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Flushing to Mylor Walk

Caitlin — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:23:50 +0000

A little while back Scottie and I popped down to Flushing for a walk along the coastpath, a little area of Cornwall we’d never explored before. This picturesque village sits in the parish of Mylor, smuggled across the river from Falmouth and Penryn.

Flushing was originally named Nankersey, meaning valley of the reed swamp, however its name was changed by Dutch engineers after they built three quays around the coastline, naming it after their home city Vlissingen (which happens to translate to Flushing).

We managed to get a parking space along one of the road in the centre of the village, although these can be sparse. From here we walked along Trefusis road, admiring the views across the Penryn river of Falmouth. Many of the larger houses, particularly on Trefusis road used to belong to the Captains of Packet Ships, which were used to deliver mail all around the country.

At the end of the road, the path enters private property with a permissive path. On the left is the Flushing & Mylor Gig Rowing house and to the right is a path leading down to Kiln Quay, a small sandy beach that is dog friendly all year around. Another pathway straight on takes you around the coastpath, with views of Falmouth Harbour, Carrick Roads and St Mawes.

Henry VIII had planned to build another castle on Trefusis Point, the highest area on this patch of coastline, to match those at Pendennis and St Mawes. However, increased war expenses meant that he couldn’t afford to built a third. This patch of land is still used by the farmer to graze cattle, so be wary of curious locals.

Further up the path towards Mylor you can spot the Kuzma Minin, a Russian cargo ship that ran aground on Gyllyngvase beach at the end of 2018. It has since been seized from its owners and will go up for auction at some point.

Across Carrick Roads you might be able to spot Trelissick gardens (which I’ve written about here, here and here).

Keep following the coastpath and you’ll eventually reach Mylor harbour, a famous spot for sailing and yacht restoration. At this point, we walked up the Penarrow Road until we reach a footpath on the left hand side opposite four large houses. This took up across two fields back down into the top of Flushing.

While this walk was lovely, the section up the road wasn’t brilliant as there are no footpaths and it’s a busy stretch with people coming and going to the harbour. A better, although longer, alternative may be to go down Wayfield and then Church road from the harbour, then using the footpath there up to Pillar’s road, where you can then join the same footpath across the fields.

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Carnewas to Park Head with Bedruthan Steps

Caitlin — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 13:17:12 +0000

Back in May, Scottie and I popped up to a stretch of the coast that frequently crops up on my Instagram, but that neither of us had visited ourselves. This short walk goes from Carnewas Point, past the Bedruthan Steps, towards Park Head.

After a quick lunch in the tiny cafe next to the car park, we meandered down the coast path to take in the sights. The Bedruthan Steps themselves were definitely awe inspiring and the Instagram photos definitely don’t do them justice.

We braved the climb down the steps to Bedruthan Beach. Although the tide was in quite a way, this was definitely worth it for the clear blue waters and different view of the Steps.

The first stack is named Carnewas Island (behind this photo) followed by Pendarves Island, Redcove Island, Samaritan Island, Queen Bess Rock and lastly Diggory’s Island.

Park Head with Scott for reference.
There was a whole bunch of seagulls living on the right side of this headland, having creating nests in all the nooks and crevices. Further evidence of their residence could be seen from the tiny piles of blue shells along the path where they must have dropped mussles from a height to break them up.

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Kynance Cove

Caitlin — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:36:12 +0000

Back in February of 2019 I dragged Scott down to Kynance Cove for our anniversary. Neither of us had ever been before, and after seeing everyone’s wonderful photos on Instagram and Facebook I desperately wanted to visit. Unfortunately the weather was terrible, but we persisted and still had a great day.

This is a very pebbly beach as it remains sheltered and low tides reveal smooth white sand and access to little caves.

I’ve since been back to Kynance with one of my wonderful colleagues, and was able to enjoy this beautiful cove in some sunlight.

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Swanpool to Maenporth Walk

Caitlin — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:12:08 +0000

The walk from Swanpool to Maenporth is a lovely little one, even on a cloudy day like this. One gloomy day in early 2019 Scottie and I took a walk along the coast path between the beaches.

The path starts just on the right side of the beach, rising up to give wonderful views all the way up the coast to Swanpool, Gylly, Pendennis Castle and over onto St Mawes.

There are a whole bunch of little beaches scattered along the coastline, some harder to reach than others.

Soon the path comes to Sunny Cove and Newporth Head.

One of the small headlands is named Pennance or Stack Point. This once held a stack for Swanpool Mine, although this is long gone. On the waters edge are the remains of the entrance to an old sewage outlet on Pennance Point.

The walk ends at Maenporth beach, a wonderfully sheltered cove perfect for swimming and kayaking – there’s even a shipwreck just off the coast here.

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