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Coverack
A picturesque little fishing village situated in the heart
of the beautiful Lizard Peninsula.
The village is quite small with very little
accommodation in Coverack. The self
catering in Coverack tends to be little cottages that have
been bought as second homes and are let out when the owners
don’t wish to use them.
Like so many little old
fishing villages in Cornwall, life seems
to generate from the harbour. This faces due west and is
sheltered from the prevailing wind but can get very rough on
Easterly or South Easterly gales. The harbour wall, built in
1724 is a favourite spot for fishing, favoured species
being, Pollack, bass, wrass and mackerel. Swimming off the
harbour is also very popular, it is safe with no strong
currents or tides to worry about.
Fishing trips with local boats are also
available. The harbour is home to around 40 local boats.
Around the harbour frontage local services include:
A general store, open 8.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m daily, 8.00 a.m
to 5.00 p.m on Sundays. Sells everything from beach goods to
the Sunday joint.
A Post Office offering all the usual post office services
and some not so usual including foreign currency, banking,
mobile phone top-ups, car insurance, flowers and stationery.
Opens daily 9.00 a.m – 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m,
half day closing on Tuesdays.
The Seine Loft, selling clothing, footwear, gifts, fishing
tackle.
The Old Mill Shop, with unusual gifts, pottery and crafts
Two local restaurants/bar/café.
Coverack is also a centre for wind surfing, sailing and with
the famous Manacle rocks close by, diving.
The Manacles are truly notorious, a
graveyard for numerous ships. One can see why, the rocks
stretch out to sea for 1 ˝ miles, and prior to navigation
aids they were a real hazard. One of the worst wrecks was
that of the 7000 ton luxury liner ‘Mohegan’.
She hit the rocks at full speed and the 14th, October, 1898,
she sank in 10 minutes, 44 people were rescued out of 157.
Over the centuries there have been over 100 wrecks drowning
well over 1000 people.
For those visitors to Cornwall who enjoy walking, Coverack
would be difficult to beat. There are many walking
opportunities either along the coast or inland taking in
some of the wonderful countryside. The
Cornish Coastal Path runs right through
the village.
Local walks from the village:
From Coverack going east:
Leave your car in the north corner car park. Follow the lane
going past the bus shelter and a few houses. Bear right to
follow the coastal path along the low cliff edge to Lowland
Point. Here there is a lovely grassy area where seals can
sometimes be seen sun bathing on the rocks. From Lowland
Point, continue along the path around Dean Quarry. Once past
the quarry follow the path to
Godrevy Beach and then inland to
Roseneithon. From here you can venture into the popular
‘Roskilly Croust House’, enjoy home made ice cream or some
other delicious snack. Having put on a few pounds in weight
you can work it off by taking a nice easy walk back across
the fields to ‘Trevalsoe’, linking up with the path near
north corner.
Going west:
Go up school hill and after the school, head left along the
private road towards ‘Chynhalls Point’. On reaching the
first of the houses ensure you go to the right. This will
take you to the south, along Chynhalls Cliff to Black Head.
The path here turns sharply west going past beautiful
‘Lankidden Cove’, and along to Kennack Sands, (Seasonal café
and toilets).
Allow a good part of the day for this walk, just relax and
perhaps take a picnic.
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