Sennen Cove
When I was in Sennen Cove in poor weather in 2004 and 2005 I was distinctly unimpressed. I was back again in sunny weather in April 2008 and my view is now a little more favourable, though it's still not really my kind of place. What Sennen Cove is is very much a family holiday destination for its superb beaches in Whitesand Bay, the main beach running all along the village and continuing north to become Gwynver Beach (not very easily acccessible). It is also a top surfing destination with the inevitable surf shops and beach caf�, this one called The Beach. When passing through on a walk from Land's End in April 2008, I enjoyed some excellent sweet potato soup, sitting on the terrace in the sun, watching families on the beach and surfers trying to ride disappointing waves. There is also an acceptable pub, the Old Success, and some other caf�s and restaurants, including fish and fish and chips. The well known First and Last pub is not down at the cove but on the main road to Land's End. For more information about facilities try Sennen's website - informative but slightly confusing. And, if they are still up, you should take a look at the remarkable images taken during the storm of 10th March 2008; some are quite amazing and one appeared in national newspapers.
Fishing boats on the hard in the small harbour
Signed off A30 a couple of miles before Land's End
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St. Agnes
It is amazing what tourism, second homers, coast path walkers and surfers have done for some Cornish towns and villages - St. Agnes more than most. When Jane first knew it in the 1960s, St. Agnes was a dull, run-down former mining village. Now it is considerably revitalised, bright and colourful. Shops seem to flourish - local stores as well as art and craft galleries. The beach at Trevaunance Cove attracts families and surfers. Chapel Porth has one of the great beach caf�s, with a simple but unusual menu - and their renowned hedgehog ice cream. Walking is good here, too. The coast path from St. Agnes to Chapel Porth is one of the most gloriously scenic sections with high cliffs and ruined mine engine houses; highlight is Towanroath engine house, part of Wheal Coates mine. Views from the path and from 629 foot St. Agnes Beacon stretch from St. Ives to Trevose Head by Padstow. And, if you want to walk up a steep hill, try Stippy Stappy, picured on the left. Tin workings at Blue Hills Sett, above Trevellas Porth, have been restored. Once tin was streamed in this valley; the mine closed in 1897 but the Wills family have continued tin streaming. A short tour of the works demonstrates processes - panning, vanning and jigging! At the top of town a village museum covers 'Tin Mining, Turtles, Fishing, Folklore'.
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