Photos of Cornwall by CWWPhotography with an emphasis on the picturesque and unspoilt beaches and coastlines around the county of Cornwall.
To see photographs by CWWPhotography of selected places around Cornwall please scoll down to the bottom of the page and click on the relevant place name.
Hawkers Cove
Looking across towards Hawkers Cove at low tide on a beautiful sunny winters day in Cornwall. Hawkers Cove is a hamlet of a few houses situated roughly a mile and a half from the town of Padstow on the north coast of Cornwall.
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Dusk at Looe
A tranquil evening after the sun has set on a beautiful winters day at Looe on the south coast of Cornwall.
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Fowey
Lying on the south coast of Cornwall between Looe and Mevagissey is the wonderful town of Fowey. The town lies along the west bank of the River Fowey with the village of Polruan on the opposite side. Fowey is a hugely popular town during the summer months and the harbour becomes a haven to many boat owners while further up the river are the docks where ships are loaded up with china clay ready to be exported.
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Constantine Bay
Situated on the north coast of Cornwall not far from Padstow, Constantine Bay is a wide sandy beach backed up by steep sand dunes. The beach is more popular with local surfers rather than tourists due to the very limited parking, at low tide it is a vast expance of sand and rock pools which rapidly disappear on the incoming tide due to the flat nature of the beach.
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Newquay Harbour
Probably the most well known town in Cornwall, Newquay is a hugely popular tourist destination with many beaches being in close proximity. Newquay is more known to people due to the famous Fistral Beach and its surfing, however the harbour is still home to a small fleet of local fishermen and also offers fishing trips to visitors to the town during the summer months.
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St.Ives
Overlooking Porthminster beach and onwards to the picturesque town and harbour of St.Ives at low tide. St.Ives is a town situated on the north coast of Cornwall which, like many seaside towns is hugely popular during the summer. Porthminster beach is the larger of the three main beaches at St.Ives, with Porthmeor and the smaller Porthgwidden being just a short walk from the town.
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Lizard Point
Lizard Point situated on the Lizard Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, is the southernmost tip of mainland Great Britain.
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Port Navas
The village of Port Navas (Porth Navas), is roughly seven miles from Falmouth and lies at the head of a creek on the Helford River. Once a busy port used for the shipping out of granite which had been quarried from the nearby quarries around Constantine and then as a landing place for local Oyster fishermen. Now though, Port Navas has a much more relaxed way of life and is a haven for boat owners and people looking for some peace and quiet.
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Porthallow
Located on the eastern coast of the Lizard Peninsula is the small and unspoilt fishing village of Porthallow. Once a busy village with a thriving Pilchard fishing industry, Porthallow is now more reliant on tourism and people visiting for day trips although there are still a handful of local fishermen rataining the tradition of Porthallow.
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Coverack
The beautiful picturesque and unspoilt fishing village of Coverack lies on the south coast of Cornwall to the east of Lizard Point. Nearby are 'The Manacles', an area of treacherous rocks lying just beneath the surface of the sea and have caused many shipwrecks over the years and are now a popular spot for divers.
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Port Quin
Port Quin is a small cove and a hamlet of a few houses situated between Port Isaac and Polzeath. Port Quin like many coastal villages around Cornwall was once a thriving fishing port, however during a storm in 1698 the entire fishing fleet was destroyed and none of the fishermen returned to Port Quin alive, their families then left and moved to Port Isaac leaving Port Quin deserted. The cottages in Port Quin are now primarily owned by the National Trust and are rented out as holiday homes.
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Porthoustock
Not far from Porthallow on the east coast of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall is the beach and hamlet of Porthoustock, the beach is dominated by the large concrete loading silo. With only a handful of houses and a few fishing boats, Porthoustock is rarely a busy place even in the height of summer, possibly due to the very narrow country lanes and the working quarry situated at the end of the beach.
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Fishing boats lying on the beach at Porthoustock.
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Polperro
Located on the south coast of Cornwall is the picturesque village and fishing port of Polperro. The harbour is surrounded by tightly packed old fishermen's houses and attracts many thousands of visitors every year. Although the main industry of Polperro is now tourism, about a dozen or so commercial fishing boats still operate from the harbour.
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Porth Chapel
Overlooking the small and secluded beach of Porth Chapel which is situated just a short walk along the coastal path from the more popular beach of Porthcurno.
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Godrevy Lighthouse
Standing 86 feet high with a light that has a range of nearly 12 miles, Godrevy Lighthouse sits on Godrevy Island roughly 300 yards from Godrevy Point. The lighthouse was built in 1858-1859 after the SS Nile was wrecked in 1854 with all on board losing their lives.
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Poldhu Cove
Situated on The Lizard peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, Poldhu Cove is a lovely beach of golden sands. Poldhu Cove is famous as the location of Poldhu Wireless Station, Guglielmo Marconi's transmitter for the first transatlantic radio message on 12th December 1901 to Marconi's temporary receiving station on Signal Hill, St.John's, Newfoundland. Poldhu Cove means 'Black Pool in Cornish'.
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Sunset At Constantine Bay
Overlooking Constantine Bay on the north coast of Cornwall as the sun sets on a beautiful winters day.
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Godrevy Beach
Looking across the beach at Godrevy Point on the north coast of Cornwall.
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Pentewan Sands
Situated on the south coast of Cornwall near Mevagissey is the village and former fishing and china clay port of Pentewan. At its peak, Pentewan shipped a third of Cornwall's china clay but the rise of rival ports at Par and Charlestown meant that Pentewan's status as a port lasted for little more than a century.
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Pentewan Sands
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Watergate Bay
Overlooking the beach at Watergate Bay on the north coast of Cornwall.
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Pendower Beach
Situated roughly halfway between Portscatho and Portloe, Pendower Beach is a long stretch of sand sheltered by Nare Head to the east where Pendower also merges into Carne Beach.
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Carne Beach
Lying at the eastern end of Pendower Beach is Carne Beach.
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Portscatho
Located in the south-western corner of Gerrans Bay, Portscatho is a small picturesque fishing village on the Roseland peninsula in Cornwall. Despite the growth in tourism over the years, Portscatho has remained relatively unchanged with the former Pilchard fishing village still used by local fishermen but mainly for Lobster and Mackerel today.
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