Fal River Autumn Walking Festival 2012 Part 2

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escape the

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Trelissick near Truro. North Helford near Glendurgan, Falmouth From spotting seabirds and passing ships to stretching your legs with four-legged-friends on woodland walks, it’s easy to escape the everyday at Trelissick and North Helford this autumn.

Time well spent

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COOMBE CREEK CIRCULAR WALK

Date: Wednesday 24th Oct Distance: 3 miles Duration: 1.5 hours Start: 2.30pm Meet at Punchbowl & Ladle car park. Start at Coombe Creek but not enough parking there. TR3 6QY Finish: Coombe Creek Pace: Moderate with a few steep hills. Price: £3 to £5 Led by: Sue Kittow Booking: 07896 359048 or 01326 312356

The Walk Wonderful views of the picturesque creek at Coombe and the River Fal on this walk along quiet creeks, through woodlands and fields. This is a varied walk suitable for dogs and older children but can be very muddy. To bring Wet weather gear in case. Water, money for tea/coffee.

We recommend: Detailed map of the area available at the Fal River Visitor Information Centre in Falmouth for £3.

Price & Booking £5 per adult £3/concessions. Parking Punchbowl & Ladle car park.

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BOSLOE, HELFORD AND TREBAH GARDENS CIRCULAR WALK

Date: Tuesday 30th Oct Friday 2nd Nov Distance: 3 miles Duration: 2 hours including stop for refreshments. Start: 2.30pm Bosloe car park, near Mawnan Smith TR11 5JR Finish: Bosloe car park Pace: Moderate Price: £3 to £5 Led by: Sue Kittow Booking: 07896 359048 or 01326 312356

The Walk A varied walk through woodland, down to beaches on the Helford river, stopping at Trebah Gardens or Ferryboat for a drink, then returning via circular route to Bosloe car park. This is a varied walk suitable for dogs and older children but can be very muddy. To bring Wet weather gear in case. Water, money for tea/coffee Price & Booking £5 adult £3 concessions. Parking Bosloe car park.

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AUTUMN RAMBLE CIRCULAR WALK

Date: Sunday 21st Oct Distance: 5/6 miles Duration: 3.5 hours Start: 11am Mawnan Smith Post Office OS Map Ref: SW 778 288 Pace: Easy Price: FREE Led by: Hazel Perham Booking: Booking essential! 01326 340728

The Walk Helford River Area along public rights of way. Bring a drink and packed lunch and enjoy the views along the way. To bring Drink and packed lunch. Parking On the road in Mawnan Smith village.

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SELF-GUIDED WALKS

Our self-guided walks offer adventure, excitement and a chance to explore some of the UK’s most unspoilt scenery. From the Roseland to Helford, a world of wonder awaits and these walks will provide you with the inspiration to experience it for yourselves. There are day-long hikes and shorter strolls to enjoy. Lace up the boots, grab the map and start walking!

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Walk along the beach until you pick up the public footpath. Keep following the path past Lower Mill where you can cross the stream. The path will bring you out onto a road next to Melinsey 1 Mile Watermill. Turn right and follow the quiet lane back to Veryan.

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Dodman Point The Walk This is a moderate to challenging walk from the grandeur of Caerhays to the imposing majesty of Dodman Point.

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Begin the walk at the car park by Porthluney Beach (OS Map Ref: SW 975 414) with Caerhays Castle behind you. Bear to the right while facing the sea and pick up the South West Coast Path.

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Enjoy the view and explore the newly revealed remains from centuries of defensive fortifications. After rounding the headland follow the coastal path until you reach Porthbeor beach, then turn inland across the field and return to Place creek on the road.

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SLOE SLOE BERRY BERRY STROLL WALK

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Distance: 1 mile

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Fill a kilner jar or an empty bottle a third of the way with your picked sloes - prick them first. Add another third of white granulated sugar. Fill the bottle with gin and screw on the cap.

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The Walk A stroll along the banks of the Helford with the chance to grab some sloe berries – perfect for homemade sloe gin that’ll be ready just in time for Christmas. Park in the public car park at Helford Passage. Follow the hill down to the

Ferryboat Inn. Follow the path to the left of the pub as it winds up the bank with the river on your right hand side. You can follow the path towards the head of the river for as long as you like. On your right hand side are sloe bushes ripe for the picking at this time of year. Walk and pick the fruit to your heart’s content before returning to the pub for a well-earned pint. Make sure you go armed with bags or buckets to put your sloes in!

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WOODLAND NORTH & SOUTH WALK

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When you reach the beach at the base of the hill turn left and pick up the path that runs north along the shores of the steeply sided river.

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When you reach the road continue ahead into Woodland Walk North. Before you get to the bottom of the hill take the footpath on the left hand St Mawes side. After climbing the steps follow the well maintained path north along the steep sided shores of the river.

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Distance: 3 miles Duration: 2 hours plus 1 hour for lunch.

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The Walk Park at the public car park in Devoran and take the time to explore the walk along the old quay at the historic village. For the more adventurous there are a series ofMylor longer walks out and around Devoran, all marked on the Fal Bridge River Cornwall Area Map, including following the cycle track towards Point. Mylor Boat Before you leave make sure you stop by the Old Quay Inn for a bite to eat and a swift pint.

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Old Quay Inn This long established pub, situated at the head of Restronguet Creek in Devoran, adjacent to the coastto-coast cycle and walking trail, is enjoying a renaissance under new owners Hannah and John Calland. Chef Alex creates seriously good food weaving together the best possible local produce into an imaginative daily specials menu with a modern twist. However, still maintaining good traditional pub fare but made with the freshest ingredients and as much as possible is homemade. At the Old Quay Inn we work closely with local producers, farmers and fishermen to buy fresh, high quality Cornish produce. The team provide a warm welcome at all times of the day with food served from 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm 7 day a week.

There are well chosen wines and local beers to enjoy and the large sunny garden, ideal for al fresco that could be Devoran’s best-kept secret. Man’s best friend and families are always welcome.

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Taking the right fork you will start to climb inland heading east and as you crest the hill you will join the A3078. Turning right, follow the road south for around 100 yards before picking up the footpath on the left hand side. The path doubles back at this point and can be followed for another 100 yards where there is a turning left off the main path which will take you down past Bosloggas to the Percuil River. When you arrive at the river the path turns south and follows the shores of the river all the way back to St Mawes.

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The path doubles back at this point and can be followed for another 100 yards where there is a turning left off the main path which will take you down past Bosloggas to the Percuil River.

From the Castle continue north along the coastal footpath; the path runs adjacent to the Carrick Roads for a distance of about one mile at which point it forks left and right.

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The Walk A brisk walk to Smugglers’ Cottage from St Mawes taking in the beautiful scenery along the Fal - the last remaining oyster fishery in Europe still to be dredged by sail and oar.

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Follow the footpath until you reach Restronguet Weir and Restronguet Point. Then take the road up the hill past Restronguet Barton. When you reach the junction follow the path back across the fields where you will return to Trevellan Road.

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Feock with a sign stating Private Road. Go B3289 through the gateway and follow the public footpath. Continue walking on this footpath via Enys, Gwarder and Pencoose until you reach Penryn. Turn right before heading down Church Hill. Trethem Take the path below St Gluvias Church and follow all the way to Flushing.

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In Flushing turn left after the Royal Standard until you find a narrow path on your left. Walk across the fields until you reach a road junction where you turn left. Walk along the road before crossing a stile on your right heading towards Trelew Farm. When you reach the road turn left and follow this back to your start point in Mylor Bridge.

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The Walk From Custom House Quay head east toMaenporth wards the Maritime Museum along the road, cross the first mini roundabout and follow Bar Road past the entrance to the The Meudon Hotel docks, under the railway bridge.

From Pendennis Point you continue along Castle Drive until you reach a fork. Bear right and pick up Castle Hill which Swanpool will take you back to the roundabout next to Falmouth Docks. St Anthony From the roundabout follow your original track back into town.

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Duration: 2 hours

At this point you can choose to follow the footpath or the road, bearing left towards the Budock Vean Hotel. Continue to the road junction then follow the bridleway past the entrance to Trebah Gardens Follow the clear track across the field and then the wooded path downhill to the beach at Durgan.

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The Walk Starting at the Red Lion Inn in Mawnan Smith, through farmland and along the tranquil banks of the Helford River.

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Leave the village by Carwinnion Road with the pub on your right. Turn right onto a tarmac path immediately past the Field Place houses. At the end of this path, cross the road and go over a stile beside fencing and along a path to a stile into a field. Follow the fields through Higher and Lower Penpol, crossing a series of stiles. You’ll meet Anna Marie Lane at Anna Marie Creek.

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Turn left up the road and where it bends away from the coast go over the stile to the right of a gate ahead, into the National Trust property at Bosloe. Follow the coast path to the boat house at Port Saxon. Turn left by the gate and follow the path up through the Carwinnion Valley signed to Mawnan Smith, ignoring any side tracks. The path goes to an unnamed road. Continue along this track to come out onto the road by the entrance to Carwinnion Garden. Turn left and follow the road back to the village.

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views back along the coast – on a clear St Mawes day you can see The Lizard. Below you on the rocks, look out for the remains of the Ben Asdale, sadly wrecked on a wild winter’s night in 1978. When you reach Swanpool, you can take a detour round the nature reserve, an SSSI that is home to swans and ducks. It is also the only place in the UK whereSwanpool you can find Trembling Sea Mat, a microscopic animal thatStthrives in brackish waters. Anthony

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Distance: 4 miles

Tresillian

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Start in Truro and walk down Lemon Quay, under the subway towards Tesco. Take the path by the riverside along Newham Road before turning right up Gas Hill. Here you’ll pick up a cycle and footpath on your left. You’re now on the old Newham Railway Line. Follow the path all the way until it ends. It will bring you out opposite Station Road. Take care crossing the road and follow down the hill past Truro Train Station and back into town.

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The Walk Start at Meudon car park and nip in for a coffee to set you on your way. Walk down through Meudon’s gardens to their very own Bream Cove. Turn right and head across Rosemullion headland toward Helford River. Keep heading along the beautiful banks of the Helford River past Durgan and follow the South West Coast Path to Helford Passage to the Ferry Boat Inn. You can stop for lunch at the Ferry Boat before returning to Meudon via Carwinion’s footpath that runs through their bamboo plantation.

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A BIG THANK YOU

Following the launch of the Fal River Autumn Walking Festival last year, we wanted to build on the success of the event and make it even bigger. With the target of increasing the self-guided walks from 22 and the guided walks from 14 to 50 walks overall in 2012, we had set ourselves a tough challenge. Thanks to the help of all of our sponsors and funders, that target has not only been achieved but beaten! This year we have 26 self-guided walks and 27 guided. With such a wide selection, there will be a choice of walks for everyone with many local people sharing their knowledge of the area. Huge thanks go to The Nare, both for their title sponsorship of The Fal River Autumn Walking Festival again this year and for their enthusiasm towards walking in Cornwall. From fantastic new ideas to hosting our launch event on their beautiful Quarterdeck, their passion for this event is inspirational. We would also like to sing the praises of Paul from walkitcornwall who has helped to build the event to what it is this year. The increase in guided walks is due to his hard work and determination to include a wide range of people and organisations in leading walks. We also give thanks to all of the walking

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guides that join the festival this year – we have fantastic guided walks due to all of you and we are delighted that you have joined our event. We are also grateful for the support of our founding partners - the National Trust, the RNLI, South West Coast Path, AONB and Falmouth BID, who have supported the idea since it was first mentioned, with both funding and ideas. Many local organisations have sponsored walks and our thanks go to you all – Helpful Holidays; Hotel Tresanton; St Anthony-in-Roseland cottages; Falmouth District Hotel Association; Bosinver Cottages; The Valley; Ar Devora Mill; Scott Woyka; Mylor Yacht Harbour Ltd; Budock Vean; The Old Quay Inn; National Maritime Museum Cornwall; The Heron Inn; The Meudon Hotel; Rick Stein’s Fish, Falmouth; Truro and Penwith College; Tilley; St. Michael’s Hotel & Spa; Bustopher’s Bar Bistro; Caerhays Estate; Castaways Wine Bar; Hawkshead; Tretop; Cornish Holiday Cottages; Penrose Outdoors; Courtyard Deli. Thank you also to everyone who has advertised or inserted a voucher. The event has been widely publicised this year and this is due to the enthusiasm of all of the local media,

in particular The West Briton, Radio Cornwall and Cornwall Today who joined us as media partners for the second year. We couldn’t reach the number of walkers that we do without them. Last but not least is the Fal River Cornwall team and their unbound positivity alongside a “can do” attitude. The idea for this festival was Toby Budd’s and I hope he is proud of what has been achieved. And as for Tommy Tonkins – every office should have a Tommy! Part of this team is Rachael Stephens who led the organisation and made up the Eventy – Marketing & PR contingent. Well done Rachael – you have delivered what is going to be a fantastic event this year and we are extremely proud of you. All of our sponsors and supporters have their logos above but our thanks also go to you – the walkers. We hope that you will enjoy the picturesque and informative walks that we have built and we would love to see your photos on Facebook and Twitter.

Helen Mulhern MD of Eventy – Marketing & PR Sponsorship and Funding for the Festival

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Trelissick near Truro.

Time well spent

Whether you’re catching up with friends over a cup of tea and a slice of cake, browsing the Cornish art and craft gallery, taking in the woodland garden or picking up a classic novel from the second-hand bookshop - it’s easy to find time to visit your local. We’re closer than you think, and open every day - so come along for a visit.

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