"Nothing stops me when I set my mind to it." Pegleg Bennett, 55, grew up surfing with one leg and has conquered some of the ...

It was glorious weather, we'd been told to stay local, and many got a bit jelly that we had the sea right on our doorstep ...

Wave riding has been a cornerstone of Cornish culture since locals first took to the sea on prone wooden boards (nicknamed ‘coffin lid boards’) in the 1920s. Stand-up surfing arrived by way of ...

Located in Newquay Cornwall, and just 5 miles away from Newquay Holiday Park, Fistral Beach is famous for its sandy shores ...

There’s a Cornish word, mordros, for the relentless sound of the sea. You barely hear it in Falmouth harbour, outside the ...

The poster child of the British coastline, Cornwall, draws swarms of tourists to its shores each summer for good reason. From the golden sands of Summerleaze to Porthcurno and Crantock, the ...

It is easy to forget that the UK is an island due to the dearth of tropical palm trees, white sandy beaches and rays of the ...

Tourists have been warned not to swim at a stunning beach in Cornwall as it may pose “danger to human life”. Visitors to Rock Beach have previously been told to avoid swimming in deep waters ...

Middle England, here’s why you owe surfers a debt of thanks This superb exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall reveals how an apparently marginal activity captured Britain’s ...

Much of the action in Poldark takes place outdoors, against the backdrop of Cornwall’s breathtaking and rugged coastline. Here you can find out a bit more about some of the individual locations ...