It is another beautiful day in Cornwall as I climb high above Portreath in the direction of the lighthouse on the hill.
Continue readingPortreath to Perranporth 18.6.17
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Category Archives: Coastal Walks
Portreath to Lelant Saltings 17.6.17
I smell Portreath harbour before I see it – a dark, deep stench of what I’m told is decaying seaweed.
Continue readingZennor to Lelant Saltings 14.5.17
My room in the pub at Zennor has a window looking out over the village church – I decide to go and take a look inside before setting out. Nowadays, village churches are often locked but I am lucky here – the door is wide open.
Continue readingPendeen to Zennor 13.5.17
So here I am back again at Pendeen Lighthouse – without the huge blister on my big toe.
Continue readingLytham St.Annes to Fleetwood 21.4.17
There is no other way to get to the toilets on the pier at Lytham St. Annes than straight through the mayhem of the amusement arcade. I brace myself for the noise and bright lights but at this time in the morning it’s not too bad – I even find myself lingering at the penny drop machine (which is now a 2 pence coin).
Continue readingCarnforth to Morecambe 20.4.17
Having laid Damian’s mother to rest in the Highlands of Scotland we head south to Lancashire to visit my sister and family. On the way we have just enough time to fit in a short walk starting in Carnforth railway station, famous for David Lean’s romantic drama Brief Encounter, a British film set in the 40’s and based on Noel Coward’s play Still Life.
Continue readingScarborough to Ravenscar 14.4.17
Scarborough is a surprise! Grand hotels, a castle, donkey rides, a funicular, fish and chips on the seafront, amusement arcades and a miniature railway – everything you need for a seaside holiday and today the sun is trying to shine.
Continue readingAngle Point to Pembroke 1.1.17
Angle Point, on the first day of 2017 is wet, grey and cold – but it is January after all………
Continue readingSt. Govan’s Head to Angle 31.12.16
From St. Govan’s Head the Pembrokeshire Coast Path continues through MoD land but as it is a bank holiday there is no firing and the area is open to the public. We pass through the metal gate and pick up a car wide earth/gravel path that runs parallel with the coast – rusting relics of tanks and other decommissioned military equipment litter the landscape.
Continue readingManorbier (Maenorbŷr) to St. Govans Head 30.12.16
We start at the car park overlooking Manorbier Bay and stand for a while watching the surfers vainly trying to catch anything that looks like a wave. There is very little wind and the sky is a leaden grey apart from a few celestial rays penetrating the clouds.
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Joining the Dots 