{"id":3513,"date":"2024-10-07T09:18:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2024-12-05T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T09:52:52","slug":"lands-end-07-oct-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/10\/07\/lands-end-07-oct-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Lands End and Sennen Cove (07 Oct 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I picked up my friend and drove to Sennen Cove<\/a>, 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>, a rare type of crow. These birds became extinct in Cornwall in 1973, but in 2001 a few birds came back<\/a>, three stayed and the quietness during the foot & mouth epidemic of that year let them settle in, and young were fledged in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found it very hard to know when to stop taking photos – I have edited around 100 down to these posted here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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