Visiting Lands End – the west-most point on the English mainland – was an essential part of visiting Cornwall. It was glorious first thing – clear with a bright sun – but the start of the incoming weather could be seen out to the south-west.

I picked up my friend and drove to Sennen Cove, which is a short distance north of Lands End. It has a gorgeous beach complete with lifeguards, and is a short walk along the South West Coastal Path from Lands End. Whilst walking there and back we had the pleasure of seeing some Choughs, a rare type of crow. These birds became extinct in Cornwall in 1973, but in 2001 a few birds came back, three stayed and the quietness during the foot & mouth epidemic of that year let them settle in, and young were fledged in 2002.

The signpost at Lands End said 874 miles to John O’Groats. This must be by road it’s around 590 miles as the crow (or Chough?) flies.

The forecast rain was slowly approaching. We walked back to Sennen Cove, I went for a very brief swim, and as we ate lunch in the car it started raining.

I found it very hard to know when to stop taking photos – I have edited around 100 down to these posted here!