The Rame Peninsula is steeped in a history too great to detail here - from the iron age fort at Rame Head with its original armaments factory - all flint!, to the three great estates of the Carew-Poles, Edgcumbes and the Eliots at St Germans. In Cawsand Bay an Armada of 700 Spanish Fighting ships waited at anchor until too many of the soldiers were overcome with illness, and they all went home. Kingsand came by its name after King Charles who escaped over the beach to a ship in the bay. Lord Nelson spent time in the villages too.

Perhaps you would like to explore one of the many fine churches - 11th Century Rame Church with no electricity and one of the last remaining hand-pumped organs, or St Germans - Cornwall's Ancient Cathedral. While on the peninsula you will not fail to miss the many 18th Century military forts (Palmerston's Follies) built to keep the French at bay. All surrounded by the sea, with its stories of shipwrecks and smuggling - which still goes on today.

Set off from Cremyll - the ancient entry point into Cornwall - and follow the Cornish Coastal path through Edgcumbe Park to the old fishing villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, and on to Rame Head, through the bluebell carpeted woods of Penlee, or stop off at one of the many pubs and restaurants for lunch.

Spend the afternoon on Cawsand Beach - if you're feeling energetic hire a canoe, sailing boat or sailboard. Cawsand, with its safe waters plays host to the National Hobie Catamaran championships, and the Cornish Gig Regatta. If you're feeling optimistic, why not find one of the great fishing points from the rocks or beaches and pluck a gleaming silver sea-bass from the sea, or maybe a flat fish out of Millbrook Creek - just perfect for dinner. Just around the corner from Rame Head, is the fabulous 4 mile stretch of sandy beaches that make Whitsand Bay the perfect base for a seaside holiday. Don't worry about crowds - you won't find them here!