Portwrinkle beach
The beach immediately to the right of the harbour walls at Portwrinkle is known as Hoodny Cove. The top of the beach is greyish sand which gives way to a rock platform containing rockpools as the tide goes out. Overall the beach faces south so it gets the sun all year, but is crescent shaped so the two ends get slightly different morning/evening sunlight. The far (western) end of the beach is more sheltered from prevailing southwesterly winds by the headland and faces southeast into the morning sun.
Circular walks visiting Portwrinkle beach
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3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the beach and tiny harbour of Portwrinkle to the small village of Sheviock, thought to be Cornish for "abounding in strawberries", with a church abounding in mediaeval tombs.
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6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Portwrinkle to Downderry
Portwrinkle to Downderry
6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk around Whitsand Bay to Downderry from Portwrinkle, where the ghost of Silas Finn is said to haunt the cliffs.
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