Kynance Cove is rightly revered as a Cornish gem. Its white sands, turquoise water and serpentine rocks, smoothed by the sea, combine to make it one of the most photographed, filmed and painted beaches in Cornwall. The cove regularly features on lists of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and on a sunny day at low tide, you’ll see why it deserves this accolade. Its name derives from the Cornish kewnans meaning ravine, and a stream cuts through the valley and across the beach. Low tide reveals a series of coves and interconnected caves, with splendid Victorian names such as the Ladies Bathing Pool and the Drawing Room. One rock is named after Prince Albert, who came ashore here with his children in 1846, and the largest island is Asparagus Island, named after the plant which is native and grows wild there.