Surfs up... Cornwall! I know it's nothing like the Caribbean but to me you can still have awesome time! Cornwall is down south and it's known for many things like an area of outstanding beauty, pies and pasties and surfing. Newquay is the surf capital of the UK. And it is. Sometimes there's traffic all the way out of Newquay and it's mainly camper-vans going for the surfing competitions. The weather and the waves are perfect for surfing. Now surfing is on my list of things-to-do, however if hitting the waves hard isn't your cup of tea, then I would take a step down and try body boarding. Body boarding, I would say, is safer than surfing, it's easier and it's so much fun when you get started. I'm normally in the sea for around 6 hours a day! That's how much fun it is. Cornwall has many stunning places to go too, if you don't like the waves, and most of them are the beaches. One little cove has the lifeboat station, which is hidden away from the path which goes around it. Some boats go out from this station but if none do its still a lovely snap shot. Full of character that gives Cornwall a certain charm.
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| If you take the cliff path from Harlyn Bay you'll discover this little lifeboat cove. |
Newquay may be the surfing capital but there's many more beaches you can try. Harlyn Bay is a beautiful bay with a long stretch of sand and with dark blue waves that hit the shore with perfection. The waves aren't too strong or weak, the cliffs shape the beautiful bay and the paths off the cliffs are stunning. Harlyn bay is a very special place to me. It stands out and it never faults me! I call it my second home!
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| This is one side of Harlyn Bay, taken from the cliff path which curves around the Bay. |
I've been going to Cornwall since I was little and it's grown on me. Every time I go home I never want to leave the sea, the sand and the weather behind. Whitsun week is the best week to go, you have a equal balance of everything: sun and wind. You may get the occasion heavy rain, which if you enjoy the odd high and rough tides like me it's a great time to go. If you don't fancy surfing the waves, there's loads more of things to get up too. Like walking! The cliffs of Cornwall are outstanding, the best way to see the beaches and scenery. The paths will take you in and out, and through little villages. Everywhere you look the fresh, salty Cornish wind will blown into your face and you'll see beautiful snap shots of the coastline of Cornwall!
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| Harlyn Bay |
Padstow! The village of many reasons why it's such a lovely place to go too. It's on the north coast of Cornwall. With sea front houses that look over the port with cafés, shops and restaurants especially a famous chiefs restaurant. Rick steins seafood restaurant. With very high standards and top notch fish and chips! You can't beat it! Padstow is place where you can keep on going to it, year after year, and you'll never find it the same as the last time you were there. You can enter Padstow on the Camel trail which is along side of the river Camel. Or you can take the more scenic route into the charming little village. The Trevone trail which is a cliff walk. You past beautiful beaches, scenery and wildlife, with some extraordinary views!
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| This snap shot is on the path leading into the village of padstow. |
You'll always get a perfect picture of Cornwall. These pictures were taken by my younger sister who's only 11 and they are still as perfect as the pictures my older sister took of Antigua and Barbados. It just goes to show anyone can make this place special. Cornwall is definitely a place I'll always look back too and remember the fun times and special memories I had with my family. From scenery to boarding to just standing on the cliff watching the world go by. It's one holiday I'll never get bored off even if I go year after year. It will always be a beautiful special place to me. Especially Harlyn Bay. A place I can always call my second home!
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| The other side of Harlyn Bay which looks over the beach. A perfect place to watch the sunset. |
