Beaches · South West England
Vinegar Cove
Vinegar Cove — Beach (pebblestone).
Trevor Rickard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Vinegar Cove is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency. Postcode area EX23.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Duckpool to Furzey Cove SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Vinegar Joe were an English Blues rock band, formed in 1971 in London. They released three albums on Island Records, but were best known for their live shows and launching the solo careers of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Vinegar Joe evolved out of Dada, a 12-piece Stax Records-influenced, jazz/blues rock fusion band. Dada released one eponymous album in 1970, with a line-up including vocalist Elkie Brooks and guitarist Pete Gage. Singer Robert Palmer, formerly with the Alan Bown Set, joined after the album had been recorded. Dada were signed by Ahmet Ertegun for Atlantic Records. After their US tour, Ahmet sub-licensed them to Chris Blackwell of Island Records for the UK and rest of the world, with instructions to reduce the line-up to form Vinegar Joe in 1971, adding keyboard player Dave Thompson, but the band was still without a drummer. Phil Collins had unsuccessfully applied for the job. Conrad Isidore…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8442, -4.5566
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Bude-Stratton
- Postcode
- EX23 9ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- osm: n9660751022 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Vinegar Joe (band) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vinegar Cove?
- Vinegar Cove is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX23 9ED), in the parish of Bude-Stratton.
- Is Vinegar Cove a protected site?
- Yes — Vinegar Cove is part of the Duckpool to Furzey Cove SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Vinegar Cove free to visit?
- Yes, Vinegar Cove is free to enter.
- How do I get to Vinegar Cove?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX23 9ED. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.