Geographically Cornwall is almost an island, separated from the rest
of Britain by the River Tamar.
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Perranporth
As soon as we
got there we wanted to go to the beach!
So we got our stuff out of the car and drove into Perranporth.
It was already early evening by the time we got there.
The name 'Perranporth' means Piran in the sands.
It was originally a mining community,
but is now a holiday resort with a three mile sandy beach.
Winston Graham wrote the
first of his Poldark novels here, weaving a real and fictitious story of
18th and 19th century mining families.
The sands of Perranporth beach have
now engulfed the mine buildings, and the lost church of St Pirans oratory
(founded by the saint in the 6th century) was another casualty of the
creeping sands.
Despite some good looking, messing around and splashing, there wasn't
too much to be found!
There are most beautiful beaches to be found in Cornwall.
Some of the best are a little off the beaten track, but worth finding!
St Ives and Newquay were visited, as were a couple of other beaches
along the way...
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Cornwall
As soon as we
got there we wanted to go to the beach!
Winston Graham wrote the
first of his Poldark novels here, weaving a real and fictitious story of
18th and 19th century mining families.
There are most beautiful beaches to be found in Cornwall.
