9 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . Still feeling high on last night’s stunning sunset over the Fal Estuary and our mornings stroll through the gardens of Trebah we drive the 13 miles round the estuary to the little village of Helford. The car park, above the village, is thankfully free for the winter months – no scrabbling for cash or time on my phone trying to work an app. We follow the road down the hill to the quaint village with its whitewashed cottages, thatched roofs and the Shipwright Inn. A little wooden footbridge takes us over the inlet, down to the ferry [...]

6.5 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . After enjoying a Cornish Breakfast at the Greenbank Hotel, overlooking the Falmouth Estuary as the sun pops its head up, we meet friends at the Helford Passage. We leave the car and motor back to Swanpool Beach and are soon ready for today’s coastal stroll. It’s lovely to have company for our walk today – our friends, Sarah and David, and Mr Sunshine 😊. We find the coast path behind the Hooked on the Rocks seafood restaurant – one to come back to someday. The path climbs away from Swanpool Beach, where we take the little detour [...]

4 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . We’ve wended our “long” way from home this morning, arriving tired but chuffed in time for afternoon cream tea at The Greenbank Hotel – our home for a couple of nights. Falmouth is a familiar seaside town, having taken the short hop, back in July, over here from St. Mawes on what felt like the choppiest day of the year. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and there is a vivid rainbow over the river - St. Mawes as clear as day on the other side of the estuary. Full of warm scones, jam and [...]

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11 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . It’s a short bus ride, via Mevagissey, from our campsite to Pentewan Sands then a short walk down through the village to the coast but we struggle to find our way across the water inlet to the main beach and the coast path – the little bridge very well hidden! It’s a beautiful sandy beach but the caravan park dominates– you wouldn’t visit the beach if you weren’t staying. With a distinct lack of signs for the coast path we meander through the static caravans - this is a sister property to where we are staying and couldn’t be [...]

9 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . It’s the night after England’s semi-final at Euro 2020 – so everyone is smiling. The number 24 bus which picks us up right outside our incredible campsite at Heligan takes an hour to get to Par. It goes round the houses, literally, and I feel sick from breathing in my own breath in a face mask. However, the lady’s discussion behind makes up for it - her best comment after coming off the phone to a relative in Australia was “do you think he watched the football before us or after us?” ha-ha… Take a deep breath as at [...]

6.5 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . We’ve driven down to Cornwall early this morning through heavy rain for a week’s holiday. By early afternoon we’ve pitched our tent at Heligan campsite and motored back to Fowey to start walking. It’s four in the afternoon by the time we arrive. It’s funny how Fowey is so familiar after our stay here back in April when the sun shone every day and it was pretty quiet of visitors. We dodge the tourists (ha-ha we’re not tourists) who are queuing outside the chocolate shop and sitting outside cafes and bars; we head straight to the pasty shop to [...]

8 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . We’ve enjoyed a couple of nights in Fowey. A well-earned break yesterday with a trip to the beach and a swim (a bit cold in April), watched Prince Phillips funeral (very moving), then a take away pizza and ice creams (very tasty). The alarm is set early to catch the first ferry across to Polruan, with the buses only running on week days we’ve booked a taxi to take us back to Polperro. The taxi driver is pleased for the business – 2021 hasn’t been good for business and 2020, by all accounts, brought many people to Cornwall who [...]

6 Miles Miles walked since starting. . . We pack our bags and say a sad goodbye to Captain Blake’s Retreat then drive along the coast road back to Looe. The councils of Cornwall are generously offering free parking for this period – thank you very much. Parking up in West Looe we pop briefly over the river to purchase a sun hat in East Looe before following the coast path along the river bank. I’m guessing the west side of the town would be the favoured side to reside, much quieter and some lovely houses set back from the water front. The coast path, at first, [...]