Port Gaverne


Down a little hill to the east of Port Isaac, this tiny inlet was once used as a port for exporting slate from the nearby quarry at Delabole. Nowadays it's just a pretty cove, with a small expanse of pebbly sand and rock pools to investigate at low tide. The wildflowers here in spring are often gorgeous.


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