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Walking Around the Lizard and Roseland Peninsula
  England’s
longest and, many would say, finest trail is the 613 mile long South West
Peninsula Coastal Path from Poole to Minehead, of which almost half is in
Cornwall. Our one week’s walk explores the most scenic and varied part
of the Cornish coast, on either side of Lizard Head, the southern most tip
of mainland Britain.
The great thing about Cornwall is that it enjoys the mildest climate in Britain and one can enjoy walking there both early and late in the year, when other parts of the country are still in winter plumage. On the west coast, battered incessantly by the Atlantic waves, are the precipitous coves of Kynance and Mullion, cut deeply and jaggedly into the dark serpentine rock. Further east, while still rugged, the coast is more sheltered, with picturesque fishing villages such as Cadgwith and Portloe. Between Portloe and the Lizard, the coast is deeply indented by the valleys of the Helford and Fal Rivers, whose steep slopes are clad with dense forest. Helford River was the romantic setting for Daphne du Maurier’s novel ‘Frenchmans Creek’. She loved Cornwall, and so will you!
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Accommodation
7 nights/8 days - Cornwall has long been a favourite holiday
destination because of its beautiful coastline. Among the old fishing villages of
south coast we have found some pleasant accommodation. The sea is never far away, a highlight is the fine fresh seafood at the restaurants and bars of our waterside inns and hotels. Our first nights stop is at
a quiet guesthouse at Mevagissey. Our preferred place is an elevated modern house that overlooks the sea and
harbour. This is however a busy fishing village and alternatives may
have to be used. At
Portloe, a fishing village sandwiched in a cleft in the cliffs, a homely bed and breakfast awaits.
St. Mawes offers a busier location with views into the harbour and across the Roseland peninsula. We stay in a small B&B in
Porthallow, where your hosts will make you very welcome. On the
Lizard Peninsula we stay in a Georgian guesthouse which is located only half a mile from the lighthouse. From the Lizard we continue to
Porthleven where our inn, built of local stone, is right by the fishing harbour. It is an old fisherman’s pub, and the bar is a meeting point for locals to chat about the sea and ships over a pint. The tour ends at
Marazion, where our hotel overlooks the famous pilgrimage island of St. Michaels Mount, linked to the mainland at low tide.
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Notes
Waymarks
The route is along the coastal path, it is well signposted and easy to follow.
Accommodation and Meals
On a bed and breakfast basis in comfortable country inns and guesthouses.
Start and End of Tour
The tour starts at Mevagissey reached by taxi from the mainline rail station at St. Austell (not included, approx
£25).
Alternatively there is a regular bus service. The journey is approx
6 miles. Most convenient major city and airport is London. By train from London Paddington or Reading to St. Austell.
After breakfast on day 8. Taxi or bus from Marazion to Penzance for the rail connections back to London. (Not included). There are regular departures throughout the day.
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