Magical UK seaside village with fairytale beach where 'mermaids' once lived

Situated on the Cornwall coastline, this old-school sportfishing colony has go a hub for intrepid surfers and anyone looking to unbend connected the beach

Stretching for implicit 400 miles, Cornwall’s coastline offers a plethora of world-class beaches and coves to explore.

The portion has go the go-to destination for UK staycationers seeking prima and high-quality surf. And portion the concealed is retired connected Cornwall’s largest beach, Falmouth, and different fashionable spots similar Gyllyngvase beach, determination is 1 colony that has its ain marque of coastal magic. Just northbound of Land’s End—the beloved headland successful occidental Cornwall—sits Sennen Cove: a mile-long cove with breathtaking views of the sea.

The colony of Sennen which is location to the cove is astir 8 miles westbound of Penzance, wherever you volition find the nearest bid presumption and tin drawback a autobus consecutive to Sennen Cove. The colony besides lies astatine the midpoint of Penwith Heritage Coast, wherever hikers tin instrumentality the South West Coast Path to entree Gwynver Beach (a favourite among surfers).

The colony of Sennen maintains the ambiance of an aged sportfishing village. In fact, the Sennen Cove Harbour inactive supports a tiny fleet of commercialized sportfishing boats arsenic good arsenic pleasure-fishing boats.

The main attraction of Sennen Cove is, unsurprisingly, its award-winning beach. The mile-long sandy formation is warmed by south-westerly breezes from the Azores and offers views of the crystalline sea. Travellers tin scope the achromatic sands by heading consecutive down the elevation from the village. The formation is simply a haven for sunbathers and lazing families, but besides offers a unsocial acquisition for avid surfers. The high-quality waves that caput towards the enactment are what marque Sennen Cornwall’s astir westerly surf destination. Surf centres tin beryllium recovered on the main agelong of formation and RNLI lifeguards show the surf conditions and representation retired harmless swimming areas during highest play (between April and October).

Sennen Cove formation was besides recognized with a 2024 Seaside Award for its committedness to protecting the environment, h2o prime and information of the beach. So whether you’re swimming, surfing, paddleboarding, kayaking oregon bodyboarding—all options disposable astatine Sennen Cove beach—you tin bash truthful with bid of mind. But what astir the infamous Sennen Cove mermaids?

Sadly, this is conscionable an aged colony tale. The reported mermaids turned retired to beryllium dolphins, but these unthinkable creatures tin inactive beryllium glimpsed occasionally from enactment astatine definite times of the year.

Beyond the beach, determination is much to research astatine Sennen Cove including the Roundhouse and Capstan creation assemblage selling Cornish crafts and the National Trust’s Mayon Cliff Old Coastguard Lookout. And of course, the celebrated Land’s End is decidedly worthy a sojourn and easy accessible.