Barras Sitting Point

Head to the cliffs above Treyarnon and you'll find Barras Sitting Point - a proper vantage point where the Cornish coast does what it does best: drops away dramatically into turquoise water. It's the sort of place where you plant yourself on the grass with a flask and watch the light change across the bay for an hour without checking your phone once.

What you get here is straightforward but effective: a clifftop platform with unobstructed views down the coast towards Padstow way. The walk in is gentle enough - nothing that'll knacker the kids or send your knees into rebellion. On a clear day, visibility stretches far enough to make the effort worthwhile. On a grey one, it's moody and dramatic in that very Cornish fashion.

Walkers will find it makes a natural stop on coastal path routes between Treyarnon and the surrounding beaches. It's free, it's open whenever you fancy turning up, and you don't need more than thirty minutes unless you're the type to sit and sketch or simply be still for a bit. Bring a packed lunch if the weather's playing ball.

For anyone based at Padstow Holiday Village or Dennis Cove Campsite - both within four miles - this works as an easy morning jaunt before heading down to the beach proper. It's not a destination in itself that'll keep you occupied for a full afternoon, but as part of a wider coastal walk or a quick cliff-fix between other activities, it delivers. No shops, no facilities, no faffing about. Just you and the edge of things.