The Towans — Attraction in Hayle

We walked a short bit of the SW coast path alongside Gwithian Beach to enjoy the Towans - which l think means dunes. The dog is happiest chasing around the dunes and the heathland where rabbits are in abundance, and apparently snakes aren't so rare either (so we were told by a local!). The Towans is always a great walk as there are so many paths down to, or alongside, the beach. We have spent about 2 hours daily enjoying the experiences which differ every time, whether humid, misty, damp or a mixture of all the above - typical Cornish weather. Pampas grows in isolated clumps and spikey bushes more often seen in the Mediterranean enjoy this unique microclimate - and gives good waypoints to show us we are on the right track to get back to our lodge - a static caravan by any other name! Even in early October the temperature has been pushing 20°C, unheard in Oct for "mainland UK" I have never seen our dog eat and sleep so well, must be all that sea air, and plenty of exercise - we're hitting neatly 20,000 steps a day, so she must be doing at least double that. All good healthy stuff and exactly why we love the...

I went to The Towans while on holiday. I decided to take myself off for a walk and began heading towards the beach finding myself In #TheTowans with my family. It's a great place to walk but if you have mobility issues plan you route very carefully. I did not and struggled with arthritis in my knee but I guess I still made it round. The great reward at the end was getting down onto the beach itself and taking in the beautiful coast line. I wanted to walk all the way down but the kids where getting sleepy so had to head back. If you are a budding photographer then you could not ask for a better scene for this. Make sure you have plenty of battery's and good...

'The Towans' (Cornish for Dunes) is made up of a large collection of seperate Towans. The area consists of acres of giant sand dunes mostly covered with grass. Amongst the dunes at Upton Towans are the remains of the 'Dynamite Works' which was built there for safety reasons, to provide the mining industry with explosives and later cordite for WW1. A few buildings and part of a narrow guage rail track can still be seen. The dunes lead onto the beautiful beaches of St Ives bay but care must be taken getting to the beach as storms have washed away a lot of the sloping edges to leave 5 metre drops, always follow the...