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THE LIZARD

The Lizard is England's most southerly point.  The countryside is quite spectacular with soaring cliffs, sandy beaches, dramatic coves for which Cornwall is famous, and wide open spaces of heath and heather.

This is a paradise for walkers and wildlife enthusiasts, with the south west coast path meandering  its eccentric way from Atlantic coast to English channel just a few hundred yards from our door.

You only have to walk out of our gate, and you are on the footpath to the cove.  A five minute stroll will bring you to Caerthillian Cove, a tiny rocky inlet from where you can walk on up to the carn and sit looking out to sea.

Sometimes the waves crash onto the rocks in a spectacular fashion; at other times the sea is so calm that it seems an effort for the wavelets to lap the sands, and the silence is so enveloping that you can almost hear it.

Sadly, a rock-fall has temporarily blocked access to Pentreath Beach, the nearest one to Carmelin, unless you are prepared to scramble down some rocks. We have nagged the Council and are still doing so, to get on with restoring safe access - but it is going to take time.

Carry on round to Kynance Cove, one of the most beautiful and most photographed places in Cornwall, but  still unspoiled.  Or, in the other direction, continue along the cliff top, past Old Lizard Head, to the most southerly point.

 Long Shadows

Long shadows - evenings at Carmelin

 

 

Summertime view from Carmelin


BEACHES, COVES AND WALKS

Although we are situated at the "end" of England, there are countless places to explore from here, both on foot and by bike or car.  We can supply a copy of the local map, and you will find it easy to walk to Ruan Minor and Cadgwith, a typical Cornish Fishing Village, or (for the super-fit) even as far as Mullion or Coverack

The cliffs are at their best in early Spring when the sweet smell of gorse floods the valleys and its yellow bloom splashes the hillsides; or in May when sea pinks carpet the turf with their dainty pink blooms, bluebells and spring quill form patches of pale blue in between the Queen Anne's Lace froths in the hedgerows; June brings the vivid purple of foxgloves and, in the summer......  but you have probably had enough botany lessons for one sitting anyway.

Lizard Lighthouse

Pentreath Beach at low tide

Badger

A friend "Badger" in the bluebells at Trevano

On a duller day, or if you simply wish to explore further, it's a short drive to all sorts of local attractions, from lovely old churches steeped in history, to the high-tech Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station and all stops in between.  And take time to explore the many shops and workshops in the Lizard Village, where you can see serpentine being worked - some of the varieties of this special rock are found on this peninsula and nowhere else in the world.

In your suite you will find a well-filled file which will give you details on  other events and attractions in this part of Cornwall - including a great many nationally-acclaimed gardens such as Trebah, Trevarno, and Glendurgan.

E-mail us: pjcarmelin@gmail.com

  Or call Jane or John Grierson on +44 (0) 1326 290 677  

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