Portreath Sunset

Well the weather has certainly changed with the high winds and heavy rain we have been experiencing thiis last week, so it is nice to look back on the holiday at the beginning of October.

There was only one really nice sunset the time we were there and I headed off to the beach to take advantage of it.

Perranporth

Well, next we stopped at Perranporth for Fish and Chips followed by a beer in in the pub on the dues, well we sat outside with Misty the dog happily sitting under the table (below)

The afternoon was drawing to a close and the tide was coming in, so a quick paddle in the sea, while taking photos of the sun starting it's slow descent, however I couldn't stay out there long as tide was rapidly coming in and it was back to the pub to finish my drink before heading home

Next - A Portreath Sunset

St Agnes pt 2

1 from the beach the rest from the cliffs after this we headed off to Perranporth (another lovely beach) before heading back to Portreath to photograph the sunset

Are you sick of beaches yet??

St Agnes Pt 1

So Monday morning, off we went to St Agnes, now the last time I went to Cornwall with my parents back in 2010 we visited St Agnes and went for a walk a long the cliff, this time we spent most of our time there on the beach, though we did climb the cliff steps to look at the view

The Beach

Porteath at Golden Hour

Just enjoy the pics 

Porthtowan

So after a yummy Sunday Lunch in The Basset Arms, Portreath, we journeyed a little way up the coast to Porthtowan, another fabulous beach popular with surfers, the poor guy from the RNLI had problems keeping the surfers and swimmers in the safe water, he kept using his megaphone to announce where the safe area was, but nobody took any notice of him.

Anyway time for a few photos and even though the clouds were threatening rain, it held off for long enough.

Portreath

Here are a few more photos of Portreath, I am sure you will have had enough of the place by the time I reach the end of the Cornwall photos, however you will be glad to know that the next post will be of a different beach Porthtowan, which is a little bit along the coast.

The good thing about Cornwall is that you a never that far away from the sea

Portreath - Again

As we were staying in Portreath it goes without saying that I took photos of the beach at various times of the day. As you can see the weather was stunning more like June than October!!

Cornwall Holiday to Portreath

So as I explained in a previous post, I have just got back from a weeks break in Cornwall - this time we stayed in Portreath, which is 5 miles north of Redruth. We arrived about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and after dumping our luggage in the cottage we hurried to the beach - a 2 minute walk away - yay. Although a bit cloudy I took a few photos and had a paddle in the sea before heading back for some dinner.

After a lovely dinner an early night was in order before the Cornish adventures really began!!!

The White Castle

It was a very sunny day when we decided to pack a picnic and head off for the White Castle - it took a while to find down some narrow country lanes, but is a lovely place for a picnic and a gentle stroll, on the day we visited there were re-enactors there and the opportunity to shoot arrows at a target - I didn't. I was too busy taking photos.

There is a lot of information on the net about this Castle - so I'm not going to copy any of it here, but I will link to a couple of sites so you can look up more information if you like.

For the Cadw site page for the White Castle - please click HERE

For Castles of Wales - please click HERE

Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes

Well here are the last photos from Dewstow, you maybe wondering why I haven't posted these until now, the reason is I spent last week on holiday in Cornwall.

I have one more location to share before I move on to the Cornwall photos, but for now enjoy these last few from Dewstow. If you fancy visiting the gardens yourself there are links to both the website and their Facebook page at the bottom of this post.

To visit the Facebook page please click HERE

To visit the Dewstow website please click HERE