St Bees valley was formed by ancient glaciers and these end in low cliffs by an extensive beach.

These low cliffs provide paragliders with a relatively safe area to practice, and I am told it is a good area for "learner drivers".

The huge variety of shingle on the beach has come from the erosion of the cliff face and is testimony to the distance this material was carried; from both Scotland and the Lakeland fells, and it is replenished by the continual erosion of the cliffs.

At full tide, only the shingle beach is exposed

A view of the path that runs along the cliff.

North end of the beach. This is the more popular end as there is extensive sand once the tide starts ebbing.Tomlin Head is in the background.

A view from Tomlin, along the start of the Coast to Coast path, looking back towards the village. The fells can be seen in the background.

A view of the beach looking south ..............

.......... and north.

Tomlin viewed through one of the groynes on the beach.

A winter sea!

And a calm winter sea.

Spring flowers along the Coast to Coast path.

A few beach views .............

A quiet day on the beach.