Another sunny day in and another coastal walk! First we walked down to the harbour so get a few groceries and pasties for supper … and aren’t the little boats looking cute today!
We then drove south from Mevagissey to the National Trust car park just outside Gorran Haven, down a rather narrow lane, so we were pleased we didn’t meet another car! Our walk was a circular route round Dodman Point, the highest headland on the south cornish coast, beginning with a descent to the very pretty Hemmick Beach where we lingered and took photos.
A pretty steep ascent followed, before it flattened out, but it was well worth it for the views.
I got a bit sidetracked by thorny windswept trees after seeking them out in the Yorkshire Dales and snapped several along the way.
At the point, there are earthworks remaining from an Iron Age Promontory fort and also a granite cross erected in 1896 to help navigation. It is a convenient seat for picnickers who were definitely taking their time over lunch, but you can see the view across Veryan Bay, with Gull Rock offshore and the Lizard Peninsular on the horizon.
Looking down there was some movement in the water which others said was dolphins, but we couldn’t see anything definite.
We continued along the coastal path for a way until we saw the sweep of Vault beach …
… and a pony grazing …
… before turning inland and returning to the car park.
We drove done to Gorran Haven and where the village store made us some lovely filled rolls to take and eat in the sun.
In fact, it was so lovely, I walked back to the car for our little chairs and we sat on the beach in the sun for an hour or so, then we had ice cream before we left … mine was clotted cream and blackcurrant … yummy!
Off Travelling Together 