Walking along Cornwall's Coastal Path to Polurrian Cove.

Another day, another cove on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula. This time it is Polurrian Cove.

After parking our car in Mulli0n  we followed the coastal path - photos above and below.

There are lovely views from the path - as the following three photos show.

We eventually headed down the path to Polurrian Cove, which was a bit tricky in places. We could only see three other people on the beach.

Just before the path leading to the cove there is a solitary holiday home on the coastal path.

Needless to say Polurrian Cove has no facilities, so we sat on the rocks, with a sandwich, and enjoyed the peace.

The beach is a mixture of sand  and small stones when the tide is out. The sky looked lovely for awhile.

The only other people, on the beach, decided to move on, so we had the cove to ourselves. The cliffs are high and a hotel can be seen on the high point - see photo below.

I zoomed in to get a clearer look at the hotel.

After exploring the cove we made our way back to civilisation along the coastal path.

The clouds turned grey so we decided to retrace our steps back towards our car.

Near the end of our walk we passed a sign for the hotel we had spotted from the cove.

We had a quick peek at the hotel.

And so ends today's post.

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All good wishes ~ Mike

Here are two more Lizard Peninsula posts:

The Magical Church Cove

and

The Peaceful Mullion Cove

 

THE MAGICAL CHURCH COVE ON THE LIZARD PENINSULA, CORNWALL.

We are still on Cornwall's  Lizard Peninsula, this time heading for Church Cove.

Straight away I felt that the Church Cove area was something special. It felt familiar, as if I'd been before, which I hadn't.

Though the weather was changeable, the sea was blue and the thatched roofs were good to see. 

There was a sheep walking up and down a garden as if she owned the place. She did though stop so I could take a quick photo.

A wonky window and something about a stroll along the prom - not that there is a prom at Church Cove of course.

The sea and cliffs.

We sat for quite a while just looking at the cliffs and rock formations. We probably only saw five other people.

There seemed to be all sorts of pictures and patterns in the cliffs below.

There are three stone holiday cottages.

There's a slipway to reach the sea. We spoke to a couple in one of the holiday cottages. They recommended swimming in the sea early in the morning - even though the water is very cold!

Now a few random photos from the Church Cove area.

I enjoyed our visit to Church Cove. All was peaceful with a touch of magic in the air.

P.S. To get to the cove we parked at Lizard Village, where you can park on the village green. From there we walked to the cove following the road signs.

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All good wishes ~ Mike.

The Peaceful Mullian Cove, Cornwall

We had a week away on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula. One of the places we visited was Mullion Cove with it's granite harbour wall.

The cove has been occupied for several hundred years but the harbour wall wasn't built until the 1890's.

This was once  the home of a small pilchard fleet.

Below is a view from the harbour at low tide.

Looking down on the cove and harbour is the Mullian Cove Hotel with some lovely views.



Back to the harbour as the sea slowly returns.

The harbour entrance and wall.

Four more photos of Mullion cove.

Walking back along the lane, to our car, we saw these spirited horses. 

All in all a quiet peaceful walk.

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Sand and Barrel Jellyfish at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall.

 

There is a long beach at Carlyon Bay, St.Austell, Cornwall. 

The photo above was snapped after I had walked to the far end of the sand, so not many people about! Well, none actually! It gets much busier though at the height of the summer season. 

This far end of the beach was once a designated for naturists. I'm not sure if this still applies as the beach has confusing plans for redevelopment - mind you this has been promised / threatened for many years, but actual building work has never commenced.

The other end of the beach (photo below), nearest the car park, is quite popular. There are rocks to explore and so on. Some people are even brave enough to plunge into the water.

You have to be a little aware, if close to the cliffs, as there are rock falls occasionally.

When I walked to the far end of the beach all seemed peaceful, other than a young seagull blowing in the wind.

But then I spotted something in the sea - jellyfish - big ones!

They are Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) and are said to be the largest in UK waters. I have read that they can grow as large as a dustbin lid - and are sometimes, therefore, known as dustbin-lid jellyfish. 

The jellyfish can sting but this is not normally harmful to us humans.

The jellyfish aren't at Carlyon Bay all of the time! They are most likely to be seen in May or June when the waters start to warm. They can get washed ashore if they swim too near the beach.

There always seems to be something interesting on a long beach. I have seen a very large fin whale washed ashore at Carlyon Bay, which was quite upsetting. 

After walking the length of the beach I retraced my footsteps to the most popular section - and the flags were flying!

As I walked back to the car - up a hill unfortunately - I snapped a final photo looking out to sea.

Kindly note this post was also published a while back. I am not available at the moment.

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Good wishes ~ Mike.