Three tidal pools in Cornwall have been named among the most beautiful to visit in the UK.

Trevone Bay, Chapel Rock and Bude Sea Pool were featured in the article from CN Traveller, which was created by writer Freya Bromley.

Tidal pools as a subject helped her overcome a personal tragedy after her younger brother, Tom, died of bone cancer in 2016.

She explained: "I needed to dip my toes into my emotions – anger, regret, guilt and confusion – without being swept away, so I travelled to every tidal pool in Britain and wrote about my adventure in The Tidal Year.

"My hope was that cold water could be a natural antidote to loss, and “fix” me. I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I did find people who shared my passion, many of whom were also searching for something in the chilly water."

Overall, Bromley found tidal pools to be "symbols of community, resilience and hope" which helped her create a list detailing the most beautiful in the UK.

For clarification, a tidal pool is a natural seawater pool filled by the tide with a manmade element, such as metal steps or a concrete boundary.

The full list of the most beautiful tidal pools in the UK can be found on the CN Traveller website here.

What was said about the Cornwall tidal pools?

Trevone Bay

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Trevone Bay may be recognisable to some as it featured in the BBC adaptation of Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers.

It can be reached Trevone village via a sauna hut and "a cliff path speckled with Cornish wild flowers such as pink sea thrift and purple pincushions".

Bromley added: "Timing is everything when visiting Trevone Bay, just across the peninsula from Padstow.

"This calm spot among the rocks, known as Rocky Beach, is only accessible for a few hours on either side of low tide. Its surrounding slippery slate slabs lend an air of wild adventure." 

Chapel Rock

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Chapel Rock looks over a "vast expanse of golden sand" at low tide, with waves having whittled "this once-large granite outcrop" on Perranporth beach, south of Newquay.

Bromley continues: "The chapel that gave it its name is no longer perched there, but a concealed rock pool still fills the top, the clouds reflected on its sedate surface.

"The pool, which featured on popular postcards in the 1960s, is now marked by the Cornish flag, the banner of St Piran, and the steep scramble to access it at low tide feels like the stuff of legends and pirates."

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Bude Sea Pool 

Bude Sea Pool was opened back in 1930 to provide safe cold-water swimming and is still free of charge to use to this day.

Bromley adds: "Its design leverages the natural coastline: the cliffs act as a shelter and the walls stand lower than the high-water line to refresh the pool without pumps or power.

"It’s a great place to watch the waves in safety."