Surrounded by the ocean on all sides but one and situated conveniently close to the English Channel, Cornwall was a prime smuggling location. We discover some of the best places to swim here that were also once used for smuggling.

During one of the choir services a beautiful mermaid called Morvehen hears Matthew’s pure voice and is captivated by his song. Once the sermon ends; Morvehen can’t resist enticing Matthew to join her for a swim at Zennor cove and legend has it that he never returned. But if you stand looking out to sea at Zennor cove on a warm summer’s evening you may well hear the sound of Matthew and Morvehen’s singing emanate from beneath the waves.

As we explore Cornwall’s coastline searching for wild swimming locations, we stumble across all manner of things. When we saw our first shipwreck, the RMS Mulheim, we were equally enthralled and bemused as to how such a big cargo ship could have strayed so disastrously from its intended path.