FAMOUS for its island lighthouse, which it is thought inspired Virginia Woolfe's novel 'To the Lighthouse', Godrevy is the stunningly beautiful headland marking the northern tip of St Ives Bay.

The area is managed by the National Trust, so there is an admission fee (around £5 per car for non-members), although the site is a 25 minute walk along the coast path from Sandbank Holidays if you've got the legs for it.

The Lighthouse was built in the middle of the nineteenth century to warn ships of a treacherous offshore 'reef' known as the Stones.

Godrevy Lighthouse was originally manned by three men at a time, but was automated in 1934. The light flashes white/red every ten seconds, with the red sector only being visible in the arc of danger from the reef. The range of the light is around 12 miles.

Due to the protection provided by rocky outcrops and Godrevy Island, the sandy coves running along the headland are calmer than the main beach at Gwithian, and therefore a safer option for young children - although there are no lifeguards here so caution should be exercised. Around the corner, the currents in the channel between the headland and the Island are to be avoided at all costs. 

Mutton Cove, at the northern tip of Godrevy Point, is home to a large colony of grey seals which can often be seen frolicking on the shore.