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The shoreline is the best free playground a Cornish family has, and a little kit goes a long way. Our beach and shore essentials are built around curious days out. The Family Crabbing Kit and Seashore Activity Pack and the Kids Crabbing Kit with bucket, line and guide get hands busy, while spotter books like the Usborne Seashore Book, I-Spy at the Seaside and Heritage Seashore Life playing cards turn an ordinary wander into a proper wildlife hunt. Simple, screen-free, and it brings the coast alive for everyone.
Low tide is when the magic happens. For the two hours either side, the sea pulls back and leaves pools full of crabs, shrimps, anemones and starfish. Pack a bucket and net, add sturdy shoes for slippery rocks, and let a spotter book do the teaching as children name what they find. If your group also fancies dangling a line, our crabbing kits pair nicely with a seashore set, and older explorers keen to know what grows on the rocks can read our seaweed foraging guide before gathering anything to take home.
Gentle, sandy beaches with rock pools suit families with younger children, and somewhere like Mawgan Porth has easy parking and plenty to explore at low water. Wherever you head, check the tide times first. Keep watch on water rising around headlands so nobody gets cut off, and put every creature back exactly where you found it. For more screen-free ideas to fill an afternoon, browse our suggestions for fun things to do with kids and make a day of it.
