What’s the single nicest thing about Cornwall self catering? At the end of he day it’s probably quite simple. It’s being near to the sea. And Crantock beach is a genuine gem in the county’s crown.
There is something about a beach that does a person’s soul good. Philosophers have pondered the reason why the sea holds such a powerful attraction for millennia. Some scientists believe it’s because we migrated away from Africa in a time of famine and sea food was our main food source for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. So the sea could be hard-wired into our hereditary make up as a a valuable thing to have nearby. Whatever the reason, shorelines make us feel good. Whether a keen autumn wind is blowing sand against your chilly cheek or you’re lying supine, stunned by the sunshine, being close to the sea gives us a modest but specific ‘high’.