Nanjizal (or Mill Bay) is a beach and cove situated one mile to the south-east of Land's End, Cornwall, UK. Nanjizal has no direct access via road and is usually reached via the South West Coast Path by walking from Land's End, and so is often very quiet. Nanjizal is also a noted bird watching location.
Nanjizal can vary from a beautiful sandy beach to a stony cove—all at the whim of the sea. It faces due west out to the Atlantic. To the south is the 'Song of the Sea', where the sea has worn through a narrow passageway from the cove to the ocean. Inside the cove are large rockpools with many types of sea anemones and seaweeds, although the rocks are very slippery and the cove dark and damp. Several of the rocks appear to be covered with a purple substance. To the north is a distinctive rock close to the cliff known as the 'Diamond Horse'. There are also a number of other caves further round the beach.
The Doctor Who episode "The Smugglers" was filmed here on 19 Jun 1966; in it "The TARDIS" materialises on a beach.
The wreck of the steam ship The City of Cardiff lies at the foot of the cliffs towards Lands End. It was wrecked on 21 March 1912 and the skeleton can be seen at low tide.[1]
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