Season: autumn
Whitsand Bay runs north from Rame Head in Cornwall’s south east corner. It’s a long beach that faces west and actually comprises several smaller beaches, each with its own character and its own patrons. This time, on a falling tide, I visited the most popular section of beach in front of the Eddystone café, which itself sits right on the beach. The beach is staggeringly beautiful and wild. It has chalets and beach houses that cling to the steep cliffs above, one of which had been owned by my interviewee, Anne. Due to Plymouth’s proximity, this is also a much-visited beauty spot despite its steep access.
Anne’s love of this beach and its place in her life.
A view of Whitsand Bay from above.
Season: spring
A wild morning was the order of the day at Whitsand Bay. The low tide made the pristine beach accessible, including the chance to see the Eddystone café and to get close to a warship, cruising close by the shore.
With Sadie on the beach at Whitsand Bay.
Born and brought up in Cornwall by the sea, I love the smell of the sea, the sand on the feet and most of all standing in the sea, turning around and looking back at Cornwall.