Day 6, 11 Oct 2025
Locornan & Audierne, Brittany
While we were getting ready to go this morning, Meg decided to dig her way to Australia through the sandy bank around the beach – meaning she had to have a wipe down from all the sand on her face! And the beach was being set up for a sand yacht race.
On our way out we passed the start of the race where loads of yachts and people were mingling. It was official with police and ambulance service in attendance.
Our first stop was another pretty village called Lorconan. Many of the stone faced buildings were covered in lichen, confirming their age.
There are plenty of artisan shops to entice you as you walk towards the village’s church and bell tower.
I popped my head in and was surpised to see that the floor consisted of flagstones i.e. large square and oblong pebbles. You had to watch where you walked as it was easy to trip on the uneven surface.
The church is dedicated to St Ronan, and houses his tomb.
Locornan was quite busy with visitors today, I suppose because it was Saturday and warm and sunny.
We wandered around the main roads (of which there are 2 
) looking for a spot for a coffee with outdoor seating. The only place we found in the centre unfortunately was only catering for lunches and not just drinks.
Oh well, not to worry, but, as luck would have it, a restaurant just on the edge of the village was allowing drinks only. We took a table in the sun and relaxed.
As we had only spent an hour here we decided to move on to our next stop – Audierne.
Gareth had picked this one as it was a harbour town and the parking area was next to the river.
The drive was about 30 minutes. It took us about that long again to figure out how to pay the parking charges 
. In the end we abandoned the app and went on to the website, yes, success!
After a quick spot of lunch we took a stroll along the river and crossed the bridge onto the harbour side.
Audierne is still a fishing town with a small fleet of boats moored in the harbour. Lobster pots line part of the fishermans carpark, which Meg was very interested in.
It was still lovely and warm in the sun as we walked around the town looking for, yes you guessed it, a place to sit for a drink.
This time there was lots of choice but none in the sun, and it was quite chilly in the shade 
.
We sat at the end of the harbour for a bit watching a class of kayakers row by before walking back to the centre. Then, eureka, we found a fab little tea shop. When Gareth came out from ordering, he laughed and said that a tea-tasting experience was in progress inside.
He also had bought some of their homemade chocolates, which we are sure won’t make the journey home .
When the tea was served it was accompanied by a sand timer. This was to ensure we infused our selected brew – assam – for the correct amount of time. We are certain the lady thought of us as philistines as we asked for milk .
What a great little spot for people watching we had picked. We even noticed a new parking meter we hadn’t seen before. It was like a bollard, but had a green circle near the top and a timer counting down from 15 minutes. What a great idea. Though how its policed we have no idea.
Back at the van we sat in the last of the day’s sun and watched the river fill back up as the tide came in.
A perfect little day.
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