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Whitsands Bay

Whitsands Bay, stretching from Rame Head to Looe is one of the great Cornish seascapes. Rugged two hundred foot high cliffs overlooking miles of sandy beaches provide an ideal setting for surfer’s, sailors, walkers, and divers.

Towards Rame Head.

Towards Rame Head.

It’s very setting however, open as it is to the south westerly gales, mean that over the years, it has become a magnet for shipwrecks. The last one, the Kodima (2002) almost choked the bay with her cargo of timber planks.

The View

The View

When you have finished your walks you can go to The View which is a great little restaurant/cafe serving great food and drink overlooking the Bay. On a good day this doesn’t get much better.

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Comments

  1. ray says

    May 24, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    the trouble is the view is rarely open.

  2. Peter Mitchell says

    May 27, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    At the moment it is undergoing some extensions. might be finished this summer.

  3. ray says

    November 3, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    the view is also very expensive,and you could get a better meal reasonably priced in millbrook village.

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Submerged Books and DVDs

The Wreckers Guide To South West Devon Part 1
The Wrecker's Guide To South West Devon Part 1
The Wreckers Guide To South West Devon Part 2
The Wrecker's Guide To South West Devon Part 2
Plymouth Breakwater Book
The Plymouth Breakwater Book
The Plymouth Breakwater DVD
The Plymouth Breakwater DVD
Shooting Magic DVD
Shooting Magic DVD
Devon Shipwrecks DVD
Devon Shipwrecks DVD
The Silent Menace DVD
The Silent Menace DVD
The Tragedy Of The HMS Dasher DVD
The Tragedy Of the The HMS Dasher DVD
Missing  DVD
Missing: The Story Of The A7 Submarine DVD
HMS Royal Oak DVD
HMS Royal Oak DVD
Bombs And Bullets DVD
Bombs And Bullets DVD
Bay Watch DVD
Bay Watch DVD

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  • The Treasure Divers – Kendall McDonald
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  • The Wreck Hunters – Kendal McDonald
  • Sea Diver – Marion Clayton Link
  • The Other Titanic – Simon Martin
  • Falco,chief diver of the Calypso – Falco & Diole
  • World without Sun – J.Y.Cousteau
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