Season: autumn
There was another low tide at Porthilly for this visit. The weekend sun played across the beach and the bagged-up oysters, ready for collection. A couple were digging for lugworms and some people were working on their beached Cornish Shrimpers. My slightly elevated vantage point in the churchyard brought the whole vista into focus as I looked across the River Camel to Padstow and along to Rock.
Kay’s harmonious relationship with the rhythms of the beach.
A spin round Porthilly Cove at low tide.
Season: summer
A low tide at Porthilly Cove gave access to the leisure yachts and dinghies that were scattered across the River Camel on their moorings, including Pityme’s own Cornish Shrimpers. It felt almost possible to walk or wade across to Padstow on the other side of the river.
With Ann and her dog.
What one beachgoer likes about the beach.
Porthilly Cove on a low tide.
Season: winter
Porthilly Cove and its beach are tucked around a corner from Rock, on the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall, looking across to Padstow. You can park on the road near the beach and walk down a short lane to the beach. It was just past high tide for this visit, but you could still see the small church next to the beach. There is an art gallery in the adjacent hamlet of Porthilly.
My chat with Peter, the proprietor at Cornish Crabbers at Porthilly. I was able to look around the vibrant manufacturing site, where a new twelve foot entry level dinghy was being developed alongside the existing popular Shrimper and Crabber ranges.
I chatted to Tim, the proprietor at Rock Shellfish. Located right on Porthilly Cove, they harvest oysters from the Camel Estuary and carry them over Porthilly beach.
