Having travelled down to Cornwall overnight looking forward to a week on the beach we were faced with a dilemma on arrival. The campsite had been closed due to heavy rain and local floods causing the drains to collapse, spilling their contents onto the camping field! We had to decide to try another site locally or head further afield after much deliberation we decided to try our luck locally, being in North Cornwall in early summer, before school hols, we thought we would have a good chance of finding a decent pitch. After a few false starts we were told about Atlantic View by the good people at FriarTucks chippy in St Merryn. Atlantic View is just as the name suggests a site with extensive Atlantic views, basically just a couple of large fields with a shared toilet block and not much else! Campers, caravans and the odd motor home are pitched around the edges of the fields leaving a vast open space in the middle giving a real feeling of space, This was just as well because it had been raining for a week and the ground was very soft, wet and muddy, pitching in the rain is never much fun but typical of cornwall campsites, we were so pleased to find such a beautiful site that we hardly seemed to mind. After a very wet first 2 days the sun came out and stayed out for the rest of the week, so it was time to explore the beach. Just a five minute walk from the Cornish coastal path and a path down to the stunning Porthcothan beach. The beach is actually in 2 parts a small cove and small beach separated from the much larger main beach at high tide, by some rocks. The main beach is a haven for surfers and swimmers alike and a lifeguard is on duty throughout the season.
