A few days at Trevaunance Cove #2: Bays, coves and Poldark

We've walked a few miles on the Coastal Footpath over this break, all of it we've done before. But, because of the passage of time and/or walking it in different seasons or directions and/or just plain memory loss, it all seemed fresh to us. Walking it feeds the senses and the soul

We had to leave the cottage early as our choir was singing at the funeral of one of our members, the delightful and much missed Francis Gardiner. To make the most of our time down west, we did one last walk on our way back.

One last look at Trevaunance Cove before we depart and head for home. Not a surfer in sight.

On the way back we managed to fit in another circular walk. This was just under 5 miles and took us to Holywell Bay, Porth (Polly) Joke and Crantock Beach. A nice mix of scenery with lots of sweeping vistas. The weather was clear but quite windy in places.

A memorial plaque to someone affixed to a bench is a common sight but plaques to dogs are something I've never seen before. As well as rabbiting on this area, called The Kelseys, perhaps the dogs run amok on the sands of Holywell Bay, our next stop.

  One of Holywell Bay’s most distinctive features are the twin rocks just off the coast. These two huge rocks are known as Gull Rocks or Carter’s Rocks and the twin islands are instantly recognisable in many beach scenes in Poldark. Apparently, the beach represents the Warleggan's beach next to Poldark's Nampara. Each series, or so I'm told, seems to have several shots featuring Gull Rock and Ross galloping along the sands.
Gosh, talk about us being lucky. We were on the beach just in time to see some of the Poldark cast at leisure. And here they are...……………...

"Oi, George Warleggan, get orf my wave. And, bleddy Demelza, where are you off to?"

"Tis too bleddy cold for Mrs Ennis and me, Ross. We're off for a pasty and a cakey tea."

The way out of Holywell Bay involves ploughing through some extensive sand-dunes which is not a fun exercise. However, the views make it worthwhile. The next cove along from Holywell is Porth Joke, also known as Polly Joke. The name, Polly Joke, is thought to be derived from the Corhish Pol-Lejouack meaning Jackdaw cove. It's a rather secluded place and there is no road or car park nearby, which means that relatively few people visit it.

Standing on Pentire Point West, looking across Crantock Beach towards Pentire Point East and the island known as The Goose. There is another avian-related island, The Chick, just down the coast off Kelsey Head. Beyond Pentire Point East lies Newquay, a place we try to avoid whenever we can. Too busy for most of the year and not a patch on St Ives.

An infra-shot of Trevaunance Cove. Not really convinced by the way the colours have come out.

This one is better but low light levels do not bring out the best of IR.

A field of cabbages which would look really good in larger format IMHO.

Wheal Coates.