Sennen Cove in high winds
After the high winds this weekend, I was really hoping to capture some truly massive seas along the West Coast, especially at Botallack and Sennen Cove. Unfortunately, this wasn’t quite the case.
Perranporth Spring Tide September 2025
Perranporth is one of Cornwall’s biggest and most popular beaches, well-loved by locals and visitors alike. At low tide, it reveals three miles of golden sand, beautifully split in two by the shallow Perrncoombe Stream that gently winds its way across the shore. During the summer months, the beach is packed with holidaymakers, who spread out across the sand, creating a vibrant sea of colourful umbrellas, towels, and windbreaks. However, during a high spring tide, the beach vanishes completely.
Boat Cove and Portheras Cove
Boat Cove and Portheras Cove sit side by side just to the west of Pendeen Lighthouse, offering a peaceful and picturesque spot along the rugged Cornish coast. I have to admit I hadn’t heard of either cove until this week, but after being kindly asked to try and capture some photos there, I decided to take a walk down and explore the area for myself.
Contemplating surfing
That’s when two surfers appeared. The man confidently entered the sea over the rocks, despite the waves crashing forcefully around him—a move I’ve seen plenty of surfers attempt at this beach before, but never quite when the surf was as high and wild as it was that day. The woman with him watched him carefully, hesitated, observed the waves a little longer, and then wisely chose the much safer option to paddle out from the sandy shore instead. I really can’t blame her for that choice!
Bodmin Moor
Not my ‘usual’ sort of photo, but this scene caught my eye as I drove away from Davidstow Airfield toward Rough Tor today. The tor sloping down and into the roof of the shed was too much for me to pass up and I had to block the road for a few minutes to get the photo!
Holywell Bay visit -16th May
Holywell Bay has been a long time favourite beach of mine. Sitting on the North Coast of Cornwall, about 3 miles East of Newquay it’s instantly recognisable from it’s twin rocks in the bay known as Carter’s Rocks, or more commonly Gull Rocks.
Highland Cows…in Cornwall?
Some weeks back, I drove past Colliford Lake on the A30 heading towards Penzance and saw a herd of Highland cows. Up until this point, I had no idea how common they were in Cornwall! At the time, I couldn’t stop but made a promise to myself to return and try to photograph them.