Witsand Bay Long Sands Beach in South East Corwall. XPL 4912-460
The bay is overlooked by Rame Head, a conical hill with the ruins of a 14th-century chapel dedicated to St Michael on top. Polhawn Cove is a rough beach, consisting of sharp rocks, shingle and an area of open sand. West of Captain Blake's Point, long stretches of sand are interspersed with rocky headlands and small bays, many inaccessible at high tide. The holiday settlements of Freathy and Tregonhawke are built on terraces on the cliff faces. A National Trust property at Sharrow Point preserves a small cave excavated by hand in 1874 by a hermit called Lugger, who inscribed verses on the ceiling to relieve his boredom. Lugger's Cave is fenced off to the public. A UK Ministry of Defence firing range exists between Fort Tregantle at the western end of the bay and Trethill Cliffs near Portwrinkle, and this area is closed during Fort Tregantle firing range operations. Whitsand Bay is popular with divers, and in 2004 the former Royal Navy frigate, HMS Scylla (F71), was scuppered to provide a new underwater reef. The beach does not have any toilets and access to the beach is steep, narrow and slippery. Whitsand Bay is a popular surfing spot. A lifeguard service operates in the summer.
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Location: Witsand Bay, Portwrinkle. Cornwall, England. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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