Winter Walks when the Campsite is closed

Winter is a time for long walks on the beach........often with dogs!

This is Lelant beach, a short walk across the golfcourse and down under the railway bridge or across the dunes with a picnic basket and the view stretches out before you to St Ives or across to Godrevy Lighthouse. Glorious in winter sunshine.

Across the estuary on the Hayle side, on an evening stroll you can watch the boats going out to check their nets or crab pots.

Another favourite spot, an unmarked lane down to a farmers field turned car park, just outside the village of Morvah and you can follow the footpath down to the wooden bridge and along the concreted bath down to Portheras Beach.

But Gwithian has the dunes. What can you say, with winter sunshine....... glorious!

 

From Easter to October many of our beaches are closed to dog walkers to protect the humans from rowdy dog frolics, sand in your ice-cream, barking canines and poobags or worse

Winter walks are therefore very special for those of us with dogs, because it is a time when dogs and their owners can really revel in the reality of storm shifted sand and swathes of hidden pebbles and boulders, liberated by the shifting sands to feel the sunshine on their smooth exteriors.

Praa Sands is a favourite beach. I just love the rock formations, like folded cream and toffee.

Winter is also a fine time to beachcomb and see what the seas have brought up onto the beaches.

Sadly this year there seems to be a lot of porpoise and seals washed up, but the silver lining to their demise is the gift of seeing them close up and intimately. Which makes one appreciate what special aquatic 'beasts' they are.

Storms in the winter often reshape our landscape. It is a few years ago that this tree lost its clifftop space, but it is a favourite to lean against, or perch in and watch the world go by.

And ofcourse there are the rock pools. Ever changing. You can empty all the pebbles out one day, only to see the pool refilled the next.

Pretty collages of sand, pebbles and seaweed fronds. Natures gift to art.

 Even the fishermen seem to enjoy our winter walks

But not all winter walks are on the beach. Some are in the woods.

And if that is not enough to entice you to cornwall in the winter, or as soon as the campsite is open, then perhaps a sunny picture of the campsite owner and her trusty steed will. Happy wintering!