On the Lizard peninsula, Kynance is the Cornwall of paintings: serpentine rock stacks, white sand revealed at low tide and sea that flashes genuinely turquoise on a sunny day. The walk down from the National Trust car park takes ten steep minutes. Time your visit for a falling tide — the beach all but disappears at high water — and reward yourself at the tucked-away café.
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