St Loy Cove is accessed off the B3375 about 5 miles west of Newlyn. There is some very limited parking on the road at the entrance to the woods or up the hill 100 yards or so. Slightly further on the farmer has a field car park and campsite.
The walk down through the woods is beautiful with a profusion of daffodils followed by primroses and bluebells. A small stream is on the right as walk down through and later you cross it by stepping stones and again by a granite bridge.
The cove is a really interesting boulder covered suntrap and so sheltered it is reputed to be the warmest/mildest spot in Britain. The gardens of the houses seem to give evidence to this looking really lush and even tropical. Geologically the area is another which shows the effects of changing sea levels and raised beaches, similar to Cot Valley/Porth Nanven near St Just. If you carefully navigate the coast path over the boulders to your left it takes you into some more woods and along towards Boscawen Point in the distance. Some lovely spots to enjoy the shelter and have a picnic with plenty of photographic opportunities all around you.
The walk down through the woods is beautiful with a profusion of daffodils followed by primroses and bluebells. A small stream is on the right as walk down through and later you cross it by stepping stones and again by a granite bridge.
The cove is a really interesting boulder covered suntrap and so sheltered it is reputed to be the warmest/mildest spot in Britain. The gardens of the houses seem to give evidence to this looking really lush and even tropical. Geologically the area is another which shows the effects of changing sea levels and raised beaches, similar to Cot Valley/Porth Nanven near St Just. If you carefully navigate the coast path over the boulders to your left it takes you into some more woods and along towards Boscawen Point in the distance. Some lovely spots to enjoy the shelter and have a picnic with plenty of photographic opportunities all around you.