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General
Information
Waymarks: Well waymarked throughout generally, but sometimes
recourse to maps will be needed when you are crossing fields or National
Trust properties. Just follow the acorn signposts – except for where
they are missing!!
Duration of tour: 8 days (seven nights)
Grade:
Moderate
Season: April to October.
Starting point of walk : Mevagissey
End of tour: Marazion
Most convenient major city and international airport: London
(Heathrow or Gatwick). National Rail website is www.nationalrail.co.uk
if you want to look at the journey involved.
Breakfast:
in the UK will generally consist of sausage, bacon, eggs etc, cereals
and fruit will also be available.
Special
Dietary Requirements: It
is important for you to tell us if you have any dietary requirements
when you book your holiday so that we can inform everyone that you are
staying with.
Baths/showers:
Many rooms with ensuite/private facilities have a shower rather than a
bath, usually because of limited space. Some hotels/guesthouses may
however have a separate room in the house where a bath is available to
guests.
Single
Supplements: are
payable on most of our tours. The
single supplement guarantees the privacy of your own room, however,
rooms can at times be small and in some places may not enjoy the same
facilities as double/twin rooms.
Luggage:
When staying in hotels, sometimes your
luggage will have been taken to you room awaiting your arrival. However
don’t be surprised if your luggage is waiting for you to take it up to
your room. Please politely ask someone if you need assistance.
Route
Notes: Please
note that 1 set of route notes per room booked is included in the cost
of the holiday. If you require more sets of notes then there is a charge
of £25 per set ordered.
Getting to the Start
Outward journey from London to starting point: By rail throughout
the year there is an excellent service of intercity trains, including
overnight intercity sleepers, from London and Reading to Cornwall.
Direct Intercity trains additionally operate to Cornwall from Bristol,
Birmingham, the North and Scotland. On arrival into St Austell, which is
well connected with the mainline rail service from London, your first
nights accommodation is approx 10 miles from St Austell and we recommend
you take a taxi, alternatively there is a bus service that operates
between St Austell and Mevagissey. There are also long distance National Express buses
from London to St. Austell.
End of Tour
Inward journey to London at end of tour: A short taxi ride from
Marazion to Penzance where you can connect easily with train and coach
connections back to London.
Your Accommodation
Below
is described the normal accommodation that we use on this tour. At the
time of booking please be aware that other places might be used instead
if these choices are full or closed for whatever reason.
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Night 1: Our
first night is spent in Mevagissey, our 4* guesthouse is an elevated house
that has great views to the sea and harbour. Susie your host will make
you more than welcome.
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Night 2: Tonight
we stay in a B&B on the cliff tops beyond
Portloe, a unique shell fishing hamlet on the almost
unknown Roseland peninsular.
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Night 3: Yet
another superb waterside location overlooking the harbour in the pretty
village of St Mawes. Our 4* hotel has eleven rooms offering comfortable accommodation,
many with superb sea views. Wild woodland mushrooms with garlic and
herbs and a tresse of salmon and turbot on saffron rice are samples of
the delicious dinners on offer. The restaurant makes good use of the
areas rich supply of seafood, and you can choose to dine in the
restaurant or from the bar.
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Night 4:
We stay in a 3* guesthouse where your host will make
you more than welcome.
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Night 5: Our
night at the remote southernmost point of Britain will hopefully be
rewarded with an unforgettable sunset, and will certainly offer fine
views of the sea. We stay in an excellent private hotel, close to Lizard
Head; set in its own grounds the hotel has views of the famous Lizard
lighthouse. Most rooms are ensuite and are equipped with tea and coffee
facilities, TV and hairdryers. All have magnificent sea views.
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Night 6: We
stay in a 4* inn by the quayside with old stone flags on the
floor and oak beams and wood paneling in profusion. The bar retains the
ambience of an old fisherman’s pub, and offers friendly service in
traditional surroundings. If you are there on a Saturday there will
often be entertainment as well, so be prepared for a noisy evening. Pubs
in Great Britain are open until 11pm. You can enjoy fine seafood at the
inn or venture along the quay to a famous seafood restaurant.
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Night 7: A
highly commended boutique hotel, with interesting views of the Mount, and of the
bay sweeping around to the very popular resort of Penzance. Why not
really treat yourself at the end of the holiday, the hotel offers a
massage treatment, which has to be, pre-booked its approx £35 an hour or approx
£50 for 1½ hours.
PLEASE
NOTE: It is generally normal practice when staying in hotels that you
check-in on or after 2pm and checkout by 10am the following morning.
Guesthouses/bed & breakfast establishments are normally check-in on
or after 4pm and checkout by 10am. |
Outline
Itinerary
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Day 1 Mevagissey:
Travel to the start point and
enjoy a peaceful evening
next to the coastal path.
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Day 2 Portloe: Walk
to Portloe via Dodman Point and Portholland Cove (Distance: 12 miles /
19.35 km, Ascent 1016m approx. Estimated walking time: 5 hrs, 15mins)
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Day 3 St Mawes: Portloe
to St Mawes: A remote pleasant little yachting harbour at the end of the
Roseland peninsula, which boasts a clover leaf castle built by Henry
VIII in 1542. En route we pass through Veryan noted for its thatched
round houses, and Caerhays Castle, designed by John Nash, and its
beautiful gardens. The tumulus at carne is reputed to be the burial
mound of St Geraint.
(Distance: 13.5 miles / 21.75km to Place ferry. If you walk all
the way to St. Mawes, the total distance is about 14.75 miles / 23.75
km, Ascent 1200m and estimated walking time approx: 5hrs 30 mins).
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Day 4 Porthallow: St
Mawes to Porthallow. The day
starts with a ferry ride over to Falmouth (approx £4.50), the principal
resort of the region. We then follow the coastal path to the impressive
Trebah gardens before following the beautiful Helford River to our pub
lunch stop near the Frenchmans Creek made famous by Daphne Du Maurier.
The ferry will take us across Helford passages to continue our walk to
Nare point and Gillan. Our
suggestion is to walk to Gillan and then take a taxi to Porthallow
otherwise this day can be extremely long. Fantastic scenery throughout
the day. 16.5
miles / 26.5 km (inc ferry distances, and by Gillan Creek stepping
stones). Ascent: 900m, Estimated walk time 6 hours.
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Day 5 Lizard:
Porthallow to The Lizard. You
may wish to make a detour from the coast to St Keverne to view its
pleasant village square and remarkable churchyard where over 400
shipwreck victims of the nearby Manacle Reef are buried. Just beyond the
reef is Coverack, a fine example of a totally unspoiled traditional
fishing village. Distance:
16 miles / 25.75 km. Ascent: 1100m. Estimated time: 6hrs, 40 mins.
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Day 6 Portleven:
The Lizard to Porthleven. Still very much a working harbour,
that is closed by wooden baulks during storms, via the stunningly
beautiful Kynance Cove and the pretty village of Mullion, which is at
the heart of the finest walking country. Distance:
15 miles / 24.15 km Ascent: 870 m. Estimated walking time: 6 hrs
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Day 7 Marazion:
Porthleven
to Marazion. Our final day takes us along some interesting sections of
cliffs, with the remnants of tin mines. There are some beautiful bays
and inlets associated with smuggling and then you will see St. Michael's
Mount emerging around the corner. This old abbey now a manor house has
an ageless appeal and was traditionally linked to Mont St.Michel in
Brittany. Distance: 11 miles /
17.75 km. Ascent: 815m. Estimated walking time: 4 hours
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Day 8: End of tour
after breakfast and a taxi (approx £10.00) will take you to Penzance railway station
for mainline services to London etc.
Included
Bed
& breakfast with ensuite facilities where available.
Luggage transfers from Inn to Inn.
Full route notes and map package.
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