The Paw-fect spot

Ahead of the launch of a new project detailing Cornwall’s top dog friendly spots, Natalie Millar-Partridge shares some of her secret spaces

- Natalie Millar-Partridge

Escape to the Cornish coast, with your canine pal in tow, and experience some of the most breathtaking walking spots – North and South. The coast path is lined with blossoming gorse and boasts miles of sandy beaches, surrounded by captivating sea views.

THE NORTH COAST

The North coast of Cornwall flourishes during the summer months, offering some of the most exhilarating spots to explore with your four-legged friend; a walker’s paradise, boasting sweeping bays and dramatic cliff walks, with uninterrupted sea views for miles. Escape the crowds and discover the rugged beauty of the North Cornish coast.

DAYMER BAY

Daymer Bay boasts enviable views across the Camel Estuary and Atlantic Ocean; perfectly positioned for exploring the South West Coastal Path with its wild, rugged landscape, peppered with sandy beaches and coves. The dramatic rock-face is fused with spectacular beaches, with its huge expanse of low-tidal sands, dramatic sculptural rocks and slated skimming stones, it offers the ideal walk for you and your four-legged friend, with plenty of soft sand to run and play.

Head east from Daymer, and you will find yourself wandering across Greenaway, a pebble beach with many inlets and rock pools at low tide – dogs love to swim in the clear, calm pools, before getting stuck into some tasty seaweed! From here, take the coast path towards Polzeath, one of the most popular surfing meccas of Cornwall. At low tide continue walking around the headland to fashionable Rock, where you can walk the sandy stretches or hop on the foot ferry across to Padstow.

WATERGATE BAY – BEDRUTHAN STEPS