The Beaches of South Cornwall - S03 - Lamorna Cove

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Location: South Coast - 4 miles southwest of Penzance

Lamorna from the outer harbour wall

A small cove overlooked by the remains of an old quarry on the eastern flank of the valley. Lamorna is reached by turning off the B3315 road from Newlyn where signed and following the somewhat narrow road down to the harbour car park. To the casual visitor there may not seem to be all that much here. The cove and surrounding clifftops should be explored as there are excellent walking opportunities all around. The 'Lamorna Wink' pub offers refreshments nearby - it got its strange name as it was thought to be the haunt of smugglers many years ago and all you had to do was give a 'knowing wink' to the landlord to have a drop of contraband brandy or spirit. To the west lies the lighthouse at Tater Du and a fine walk down over Boscawen Point to the little known boulder-strewn beach at St. Loys Cove whilst to the northeast along a choice of paths lie Carn Du and Mousehole. A short distance inland lies the ancient Merry Maidens stone circle and the entrance grave at Tregiffian.

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