SWCP - Day 4 - Newquay to St Agnes - 16 miles - July 10th, 2015

Woke up after the best sleep in days. What a great B&B. Kate and Paul at the Cliff House in Newquay were amazing hosts. Our king bed was just what we needed. The Italian restaurant they recommended was perfect and we loved their friendly, warm hospitality. Leaving Newquay under brilliant blue skies once again, we diverted to Towan Head and the Huer’s Hut. Next we enjoyed watching Britain’s best surfers on Fistral Beach. This area hosts international surfing competitions and is THE surfing capital of the UK. Nearing the Gannel River, we had to weigh our options for getting across. Because of the tides, we had to take a ferry. Had it been low tide we would have had to cross via a footbridge. Our “ferry” was actually a small boat with a “captain” and his “mate” – a very cute dog. Crantock beach on the other side was actually one of our favourite beaches so far, We never realized how many beautiful beaches there were in the southern UK.  After crossing the dunes, we walked along the cliffs of Pentire Point and Kelsey Head before arriving at Hollywell Bay. Onwards along cliff paths before arriving at Perran Beach. At this point, we were able to shed our hiking boots and socks to walk the 3 mile length of the beach to Perranporth. This would have been a full day, but in order to achieve our goal, we continued on towards St Agnes, passing many former tin mining sites as well as WWII airfields. We arrived at the St Agnes Hotel about 5:30 pm, tired and in need of refreshments!

Fistral Beach

Surf School

Ferry across River Gannel 

Sand Dunes near Hollywell Bay 

A common site - dogs on the trail 

Perran Beach