Truro, Newquay and train journey to Cornwall

A friend of mine has recently moved to Cornwall so I took the opportunity to go and explore. As it happens the train journey from London to Truro is one of the most stunning rail journeys imaginable. The train line snakes along parallel to the coast for numerous miles, passing flooded plains, small fishing harbours, tidal walls and an array of other beautiful scenery. I spent a good deal of the trip hanging out of the window of the train with my camera.

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Sea wall from the moving train window

Sunset from train window

Beach at sunrise

The next morning I forced my poor friend Roxy from her sleep to drive me around to chase the early morning light… First stop was a beach I had randomly picked from the map, at first I wasn’t too impressed but I actually really like the ruggedness of this photo and the variety of geographic features as the stream runs into the river and the mist hovers above the horizon.

A boat decays in front of a misty morning on the river Truro

Next stop was on the banks of the River Truro as the sun slowly emerged from the hazy morning, it was a bitterly cold March morning with frost covering the ground.

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