A mile north of Lizard Point, this National Trust–owned inlet is an absolute showstopper at low tide, studded with craggy offshore islands rising out of searingly blue seas that seem almost tropical in color. The cliffs around the cove are rich in serpentine, a red-green rock popular with Victorian trinket makers. It's an impossibly beautiful spot and, when the seas aren't too rough, an exhilarating place to swim. It gets very busy in summer; if you can, arrive before 11am.
Drinks and snacks are available at the ecofriendly beach cafe. The island opposite the cove is called Asparagus Island, as wild asparagus can be foraged here in spring and summer.
