A five hour drive in a car crammed full of camping equipment, beach kit, food, a happy dog and excited children meant that after the trailer tent was finally erected the tribe were very ready to explore their new Cornish home.
The beautiful beach glowed in the sunset, the waves crashed against the sand and our little group of weary campers began to feel relaxed as we drank in the sea air. We camped with friends who had made an excellent choice of the campsite, a short walk over the sand dunes and we were on the secluded beach. The lighthouse in the distance watching over all our frolics.
For those of you literary types this was the lighthouse that inspired Virginia Woolf's famous novel and what an inspiration this part of the world is. The grassy dunes were planted last century to stop the local village from being covered in sand as the beautiful breeze which creates the surf is fairly strong.
The beach was almost as deserted the next morning and we spent many happy hours here whilst we were away.
Coco loved the freedom of the beach and the sea, although had to wait until the evening to be allowed to explore.
The weather was the usual british summer mix of glorious and drizzle but we don't let that stop us having fun.
A flask and a raincoat are pretty much camping necessities!
If you are ever in the area I really recommend visiting this beautiful unspoilt beach near Gwithian; super for surfing, sandcastle building, rock pooling and feeling relaxed.
I know we will be returning.
What is your favourite family beach?
Looks like you had a lovely time Grace! Beautiful senset images. Our favourite beach is Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. We are off on holiday there in a couple of weeks time, very excited :)
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Not been there, now firmly on my list of beaches to visit - thank you for the heads up. Enjoy your holiday x
DeleteThe beach at Cumberland Island, Georgia, you can only get to the island by ferry and the number of people is limited each day, The beach goes for miles and is often empty.
ReplyDeletesounds divine x
DeleteI don't think you can beat an old fashioned British seaside holiday, can you? It looks like you all had a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteThey are the best - for all ages as well x
DeleteThat looks fabulous and the sort of thing we would end up doing on a wet and wild day....flask at the ready!
ReplyDeleteNina x
I will think of you next time we huddle around our flask - such a British thing to do! x
DeleteMy favourite beach is Minehead in Somerset. Looks like you had a wonderful time xxx
ReplyDeleteA good choice Emma x
DeleteGreat seaide holiday, what a lovely space and your dog running, ours loves to run on the beach and then roll over. Julie xxx
ReplyDelete...and then shake all over me! I love seeing her run by the sea though x
Deletewe have great memories of a family holiday and lots of beach visits in whitby
ReplyDeleteAnother great seaside choice x
DeleteLovely pictures :-) I fell in love with Bude beach but my heart belongs to Broadstairs beach where I grew up and take my son back to ( not just for the chips and ice cream!!) x
ReplyDeleteBoth places high on my list of fab beaches too x
DeleteWow! I like your post. Seeing a blog like this reminds me of my memories with my father. We used to go to the beach when I was in the province and we really enjoyed a lot like how I enjoyed your post. Big thanks for sharing this.
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