Praa Sands to Prussia Cove Walk
This walk takes you along a section of the South West Coast Path from Praa Sands to Prussia Cove and Cudden Point on the Cornwall coast.
The walk starts from the car park at Praa Sands where you'll find a wonderful mile long sandy beach. From here you head west along the waymarked footpath to Kenneggy Cliff and beach before coming to Prussia Cove. It's a very pretty area with a series of little coves and several holiday cottages. From here it is a short walk on to Cudden Point a prominent headland, owned by the National Trust. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and includes some interesting geology and some rare butterfly species.
To continue your walking in the area head east from the car park and you can visit Porthleven on the Porthleven to Praa Sands Coastal Walk. The village is another lovely place for a walk with the National Trust's Penrose Estate and the large freshwater lake at Loe Bar major local attractions.
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Photos
Praa Sands
Kenneggy Beach. This beautifully unspoilt beach is accessible only at low tide, either by clambering across the rocks from the west, or via a rather scary piece of rope halfway along! In the distance, on the headland, is the house on Rinsey Head, and, almost on the horizon, the white sands of Gunwalloe Fishing Cove can be seen.
Butterfly at Kenneggy Cove. The Cornish coast path is visited by many different species of butterfly due to the mild springs and hot summers in this region. This photo was taken at the entrance to Kenneggy Cove Holiday Park.
Bessy's Cove. This pretty little cove is part of the general area called Prussia Cove. The beach can be accessed by a steep path below the holiday cottage second from the right. This particular cottage and beach also have a claim to fame, as a film location - in the film "Ladies in Lavender", it was the house the two ladies lived in, and the beach was where they found the stranger washed up on the shore.
Coastguards' Cottages, Prussia Cove. This pretty set of cottages, with an excellent view of Mount's Bay and out to sea, were built to house the Coastguard in an attempt to prevent, or at least make more difficult, the smuggling trade which was rife around this area of West Cornwall. It was only a short distance to scrabble over the rocks down to the cove, which was behind me and to the left as I took this picture. Nowadays it is possible to hire out these cottages as a holiday let (or perhaps do some smuggling of your own !!)
Fishermen's cottages, Prussia Cove. Of course these cottages are long since derelict, but they are still used to store fishing tackle, lobster pots and suchlike. They can be found high above Bessy's Cove, in the Prussia Cove area of the Cornish coast path.
The cove is known for the 18th-century ship-wrecker and smuggler John Carter, also known as the "King of Prussia". Evidence of smuggling can be inferred by the building of the terrace of seven listed cottages overlooking Coule's Cove and Mount's Bay.
Warspite Memorial, Prussia Cove. This is the Warspite Memorial, on the headland between Prussia Cove and Cudden Point. The Warspite, a battleship built in 1913 and the eighth to be given that name, took part in many sea battles in the second world war. She was on her way to be broken up when she ran aground on the rocks, and the memorial marks this spot. The memorial itself is actually wood from the ship itself.
Inland from Cudden Point