As we walked to Mansands we wondered about the name. Maybe something to do with the very muscular, virtually vertical hills which lead down to the shore, or perhaps the man-sized pebbles which clutter the beach. Whatever, it was just us women swimming (with an all-male onshore support team). It felt like a remote part of Scotland, especially with the croft-like cottage overlooking the beach. The sea was flat apart from surprisingly gentle rollers breaking; they looked much fiercer than they actually were. We swam over to the Southern side of the beach where we found caves, before swimming around the headland, through a rather choppy gully, where we got an enticing glimpse of the next deserted beach.
As we walked to Mansands we wondered about the name. Maybe something to do with the very muscular, virtually vertical hills which lead down to the shore, or perhaps the man-sized pebbles which clutter the beach. Whatever, it was just us women swimming (with an all-male onshore support team). It felt like a remote part of Scotland, especially with the croft-like cottage overlooking the beach. The sea was flat apart from surprisingly gentle rollers breaking; they looked much fiercer than they actually were. We swam over to the Southern side of the beach where we found caves, before swimming around the headland, through a rather choppy gully, where we got an enticing glimpse of the next deserted beach. 
