Pentewan Harbour, Beach and Village, Cornwall

Following on from my previous post. After walking through the woods we reached the small village of Pentewan.

Pickle Cottage above was once a fisherman's home - but this was way back as the cottage was built in 1823. It's now a holiday let.

More village cottages below.

Soon the old harbour comes into view.

We soon reached the far end of Pentewan beach. As you can tell it's was a chilly old morning!

Pentewan has a long, sandy beach, even more so when the tide is out.

At this section of the beach there are the remnants from the time when Pentewan was a busy harbour.

Back in the late 1800's and early 1900's Pentewan would have been a hive of activity. China clay and various metals were exported worldwide from here in sailing ships. 

There is a photo of the harbour in days of old on my blog post Pentewan: Comparing How It Looked In 1900 With Today.

Pentewan harbour is now land locked ...

… but still with a wide expanse of water.

Bits and pieces remain from when it was a working harbour.

Having walked along the beach and around the harbour we returned to the village.

The road leading out of the east side of the village is narrow and steep. If driving a car you have to shut your eyes and hope for the best - well, sort of.

We wandered through the village, passing Piskey Cove ...

… and The Rocks and then joined the footpath to retrace our steps as in my previous post. I guess our Sunday morning walk was just over 3.5 miles. So not too strenuous for a before dinner stroll.