Fowey is a small port which still is busy to this day, providing scenic moorings for leisure boats; the harbour is flanked by fourteenth-century blockhouses, one in Fowey and one of the opposite sides of the river in Polruan, from which chains were suspended to close the harbour mouth way back when. You can still visit the Polruan blockhouse but unfortunately, the Fowey blockhouse is closed but there still remains a good view from Fowey. In the second World War, Fowey was the main town for air-sea rescue and also one of the places from which D-Day invasions were launched.
Porthminster Beach is located inbetween Hayle and St Ives, being so close to St Ives this beach can get quite busy during summer time other than that its a great family friendly beach with RNLI Lifeguard patrolling the summertime. Porthminster holds amazing golden sand and without a doubt one of Cornwall’s finest beaches. Backing on to the beach is a sloping grassy hillside with some great facilites for you to use. On a sunny day you can see all the boats leaving St Ives harbour and at very low tide this beach joins up with the Harbour beach in St Ives forming a bigger beach, although if you do this please be careful as the tide can come in quickly.
Little fistral tidal pools are located in North Cornwall situated in Newquay town. This popular seaside town attracts many of Cornwalls visitors being known for its amazing surfing beaches and coastal living.
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