Newquay was originally a fishing port of Towan Bilstra before the new quay was built in the fifteenth century. Among other things the quay was used for the import and export of mined ore and coal and for many years the main industry was fishing for pilchards and salting. Although pilchard fishing died out years ago this fishing town still has a working harbour, although it’s hard against the big swells of the Atlantic, they still manage to get out when the weather is good.
Porthoustock Beach is located in West Cornwall Situated in the east side of the Lizard Peninsula a couple of miles from St Keverne. High tide sees the beach become a consistent pebbly beach with quarry workings either end. At the back of the beach is car parking looking through to what people would describe as a small fishing cove with a small fleet of fishing boats that still work the beach here. Low tide the beach drops and shows a tiny area of sand making that the prime spot to build sand castles.
St Agnes Rockpool is located in North Cornwall situated in St Agnes town. This sleepy seaside town was a popular mining town in the 18th and 19th century and is still a popular town to this date for surfing and hiking lovers.
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