Exploring Old Haunts

The next day of my break in Cornwall was spent visiting old haunts. Many of our Cornish holidays when the children were small were spent staying at Trevone Bay. The beauty of it for small children is that it is quite compact and also we could walk there from where we used to stay.

We chose it this time as an ideal location to give mum a chance to get down onto the sand as we could bring the car right up to the edge of the beach without involving any difficult steps. No Cornish holiday is complete without feeling the sand between your toes and a paddle in the sea.

Even when we used to stay with my Gran in Bodmin a visit to Padstow was another holiday requirement. Padstow is a fishing village on the Camel estuary. Nowadays it has been popularised by Rick Stein and has some very upmarket restaurants. One spot of advice when visiting is to go out of peak holiday season and preferably a week day. It can become very crowded!

Padstow used to be one of those harbours where it was best to visit at high tide because otherwise it was entirely mud. Lock gates have improved this and the inner harbour always has water in it now.

It is a pretty place to meander and drink up the atmosphere.

There is always a mixture of private pleasure boats and fishing vessels.

We chose one of the cafes on the harbour front for lunch called The Cherry Tree. We were not disappointed. This tiny cafe was packed with customers. The staff are delightful and the food delicious.

Before returning to Treyarnon we drove out to Trevose Head. We were pleased to see that this is now owned by The National Trust which will ensure careful management of the site.

As well as the lighthouse and headland there are extensive views over to Constantine Bay and stretching on towards Newquay.

Another sunset walk was prescribed after supper. This time we walked towards Constantine. Take note of this bench because you will see it again!

Then of course the obligatory sunset picture.