Cornwall Life – October 2019

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THE PRIZE
Not only will you earn the
coveted title of South
West Coast Path
Photographer of the Year,
but thanks to Beach
Retreats you’ll also win
£500 towards a luxury
holiday in Cornwall.
There are also three Nikon
School photography
course vouchers up for
grabs that will be awarded
to the overall winner and
two lucky runners-up.
“We love celebrating
the breath-taking Cornish
coastline through
photography,” says
Andy Easton from Beach
Retreats. “We are so
excited to be supporting
the search for the 2019
South West Coast Path
Photographer of the Year
and can’t wait to welcome
the winner to one of
our luxury self-catering
properties on the trail.”
For more information
and to enter, visit
southwestcoastpath.org.uk/
photographer-of-the-year
WA L K
The Walk

1. From the layby below
   Halgabron on the Boscastle road
   walk a short distance towards
   Tintagel. Turn left on the small
   road to Halgabron and follow it
   steeply uphill past the houses.


2. Take the footpath on the left,
   shortly after the houses, and
   follow it through the fields and
   on along St Nectan’s Glen. Fork
   right in the valley to climb to St
   Nectan’s Kieve.


3. At the top of the steps turn
   left to take the track over the hill
   towards the coast, following it
   downhill to Trethevy.


4. In Trethevy take the lane to the
   right and walk to the road.


5. On the road turn right to
   pick up the footpath opposite to
   Trevalga.


6. In Trevalga bear left and then
   turn left on the road. When it
   splits into two lanes take the
   right-hand fork.


7. Turn left on the South West
   Coast Path and follow it past
   Ladies Window and on along
   Trevalga Cliff, where the quarry
   workings sound like windchimes
   as you walk on them.


8. Descending steeply to Rocky
   Valley, leave the coast path to
   turn left and walk up through the
   valley back to the road at the start
   of the walk.

The South West Coast Path

is an absolute haven for

photographers and the charity

are looking for photographers

to celebrate its rich and

varied diversity. From craggy

rocks and rolling hills to sultry

sunsets and crashing waves,

mother nature provides a

bounty of subject material.

But you needn’t focus only

on the stunning views. This

competition is open to all types

of photos, so if you’d rather turn

your lens to something other

than the natural landscape, go

right ahead. In the past, the

SWCPA has received some

incredible entries that show

other aspects of life on the

Coast Path such as wildlife,

coastal towns and villages,

urban cityscapes and inspiring

shots of people hiking the Path.

For more information

and to enter, visit http://www.

southwestcoastpath.org.uk/

photographer-of-the-year

What are they looking for?

Love on Trevone Bay near Padstow

Photographer: Alex Stevenson

Storm at Porthleven

Photographer: Lloyd WA Cosway

Wheal Owles, Botallack

Photographer: Colin Boucher