Porthleven, Cornwall

Porthleven has a habit of making the news in winter. When Atlantic storms roll in, waves break clean over the clock tower at the harbour mouth, and photographers gather on the quay to wait for the one that climbs highest. Come summer, it’s all pasties and pints and boats nodding on the tide, and it’s hard to believe the sea ever loses its temper here.

South of town, the Lizard Peninsula runs down to the southernmost point of mainland Britain, and the coast path is where the light really goes to work. The trick is knowing where to stand, and when, because Kynance Cove’s turquoise water and sea stacks can look like a different place by teatime.

VoiceMap’s self-guided audio tours walk you there with a professional photographer in your ear, past the old lifeboat station at Polpeor Cove and out towards Asparagus Island, sharing vantage points and the best hours to shoot whether you’re carrying a camera or just your phone. If the tide or a cream tea holds you up, simply hit pause.