Sennen Cove & Land's End

Date: Tuesday 19th March 2013
Route: Sennen Cove past Land's End and back again
Distance: 3 miles-ish

With glowering skies and a dire weather forecast, we needed a quick walk that would blow away the cobwebs but not result in us being blown away in turn!

The solution we chose was to drive down to Sennen Cove, which we have passed through a few times on sections of the Coastal Path, to take the rugged and well-trodden path to Land's End. Having past the old coastguard station and the wreck of the RMS Mulheim (which crashed because the captain caught his trousers on a lever on his chair and knocked himself unconscious, if Wikipedia is to be believed!), we headed over the hillsides to find various tourists having their photos taken and grumbling about the lack of non-Fairtade teabags at the visitor's centre, while a small army of handymen painted, mended and generally set about getting everything ready for the coming summer influx of holidaymakers.

Once past Land's End, the number of people on the path drastically reduced, leaving us with space to contemplate the rocky scenery, watch the waves crash against the cliffs and listen to the noise of the sea and the wheeling seabirds. Admittedly, this felt like a walk of two halves, but it was still a great way to spend a morning before the rain came in.