Heaven is a beach hut

Whitsand Bay, East Cornwall
Discover Cornwall’s “forgotten corner…” through the stories of its beach huts….

Top Tips for Days Out

A holiday should be hassle free, a chance to relax and forget about the day to day chores. But to make sure things run smoothly, a little bit of forward planning is sometimes needed.

Here’s a few tips to help you enjoy your holiday.

Final Straw Campaign – Pat Smith

They call her Action Nan for her tireless environmental campaigning. But for 72-year-old Pat Smith, it’s as much about the small gestures as the grand ones – saying no to a plastic straw with your drink or remembering to take a bag for life to the supermarket.

“We all need to get off our backsides and do something,” she says with characteristic firmness. “If every single one of us does one thing, it all adds up to big change.”

How to safely do a Beach Clean

The highest point on a beach the tide reaches is called the strandline. This is where the waves deposit items such a seaweed, natural debris, stranded marine life and, unfortunately, plastics.

A Collection of Cornish Coves

Gunwalloe Cove
The dictionary states that a cove is 'a part of the coast where the land curves inwards so that the sea is partly enclosed' In Cornwall we have many, here's just a few you might like to explore.

Gone to Sea....

Rumps, Polzeath, M Camp

Most harbours around Cornwall offer sightseeing trips out to sea. It gives you a chance to see the coast from an entirely different perspective and you may even get to see some of our wonderful marine life, such as dolphins and seals.