St Merryn in North Cornwall

St Merryn

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St Merryn in North Cornwall

Just a short distance away can be found the dramatic Trevose Head, with it's well kept lighthouse. St. Merryn is located four miles south of Padstow and is within one mile of Harlyn Bay.

This stretch of the north Cornwall coast offers the visitor a choice of seven bays for seven days. The bays are Trevone bay, Harlyn bay ( shown above), Mother Ivy's Bay, Booby's Bay, Constantine Bay, Treyarnon Bay and Porthcothan bay. All these beaches have fine golden sand and plenty of rock pools and other places to explore. The coastline here is ideal for walkers and the views to be had are spectacular. Unfortunately parking in this area as become a bit of an issue, although St Merryn itself still offers free parking, most of the coastal parking places now charge for the privilege, which can be a bit expensive. Nowadays the main income in this locality is from tourism and farming, but in past times smuggling, tin mining and fishing were of more import. St Merryn Airfield, which is now pretty much derelict, lays inland approximately two miles from the village. The airfield opened in 1937 as a civilian airport but was reconstructed in 1940 to serve military purposes. The airfield closed in 1956 and is now disused other than local clubs whom use the space for parachuting and the like.

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