Season: summer A visit just after dawn highlighted Porthpean’s tranquil side. The beach is close to St Austell, yet the tall cliffs behind this stretch of coastline are more than a physical barrier to the town, ensuring an away-from-it-all feel to a trip here. There is a café, a sailing club with a slipway and […]
Season: summer Porth beach, located just to the east of Newquay on Cornwall’s north coast, is long and flat. At low tide it’s a surprisingly wide expanse of sand. As the tide turns, the sea moves quickly over the flat sand in a tidal race before it slows down for the wider section of the higher […]
Season: summer Brilliant sunshine greeted me for this summer visit. As high tide approached, the Atlantic breakers rolled in relentlessly and timelessly, with clean sets for everyone to enjoy. The beach was packed, so the scene-setting film was taken on the cliffs above, where I met John, who added an international perspective to the appeal […]
