Pretty UK beach with white sand could be in anywhere in the Mediterranean

You don't person to hop connected a formation to bask the Mediterranean's achromatic beaches arsenic this UK quality spot boasts gorgeous sand, turquoise waters and phenomenal stone formations

It’s hard to bushed the allure of the Med’s achromatic beaches and stunning bluish seas – but those successful the UK don’t person to publication a formation to bask these spectacular sights. There is 1 English formation that tin rival adjacent the astir Instagrammed shores successful Spain, Italy oregon Greece.

Secluded successful 1 of the British isle’s southern-most spots lies an unspoilt cove, implicit with brushed achromatic soil and unsocial serpentine stone formations – so-named for their strange, snake-like pattern. In fact, its distinctive quality has adjacent attracted apical TV sets, specified arsenic the House of Dragon and the humanities play Poldark.

Its name? Kynance Cove, and successful 2024 it landed a spot successful The World’s 50 Best Beaches. Located successful the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall – the portion of Britain lying farthest southbound – it is protected nether the National Trust, which means that efforts are being made to conserve its earthy quality and ecology, portion besides keeping it harmless and accessible to the public.

The country has a affluent past of attracting admirers. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were distinguished tourists to the area, arsenic was the famed writer Alfred Tennyson, who aboriginal described the oversea astatine Kynance arsenic the “glorious grass-green monsters of waves”. The serpentine rocks disagree successful colour betwixt reddish and greenish and it besides contains a stunning earthy stone passageway cleanable for taking photos.

The formation offers much than conscionable ocular wonder, too. You tin besides entree the celebrated Lizard coastal walk, which takes explorers on 7 miles of dazzling cliffside views. Or, if that sounds somewhat excessively long, during July, August and September determination is simply a escaped leisurely walks service, wherever volunteers instrumentality you on 3 to 4 miles of coast.

It’s besides good facilitated, with toilets located successful some the carpark and the beach. There is besides the Kynance Cove Cafe located connected the beach, unfastened each year, which serves coffees, sandwiches, baguettes and hotdogs – arsenic good arsenic Cornish staples similar lukewarm scones with clotted cream. Plus, it’s canine friendly.

One TripAdvisor reviewer wrote: “We were successful Cornwall for the week and it was recommended by friends that we sojourn present and I americium truthful so truthful pleased we did. Kynance Cove is by acold 1 of the astir beauteous places I person visited, the walks, the geography, the beaches and the h2o are perfectly stunning.”

As for erstwhile you should visit, according to the National Trust website, the cove tin get rather engaged from July to September. However, precocious September and October tin beryllium pleasant times to instrumentality a trip, arsenic tin aboriginal summertime erstwhile the upwind begins to vigor up. There are besides plentifulness of hotels and guesthouses to enactment successful astir the region, with adjacent rooms going for arsenic small arsenic £59 per night.

If you are travelling by road, the National Trust advises: “Take the A3083 southbound towards The Lizard from Helston. Keep driving until approx 1/2 mile from Lizard Village, Kynance motion posted connected the close manus broadside (look for brownish sign).” Parking costs betwixt £2 to £10 depending connected however agelong you stay.

Alternatively, you tin besides scope the cove by walking 2.5 miles from Lizard Point, oregon by taking the First Bus way 34, which volition driblet you astatine the adjacent by Lizard Village.