Cadgwith

This minuscule and very picturesque fishing village, with its cluster of pastel coloured thatched cottages and two shingle beaches is, perhaps everyone’s idea of the typical Cornish village. However, in the 19th century this was a busy pilchard fishing centre and it is recorded that in 1904 the fleet from Cadgwith landed a record 1,798,000 pilchards over just four days. Lobster and crab fishing is still carried on, albeit on a small scale, and the boats can still be seen drawn up onto the beach.

Separating the main cove here from Little Cove is The Todden, a grass covered mushroom of land. A little further south along the coast path is the Devil’s Frying Pan, a collapsed sea cave that is filled with water at high tide. There is some good diving to be had with several well-known ship wrecks located nearby.

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