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INFORMATION TOURISM Paris Millennium Rooms, The Square, St Mawes, , TR2 5AG. Tel 01326 270440

Walk on the WILDSIDE JO VAUGHAN TAKES A PAUSE IN ST MAWES AND GETS HER CLAWS INTO A SIX-MILE WALK IN THE CORNISH COUNTRYSIDE

HE SMALL fishing village of St from the campsite leaves every two another excellent day out if you’ve time Mawes in Cornwall is a true centre hours from Monday to Saturday, and to enjoy it. T for marine activity, with a bustling costs £1.70 per person for a one-way The ferry lands at different locations harbour where the daily catch is brought ticket. I’m afraid the boat to Place also depending on whether the tide is high or ashore. A beautiful castle, run by English costs – £3 to be precise – but it’s always low, but just follow the signs to the quay Heritage, is its centrepiece, but there are fun to take to the water! Ferries leave (which is only 200 metres away) if you’re also many stunning walks and fantastic every half-an-hour or on demand (except not already landed there. There may be yet coastal views to be enjoyed. at low tide), but if you have to wait there another drain in your funds during the ❖ Starting from the Club’s Merrose are plenty of places to get a bite to eat walk – a stop at Curgurrel Farm’s shop, Farm site, this is a slightly unusual walk as before all your exertion. We tried the which sells a variety of seafood including it not only relies on a 25-minute bus ride excellent Rising Sun pub. Don’t get on crabs, scallops, monkfish and Dover sole – to St Mawes, but also involves a scenic the wrong ferry though, otherwise you’ll to name but a few. So that’ll be dinner boat trip to our starting point. The bus end up at Falmouth, although this is sorted out then…

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■ St Mawes Castle, Castle Drive, St Mawes, Truro TR2 5DE. Tel 01326 NEAREST CLUB SITE: Merrose Farm, 270526 or see english-heritage.org.uk/stmawes. Open all year , Truro TR2 5EL. from 10am. Cost: adults, £4; children, £2; concessions, £3.20. Free Tel 01872 580380. for English Heritage members. Disabled access: only to the main Open: 14 March to 10 November entrance floor, although impacted gravel paths and small grass DISTANCE: 6 miles/9.6km (allow 41/2 slopes are throughout the gardens. One of Henry VIII’s coastal hours including the bus and ferry) fortresses, this well-preserved castle was built to counter invasion TERRAIN: Mostly coastal path, some threats from France and Spain beach walking ■ National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Discovery Quay, Falmouth NUMBER OF STILES: 8 TR11 3QY. Tel 01326 313388 or see nmmc.co.uk. Open from 10am-5pm every day. Cost: adults, £7.95; ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT: Ordnance seniors (over 60s), £6.25; children (6-15 years), £5.25. Family tickets available. Full disabled access. With Survey Explorer 105 – Falmouth & glorious views over the estuary, the museum has attractions that will appeal to all ages. These include story Mevagissey, Truro and St Mawes galleries, shop, reconstructions and family activities during the holidays LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: ■ Falmouth Art Gallery, Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth TR11 2RT. Tel 01326 313863 or see Moderate/strenuous falmouthartgallery.com. Open: Mon-Sat from 10am-5pm. Free. Full disabled access via Webber Street. REFRESHMENTS: Various available in Renovated with help from the National Heritage Lottery Fund, the Gallery offers seasonal exhibitions as Portscatho well as a permanent collection TOILETS: In Portscatho

stone stile and fork left (signposted village the road fades out into a footpath DIRECTIONS ‘’). At the tarmac road (just past once again. Continue along the coast Leave the campsite via the main Bohurrow Farmhouse), head straight on. path and down the steep steps onto 1entrance and walk up to the main road. At the T-junction turn right, then Porthcurnick Beach. Cross over and wait for the bus, which 5 almost immediately take the footpath Go up the ramp at the end of the needs to be flagged down. on the left, over a stile (signposted 8beach, then turn right (signposted From the quay in St Mawes take the ‘Porthbeor Beach’). Then turn left to ‘Pendower Beach 21/2 miles’). Then go 2 small passenger ferry to Place. follow the coast path (yellow arrow sign). through a gate, over two stone stiles and If it is low tide the tiny ferry will land a Continue through a wooden gate. through another gate before heading 3short distance from the quay – walk 6 Go over a stone stile. Continue past down some steps to Porthbean Beach. along the jetty and up the steps. Go Killigerran Head and through a lifting Continue along the beach and clamber through the kissing gate and follow the gate. Go through a wooden gate and past 9over two rocky sections before going sign ‘Coast Path (Place Quay 200 The Wreck Post. Continue following the up a set of stone steps on your left. Go metres)’. At high tide the ferry will land at yellow arrow (signposted ‘Portscatho over a bridge and a stile. Place Quay itself, so just follow the 2m’), then through two gates. Cross a Turn left, signposted ‘Curgurrell’. signpost marked ‘Public Footpath – stone stile, then continue ahead through 10 Go through a gate, then over a Bohortha 1/4 mile’ (this means passing two more gates. stile. Continue past Curgurrell Farm and through a kissing gate if you land at Continue into Portscatho. Pass the its farm shop. At the road continue the quay). 7 quay and turn right just before the straight ahead. Then at the main road Go through a kissing gate and up the Plume of Feathers pub. Continue turn right and you will see the entrance 4 hill to a second kissing gate. Go over a along North Parade. At the end of the to the campsite.

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