Cadgwith Cove is an unspilt traditional Cornish fishing village with two beaches separated by a promontory called “The Todden”. If you want to understand what an old Cornish fishing village looked like, then a trip to Cadgwith Cove should be on your bucket list. Due to unspoilt nature, you can’t park in the village and should leave your car at the car park on the outskirts and then take a short walk through the village.

The east beach, predominately shingle, represents the traditional aspects with lobster pots and boats pulled up onto the beach. The west beach is a mixture of sand and rocks accessed by some steep steps, and this is your swimming beach. At low tide, the two beaches join together.

Dogs are allowed all year on Cadgwith Cove’s east beach. However, there’s a seasonal dog ban on the west beach from 1st July to 31st August (10 am to 6 pm).

Looking around the village, you will see remnants of its past, including the old lifeboat house, which operated from 1867 with a rowing boat and finished with the motorised Guide of Dunkirk in 1963.

A little to the south along the southwest coast path is “The Devil’s Frying Pan”, a 200-foot deep hole in the cliffs formed many years ago when a cave collapsed.