Set against the curve of the craggy cliffs that punctuate Cornwall’s northern coastline, Polzeath is a glorious sweep of sand that stretches in a golden arc down to the shore.
During the day it’s a surfers’ paradise. Families also love to descend on the Blue Flag beach with their buckets, spades and bodyboards, not leaving until the sun dips or hungry tummies demand.
But when night falls in early July, it has a very different feel.
For there is a tradition that when private schools close (usually a good two to three weeks before state schools), hordes of well-heeled and very well-spoken teens descend on the exclusive holiday homes that pepper this particular stretch of coastline.
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