Walks in Cornwall with blackthorn
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2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
Stepper Point and the Doom Bar
Stepper Point and the Doom Bar
2.5 miles/4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk overlooking the infamous Doom Bar - from which the internationally popular beer is named - on which hundreds of vessels were wrecked when attempting to navigate into Padstow harbour and many still lie beneath the sands
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4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
Kennack Sands to Cadgwith
Kennack Sands to Cadgwith
4.5 miles/7.2 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk from Kennack Sands to Cadgwith Cove via the Poltesco valley where during Victorian times waterwheels and steam engines powered an industry producing large decorative pieces of serpentine but has now been recolonised by nature
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5.2 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
Tregantle to Crafthole
Tregantle to Crafthole
5.2 miles/8.3 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk in tributary valleys of the St Germans River and past the Victorian coastal defences overlooking Whitsand Bay, where one of the forts is still in use today.
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5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate
Rosemullion Head
Rosemullion Head
5.8 miles/9.4 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk passing the National Trust's Glendurgan gardens and the equally spectacular submarine gardens of Rosemullion Head where fish dart amongst the brightly-coloured blooms.
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6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate
Praa Sands to Prussia Cove
Praa Sands to Prussia Cove
6 miles/9.7 km - Easy-moderate
A circular walk on Cornwall's Channel coast where horses carried ore, Victorian fishermen built huts and smugglers sailed to France, but before all this Neolithic people settled and worked flints carried down the English Channel from chalk areas during the Ice Age
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
Charlestown to Porthpean
Charlestown to Porthpean
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk between the sheltered cove at Porthpean and the historic port of Charlestown, originally built to export copper, then China Clay, and now used for filming by Hollywood and Poldark.
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2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
Port Quin to Lundy Bay
Port Quin to Lundy Bay
2.9 miles/4.7 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the fishing village of Port Quin to the golden sandy beaches of Epphaven Cove and Lundy Bay with spectacular coastal scenery, via the cliff-edge folly on Doyden Point built as a gambling den.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
Readymoney Cove to Polridmouth
Readymoney Cove to Polridmouth
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk in du Maurier country from Readymoney Cove - where she lived in the 1940s - to Polridmouth, where the shipwreck inspired her book Rebecca.
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3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
Portwrinkle to Sheviock
3.6 miles/5.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk from the beach and tiny harbour of Portwrinkle to the small village of Sheviock, thought to be Cornish for "abounding in strawberries", with a church abounding in mediaeval tombs.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
St Endellion to Port Isaac
St Endellion to Port Isaac
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate
A figure-of-8 walk from St Endellion to Port Isaac, via the estate of the ancient family of Roscarrock, who survived torture on the rack during Tudor times for being Catholic sympathisers, returning to the parish church, dedicated to the daughter of a Celtic king, on the ancient route which itself influenced the fervent adoption of Methodism in Port Isaac.
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3.9 miles/6.3 km - Moderate
Perranuthnoe to Prussia Cove
Perranuthnoe to Prussia Cove
3.9 miles/6.3 km - Moderate
A circular walk along Mount's Bay from the large sandy beach at Perranuthnoe to the smugglers' coves at Prussia Cove, returning across the fields with views over St Michael's Mount.
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4.7 miles/7.6 km - Moderate
Fowey to Polridmouth
Fowey to Polridmouth
4.7 miles/7.6 km - Moderate
A figure-of-eight walk from Readymoney Cove past the Tudor fort and along the coast where Daphne du Maurier lived to Polridmouth, where the shipwreck inspired the end of her book Rebecca, and then along the mediaeval streets of Fowey.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
Charlestown and Carlyon Bay
Charlestown and Carlyon Bay
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk along the Cornish Riviera coastline frequented by royalty in the Roaring 20s, from the ingeniously-designed copper port now popular with film directors for its tall ships
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6.1 miles/9.8 km - Moderate
St Just-in-Roseland to St Mawes
St Just-in-Roseland to St Mawes
6.1 miles/9.8 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the Roseland peninsula to St Mawes from the subtropical gardens of St Just church, along Carrick Roads where Europe's only fishery entirely under sail catch oysters using the traditional methods that have sustained their stocks.
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6.3 miles/10.1 km - Moderate
Helford Passage
Helford Passage
6.3 miles/10.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk on the Helford River, where the mild climate and south-facing slopes allow subtropical plants collected by Victorian expeditions to flourish in the gardens of Glendurgan and Trebah.
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7.4 miles/12.1 km - Moderate
Trevone to Padstow
Trevone to Padstow
7.4 miles/12.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk to Padstow from Trevone beach, which tracks the route taken by sailing ships along the rugged Atlantic coast to the daymark at Stepper Point, past the infamous Doom Bar and the sandbanks of Hawker's, Harbour and St George's coves before finally reaching safe harbour in Padstow.
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3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Isaac
Port Isaac
3.3 miles/5.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
A short circular walk in Doc Martin Country including the pretty fishing village of Port Isaac and the historic beach of Port Gaverne with birds-eye views over the harbour.
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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
Caerhays Castle to Hemmick Beach
Caerhays Castle to Hemmick Beach
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk around Veryan Bay between two sandy beaches from Caerhays Castle where the gardens contain nationally-important collections from the expeditions of Victorian plant hunters
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Polruan to Lantic Bay
Polruan to Lantic Bay
4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along the coast from Polruan to the white sandy beaches of Lantic Bay, returning via Lanteglos Church and along the creek with panoramic views of Fowey.
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4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Crackington Haven to The Strangles
Crackington Haven to The Strangles
4.3 miles/6.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Crackington Haven, with panoramic views of the Shipwreck Coast, to the long, sandy Strangles beach, returning through bluebell woodland along the Ludon river valley.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Millook Haven to Dizzard
Millook Haven to Dizzard
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk through the Millook woodland reserves to the ancient gnarled oak forest of The Dizzard, returning along the coast with panoramic views to Hartland Point, to the chevron-folded cliffs and honeycomb reefs of Millook Haven.
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4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Quin to Port Isaac
Port Quin to Port Isaac
4.8 miles/7.7 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along the rollercoaster path from Port Quin, descending into Port Isaac, with spectacular views of the harbour, via the old houses of Roscarrock Hill including Doc Martin's, one with roof timbers tied on by an anchor chain, and the Sunday School with a bell from a shipwreck.
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5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
Pentewan, Heligan and Mevagissey
Pentewan, Heligan and Mevagissey
5.3 miles/8.5 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Pentewan to Mevagissey via The Lost Gardens of Heligan which were discovered in the 1990s after 7 decades of neglect and what followed The Times described as the garden restoration of the century.
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6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Polkerris, Gribbin Head and Readymoney Cove
Polkerris, Gribbin Head and Readymoney Cove
6.7 miles/10.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk near Fowey, from the tiny harbour of Polkerris, past the daymark tower on Gribbin Head and along the coast where Daphne du Maurier lived and based many of her books on, to the sandy beach at Readymoney Cove, returning on the Saint's Way.
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7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Coverack to Lankidden Cove
Coverack to Lankidden Cove
7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk on one of the most remote parts of The Lizard from Coverack to the white sand beaches of Downas and Lankidden Coves, where the serpentine underwater landscape provides some of the best snorkelling in Cornwall.
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7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus)
Mevagissey to Charlestown (via bus)
7.6 miles/12.3 km - Moderate-strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from the fishing port of Mevagissey to Charlestown - one of the best-preserved Georgian ports in the world and an engineering masterpiece which included a seven-mile-long leat.
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9.9 miles/15.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus)
Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus)
9.9 miles/15.9 km - Moderate-strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, from Port Isaac to Polzeath along the Rollercoaster Path to Port Quin, the golden beaches of Lundy Bay via the Iron Age hillfort on the twin headland of The Rumps.
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4.5 miles/7.3 km - Strenuous
St Gennys Church to Dizzard
St Gennys Church to Dizzard
4.5 miles/7.3 km - Strenuous
A circular walk at St Gennys from the mediaeval church, via the smuggling routes though bluebell woods along the stream and an Iron Age clifftop fort crumbling into the sea, to some of North Cornwall's most remote coastline.
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6.4 miles/10.3 km - Strenuous
Crackington Haven to Widemouth (via bus)
Crackington Haven to Widemouth (via bus)
6.4 miles/10.3 km - Strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the Shipwreck Coast from Crackington Haven to Widemouth Bay passing the bluebell woodland of ancient twisted oaks at The Dizzard, chevron folded rocks and honeycomb reefs of Millook Haven and fossil beds of Wanson Mouth.
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6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous
Pentewan Valley and Black Head
Pentewan Valley and Black Head
6.6 miles/10.6 km - Strenuous
A circular walk from the lost port of Pentewan along the coast to the remains of the Iron Age fort overlooking St Austell Bay on Black Head, returning via the nature reserve that was once the King's wood and the trackbed of the horse-drawn tramway used for china clay and Sunday School outings.
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7 miles/11.2 km - Strenuous
Crackington Haven to Boscastle (via bus)
Crackington Haven to Boscastle (via bus)
7 miles/11.2 km - Strenuous
A one-way coastal walk, made circular via an initial bus journey, along the Shipwreck Coast from Crackington Haven to Boscastle passing the highest cliff in Cornwall and the long, sandy beach at The Strangles.
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7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
Polperro to Lansallos
Polperro to Lansallos
7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
A circular walk along the rugged coast from Polperro, where a bell buoy rings out across the waves from the treacherous reef known as Udder Rock.
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