If you haven’t been to Kynance Cove but think you recognise it, it could be that you’re a fan of classic television drama. The bay on the western side of the Lizard Peninsula has served as Nampara in the more recent Poldark series, and appeared in popular televised productions of The Return of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
Where is Kynance Cove?
Kynance Cove is two miles from Lizard Point, mainland Britain's most southerly point, on the Lizard Peninsula.
Can you park near Kynance Cove?
There is a National Trust car park
What's so special about Kynance Cove?
It’s no surprise that directors have been lured here. Kynance Cove’s dramatic jumble of stacks and miniature islands – some topped with emerald-green grass – look as though an angry giant has run amok on the coastline. Add in a cloth of stunning white sand and a rolling sea and you’ve got yourself a scene that will look spectacular no matter what angle you frame it.
At low tide, you can clamber around the stacks and explore mysterious caves with quaint names, such as The Drawing Room and The Ladies Bathing Pool. Just remember, if you venture around the cove,
don’t get caught out by the swiftness of the incoming tide (there are no lifeguards).
A few miles along the coast is Britain’s most southerly tip. A dramatic finger of land poking out from Lizard Point with a cluster of buildings clinging to its slender ridge, it has made many a photographer happy.
Also nearby: Lizard Point Lighthouse is crammed with interactive displays and interesting historical knick-knacks.
Is there a cafe?
Yes there is a cafe at Kynance Cove
