". That's a guy I'd love to have met

pete624000

I saw this one on a walk in my back garden.

https://image.ibb.co/ej9L95/Devon-bench.jpg

lovestrat74

Caught some decent waves at Praa Sands - nice little beach.

munckee

lovestrat74 said:

Caught some decent waves at Praa Sands - nice little beach.

Its definitely on the list.  Weather looks pretty decent, dry and a bit of sun here and there, I'll take that.

Only downside of moving from boscastle to the lizard is an additional hour and a bit in the car, which would be fine but missus munckee and the kids will be in the car too!

This years house has outdoor heated pool and a hot tub so hopefully worth the longer drive.

munckee

Well Cornwall is sizzling hot and the holiday home is great, no neighbours, view of the sea near the lizard

https://i.imgur.com/AMWE9vo.jpg

View from he hot tub

https://i.imgur.com/0QszZOn.jpg

Jimbro66

Proper job

MagicPigDetective

Very jealous. I was born in Kernow but my parents moved away when I was still a baby, but l’ve had a few holidays there. Years since I’ve been though, would love so much to go back, love the place, steeped in celtic history, stunning coast and incredible pasties