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The walk starts from our garden at Corisande, on the left, then along the sand and over the "tidal bridge" at the Fern Pit (the bridge gets covered at high tide and you take the little ferry then - it is one of the boats in the photo on the right) |  |
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There is a lifeguard presence on virtually all Cornish beaches from Easter to September. Here they are keeping an eye on the surfers. They can get delusions of grandeur at times, I put it down to Baywatch |
| Crantock beach is wide and sandy as the tide goes out a long way - there is up to 25 feet of rise and fall in the tide. And along the beach there are lots of nooks and crannies, cliffs and sandhills. |  |
The village of Crantock has a number of small galleries. The Old Albion pub where we stopped for a pint of Scrumpy and a crab sandwich. An interesting church with elaborate carving inside and the old village stocks. |
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As we walked back along the high sided Cornish lanes (r below) we passes an old cross beside the road (left) and a field of photogenic cows (below left) |
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Then the path opens out again onto the Gannel and we walk
back towards the incoming tide, and reach the safety of Corisande's gardens
before the tide gets to us.
Just in time for a Cornish Cream Tea |
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| The whole walk, with a stop for lunch takes about two hours. If you get cut off by the tide you need to invest in the ferry, which will set you back 80p! |