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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jonny Weeks

‘It’s more February than August’: holidaymakers sit out storm in Cornwall

Kate Perrett (right) and Tilly Perrett (left) braving the chill on Harbour Sand in St Ives.
Kate Perrett (right) and Tilly Perrett (left) braving the chill on Harbour Sand in St Ives. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Observer

Huddled together in fleece-lined beach robes while other family members play football nearby, Kate and Tilly Perrett look as if they might be regretting taking their summer holiday in St Ives, Cornwall. The wind is nippy, the sky is ominously grey and Kate’s sunglasses haven’t been called into action much all week.

“The weather’s been touch and go every day, but we don’t let it bother us at all, we’re still having fun,” says Kate, with a broad smile.

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