Walking the Rame Peninsula - Inspiration for the Rame Head Collection

Walking The Rame Peninsula - Inspiration For The Rame Head Collection

Hello from Rame Head! Living in Cornwall definitely has its benefits! Yes, we are miles away from big cities and major airports but being able to step outside your front door and enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery in the world (ok..I'm biased), is just one of the things I love about living here.   All of my drawings, my collections, are inspired by the landscape that surrounds the studio. My first ever collection, The Rame Head Collection came from countless walks in and around Whitsand Bay, a little bit of Cornwall often forgotten, its steep cliffs dotted with chalets, which were once retreats for Plymouth people during wartime, and are now permanent homes to locals with some available as holiday rentals!

The amazing golden beach stretches out before you, with Tregantle at one end and Polhawn at the other.....to the left of Polhawn sits Rame Head. This whole coastline is part of the Cornish footpath and is well trodden by locals and visitors alike. Climbing down the cliff, arduous in places, is well worth the effort for a day on the beach...where sometimes, in the quieter months, there is only a seagull or two for company! My children have been climbing the cliff since they were babies....urged on by the sight of the sea, sandcastle making and a swim. The journey home, back up the cliff required more encouragement, tired at the end of a long day, their little legs were spurred on by the idea of jelly beans doled out at every bend in the path! Another steep climb, but, oh, so worth it, is the ascent to the little chapel on Rame Head. Dedicated to St Michael the chapel was first licensed in 1397 and is on the site of a much earlier and ancient, Celtic hermitage. Views from the top are breathtaking and on a clear, calm day you can see for miles....a prominent landmark to sailors and fisherman alike and often the last piece of land they see leaving England and the first they see when returning home....a truly magical place and loved by so many. From Rame Head, you can walk east to Penlee and on to the villages of Kingsand and Cawsand or west, tracing the path along the cliffs of Whitsand Bay. Next to the car park at Rame Head, is home to a volunteer National Coastguard lookout station. If you visit, do pop in and say hello to the people who work there...got to be one of the best working views in the country!! There are so many beautiful walks around this little bit of Cornwall, 'the forgotten corner' and if you haven't already managed a visit, I would really recommend you add it to your 'to do' list. We would love to hear about your favourite Cornish walk.....so please do comment below.....