Kernow Coasteering

Kernow Coasteering Coasteering & climbing adventures in Cornwall. " It's like a metal gear solid mission, but for real!"

High-adrenalin coasteering action based around the Lands End peninsula in the far west of Cornwall, UK.

Man, what a ride that was! Land's End yesterday in top form and definitely enough swell to make it live up to an advance...
30/05/2026

Man, what a ride that was! Land's End yesterday in top form and definitely enough swell to make it live up to an advanced coasteering session.

It was a pleasure to explore this place with a strong crew who were well up to the challenge.

If you're up for an incomparable coasteering experience, exploring with other keen adventurers, get in touch to join us on the next Land's End session.






Cornwall's greatest coasteering adventure is back! This Friday afternoon, we'll be guiding our legendary Advanced Coaste...
27/05/2026

Cornwall's greatest coasteering adventure is back! This Friday afternoon, we'll be guiding our legendary Advanced Coasteering Route around the iconic cliffs of Land's End.

Previous coasteering experience and good swim fitness are ESSENTIAL, but for anyone up to the task, this is an adventure not to be missed. It's a committing adventure beneath steep cliffs, along an amazing stretch of coastline featuring numerous huge sea caves, as well as a large number of sea arches waiting to be explored.

The session commences at 1430 and is available to book on our website. However, please visit the Advanced Coasteering page of our website and make sure it's for you before signing up — any questions, comment below, or get int touch.






Lizard Coasteering Exploration part 2:Here's the remainder of our 7.5 mile coasteering journey on the Lizard a couple of...
08/05/2026

Lizard Coasteering Exploration part 2:

Here's the remainder of our 7.5 mile coasteering journey on the Lizard a couple of days ago. The journey continued as we headed into Lankidden Cove. The central part of the outing was undeniably lovely scenery and had some moderately interesting terrain after the largely boulder strewn intro.

But once we rounded Black Head, the home stretch, it really became a grind — tedious terrain through a place called Ebber rocks, with not a single feature worth mentioning. It felt like a hamster wheel of repeating the same awkward sequence again and again and again. It was a relief to finally round Chynhalls Point and finish up in Coverack.

But, despite all that, it's always nice to get out and see somewhere new. And with that section done, the rest of the Lizard can safely be handled in a single session, from Housel Bay to Poltesco. And once that's complete, bar walking across some beaches, that's a continuous traverse of Cornwall from Pendennis point in Falmouth to Hawkers Cove near Padstow - a total distance of ~150 miles!

Photos descriptions:
1. Cliff jump into a beautiful rockpool. A rockpool that would be the talk of the wild-swimming community...if they could find it!
2. Approaching Lankidden Cove.
3. Possibly Zawn Vinoc?
4. Just incredible colours in this cave....
5...As you can see.
6. A small river makes its way through two consecutive arches, full of luminous orange sponges — cool!
7. A sea arch / collapsed cave near Pedn Boar.
8. Strawberry anemones d**g a fine impression of a pair of b******s. Spotted by Tom, who has a keen eye for such things...
9. The absolute hell of Ebber Rocks. It looks totally innocuous...it isn't.
10. Swimming into Coverack.

Lizard Peninsula Explore part 1:Managed yet another coasteering exploration this week! This time is was back down to the...
07/05/2026

Lizard Peninsula Explore part 1:

Managed yet another coasteering exploration this week! This time is was back down to the Lizard. We managed to tick off the section from Poltesco (a little north of Cadgwith) to Coverack.

Getting down to brass tacks - our route saw us covers 12.17km (7.56 miles) of terrain in 5 hours and 25 minutes. That's ~1.4mph — actually pretty good for coasteering. This was mainly due to the relatively easy-going landscape, lots of time on rock, and less agonisingly long swims. Still, 1.4mph is hardly quick, as even when on rock, it's sow going, picking one's way through the boulders and ledges.

In keeping with the Lizard in general, it wasn't the most exciting terrain, but it's all part of project Cornwall. Nonetheless there were some nice views and the section in the middle wasn't bad.

Photo descriptions:
1. The route according to Strava.
2. Starting out of Poltesco.
3. In no time at all we arrived at Kennack Sands, where I slipped in from of a group of people and tried to pretend I hadn't really bashed my knee! (It's always when people are watching, right?!)
4. One thing the Lizard has in spades in funky geology, due to it being an ophiolite complex (look it up!). Lots of funky blue, green and other unusual coloured veins in the rocks.
5. Compass Cove (maybe?).
6. Some lovely coloured water to jump into here and there.
7. Legit sea arch somewhere near Spernic Cove.
8. Exploring a sea cave next to the sea arch.
9. Goose barnacles are usually found in colonies attached to floating debris. But here is a solitary one living at the back of this sea cave. Are you lonely, Mr. Goose Barnacle?
10. Exiting the cave and journeying on...

To be continued.





The Journey to Sally's Bottom, part 2:See the previous post if you didn't catch that already. But here are the remaining...
03/05/2026

The Journey to Sally's Bottom, part 2:

See the previous post if you didn't catch that already. But here are the remaining snaps from our exploration around Sally's Bottom. From here on in, there are few stretches of the Cornish coast we've explored that pack so much amazing quality into such a small space.

The first photos from this set are all of one cave system, with so many levels, ways in and out, it's almost impossible to say how many caves or sub-caves there are. Suffice to say, it's was AMAZING!

This relatively short section of coast also marked a significant milestone in my quest to explore all of Cornwall at sea level — this was the last bit of coasteering on the north coast between Cape Cornwall and Padstow.

Bar walking across a handful of beaches (Newquay Harbour to Watergate Bay, Perran Sands, and Hawkers Cove to Padstow), I've literally traversed every inch of that stretch of coastline — a stretch of coastline that measures 85 miles along the South West Coast Path.

Photo descriptions:
1. This complex cave had a tiny natural bridge over its lowest level, a level that went straight through the cliff into another huge cave and merged into Sally's Bottom itself. Of course, we had to jump off it (a few times!).
2. sadly I didn't get any photos inside the cave system that really did it justice. But here we are going for the 'send' and timing it just right to squeeze under this passageway into the next cave system.
3. On the waves it fully closed up. There was a pocket in the middle where you had to get to and wait for the next opportunity to get through to the other side. Epic! By the time we had explored the next cave beyond, it had closed up due to the rising tide and you wouldn't have even known it was there.
4. Making the most of the cave system by finding a jump inside the entrance.
5. Exploring the deep cave next door.
6. Room with a view into Sally's Bottom.
7. Sally's Bottom itself.
8. Yet another cave, complete with a through-cave and mine tunnels above.
9. The through-cave led to this HUGE collapsed cave.
10. Exiting another large cave.





The journey to Sally's Bottom, part 1:Making the most of the flat spell we headed out just a few days after out epic Ste...
02/05/2026

The journey to Sally's Bottom, part 1:

Making the most of the flat spell we headed out just a few days after out epic Stepper Point mission to cover another piece of coastline.

This was a much smaller objective, just filling a gap that we left on a route where we had to bail before it got dark. This relatively quick mission (only 3 hours!) saw us close the gap from Porthtowan to the curiously named bay Sally's Bottom.

And my word, did it pack a punch! This relatively short stretch is home to an array of quality sea caves, from the huge, to caves with multiple entrances/exits. But the best part you'll get to see in part 2 of this post, so stick around.

Photo descriptions:
1. Tom and Mille (and I) setting off from Porthtowan.
2. Sea cave #1, it could be a big one...
3. Indeed, what a monster. Like a lot of sea caves in these parts, the cave also continues into a mine (Wheal Tye) at the back.
4. An optional duck-through to access the next cave.
5. It was another huge cave with two side tunnel exits coming off of it.
6. This photo captures what much of the terrain is like on these more remote coasteers: steep ledges under towering cliffs. Impossible to cover quickly, and gruelling mile after mile. Luckily today was just a short one.
7. And of course, there's always those sections where you have to swim and deal with the Atlantic swell — all part of the fun!
8. A huge, complex cave system with multiple levels and ways in and out. It had also clearly been extensively mined by the 'Old Men' and it was difficult to tell where sea cave stopped and mine started.
9. Mille indulging in a tasty little jump.
10. Admiring copper mineral flows in the mine from photo 8.





Here's the remaining photos from the Stepper Point coasteering exploration we completed last Thursday. See the previous ...
26/04/2026

Here's the remaining photos from the Stepper Point coasteering exploration we completed last Thursday. See the previous posts if you didn't get the info about this monster session.

Photo details:
1. Decent cliff jump near Trevone Beach.

2. Sadly I didn't get any decent photos of the largest sea cave we found. But as well as being one of the largest sea caves we've found to date in Cornwall, it had a separate off-shoot, increasing its value to truly off the scale. Equal parts eerie and beautiful, it was one of the best finds of the day.

3. Picture 7 hours of this...although most of it steeper, more slippery, and/or forcing you to swim.

4. Approaching the sea stacks at Gunver Head.

5. An archway through said sea stack.

6. Being giving the firm middle finger by said sea stack.

7. Longcarrow Cove — a wonderfully inaccessible cove, full of arches and incredible alternating layers of sandstone and slate.

8. A promontory at Longcarrow Cove had 4 tunnels in rapid succession. Not something you find very often.

9. Exiting Trevone Round Hole. Probably the best known feature on this route, as you can view it from above. At sea-level, it wouldn't have even made the top ten!

10. 7 hours after starting, we were very glad to reach Trevone Beach.

Thanks for tuning in. Back to radio silence again for now. If you want an adventure in the sea, to know where to find us...😏

So here are some snaps from our epic Stepper Point coasteering mission a couple of days ago.Re-cap, in case you missed t...
25/04/2026

So here are some snaps from our epic Stepper Point coasteering mission a couple of days ago.

Re-cap, in case you missed the previous post: This was a savage 7-hour coasteering mission to fill another big piece of the puzzle of coasteering / sea-level traversing all of Cornwall's 300-mile coastline.

Photo details:
1. Tom finding the first jump of the day, just out of Hawkers Cove.

2. Swimming through channels around giant boulders to explore the first significant discovery...

3. ...This HUGE collapsed cave. An absolute monster of a feature, one which few have likely ever enjoyed from where we were standing.

4. The continuation of the collapsed cave. Put together, one colossal feature.

5. From the huge to the barely big enough for a human. This narrow cave I strongly suspect has never had a human visitor before.

6. Butterhole Beach - an absolutely gorgeous respite from endless swimming and scrambling.

7. A through-cave near the back of Butterhole Beach.

8. Entering another monster cave.

9. A little squeeze was required to reach the back of this cave.

10. Heading back out of the same cave.

Who wants to go on a 7-hour coasteer?So don't all shout at once, but that's just what we did yesterday.In my ongoing que...
24/04/2026

Who wants to go on a 7-hour coasteer?

So don't all shout at once, but that's just what we did yesterday.

In my ongoing quest to traverse all of Cornwall at sea level, this stretch had been identified as being a real beast and we very much expected it to be one of the longest and most gruelling we had ever done. And guess what? We were right!

Whilst we knew that this was going to be a serious undertaking in terms of time/length, we had no idea whatsoever what the quality f the coastline was going to be like. Well, we struck gold, Tom and I both agreed it was among the best sections of Cornish coastline we'd ever done.

This adventure saw us head out of Hawker's Cove in the Camel Estuary, past Stepper Point, before finishing up at Trevone Bay. Strava recorded 9kms of travel, but as we left the phone at the mouths of any caves (to avoid losing the GPS signal), it didn't take into account the additional distance spent in caves.

And that distance was considerable: we explored 22 sea caves, as well as an additional 12 arch/through cave features. Some of these were truly epic, and one is a serious contender for the biggest sea cave we've discovered in Cornwall so far.

Unless you've done this kind of thing for yourself, it's really hard to convey just brutal these long coasteers are. Travelling at less than 1 mile an hour, much of your time is spent carefully traversing slippery rocks and ledges. It simply cannot be done quickly without risking serous injury. Add into that huge amounts of swimming in full coasteering gear, plus all the cave exploration, and hopefully you can get some idea of just why it takes so long.

In terms of amount-of-Cornwall completed, on the north coast I have now almost completed EVERYTHING from Cape Cornwall to Hawkers Cove (basically Padstow). All that remains is finding a day to walk across a couple of long beaches and a couple of hundred metres near Porthtowan we had to bail on to avoid getting benighted one time.

Stay tuned, because over the next couple of days I'll share with you some of the things we found...

The 2026 season has officially begun. As we swing into the main Easter holiday week, we're having to swerve a bit of bad...
04/04/2026

The 2026 season has officially begun. As we swing into the main Easter holiday week, we're having to swerve a bit of bad weather, but we still have plenty of sessions running:

Standard Coasteering at Praa Sands:
Monday at 0900
Thursday at 0930
Saturday at 0930

Beginner Coasteering at Praa Sands:
Thursday at 1300

No coasteering on the Isles of Scilly this week!

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