The Rame Peninsula is often called the ‘Forgotten Corner’ of Cornwall, though we’re just 30 minutes drive from the historic fishing harbour of Looe, a bus or 40 minute drive from Plymouth City Centre or 35 minute drive from Saltash, you have to be looking to find us (or maybe good at exploring/getting lost!).
On the way to the Rame Peninsula you’ll drive through beautiful leafy pastural vistas, open rolling farmland and then all of a sudden the coast stretches out into a vast blue, our surf school is on the eastern stretch of Whitsand Bay, a 5km/3mile stretch of pale sand at low tide that becomes a collection of secret feeling coves each with their own beauty at high tide.
Visitors coming by bus, or just around when the buses drive through, marvel at the amazing Cornish bus drivers navigating our swooping road along the top of the cliff in a double decker! Arriving to the beach via the top deck has to be one of the best bus journeys in Britain.
Our friendly surf school is situated on the beach accessed by a pretty, winding (but well established) path down the cliff – the route even goes past a great cafe aptly called the Clifftop Cafe. For those travelling in smaller cars without room for kit or those who don’t want to transport boards down the cliff you don’t need to worry – we have a range of boards to use ready by the shore so you can concentrate on just packing snacks.
We have a lifeguard service operating seasonally from 10-6pm and all of our surf coaches are qualified surf lifesavers too.
The wider area of the Rame Peninsula has many gems, from amazing food in the cosy pubs of Kingsand and Cawsand, to a cosy gallery and cocktail bar and music venue in the barrack building at Maker Heights. You can choose from street food in the open air with Oskallys, foraging with WilderMe, or delicious fresh seafood in a cosy beach but foodie pub at the Devonport. The options for accommodation in the area are just as varied, camp at Maker Heights, opt for clamping with Tregantle Eco Glampsite, rent a cliffside chalet or stay in the Forgotten Corner Cottages.
Above: Garrison Gallery Barrack Block
The villages are home to artists, musicians, fisherfolk and just plain friendly people who are proud to call the Peninsula home. You’ll find a directory of a lot of the creative goings on by visiting the Maker Heights website by clicking here. Come experience why so many of us never move away from home for too long.