Perranporth Where Did We Stay?

The Endicott family stays at None-go-by Cottage in Perranporth with the Dingle family. Beachways nothing changes, beach huts, bucket and spade, sandcastles, swimsuits, fun and games, deckchairs and is that bodyboarding? Famous early surfers include George Bernard Shaw and Agatha Christie. The three-piece-suit is today less of a beach essential but enjoy the satisfaction of removing sand from toes with a white cotton handkerchief! The sea level shots are delightful.

Both families were from Plymouth and ran butcher shops at Frankfort Gate and in Plymouth Market, HH Endicott and J Dingle and Son. The Endicott collection of films dates from the 1920s to the 1970s. Perranporth is named after the patron saint of Cornwall St Piran and means cove of St Piran. Perran Sands is a long stretch of beach popular with surfers that lies between Ligger Point and Droskyn Point. There are sea caves, a natural bridge called Rock Arch and old mine shafts of the tin mine Wheal Droskyn from where local writer Winston Graham drew inspiration for the Poldark novels. Penhale Sands stretches inland and is a Site of Specific Scientific Interest and home to the silver-studded blue butterfly.