Cornwall

Cornwall, every year

Some things in the family calendar are non-negotiable, and Cornwall is top of the list. Every year we pack up the tents and the boards and head west for surfing and camping.

It’s a tradition that goes back to when Sarah was a small girl, and it has carried on into the next generation: neither of the children has ever missed a year.

Some of the best memories are from our favourite cove. This is where we’ll keep the stories from each trip: the waves, the weather, and whatever went wrong with the tent this time.

More cornwall stories

  • Jake, in a black and green wetsuit, finishes his lunch on the sand while Sarah, hand on hip, talks to Nanny and Grandpa, who sit on a blanket to the right. Surf breaks between two rocky headlands behind them.

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    Our favourite cove

    A sunny afternoon on the little cove we keep coming back to, with Nanny and Grandpa on the blanket.

  • Katie, in a turquoise hoodie, mid-cartwheel on the sand beneath a tall cliff, while Jake stands in the foreground in his black and green wetsuit. Video

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    Cartwheels on the cove

    Katie turns the beach into a gymnastics floor while Jake looks on.