18. Leg 5  - SW Coastal Path 18: Port Quin to Port Isaac circular

24 October 2018

We just had a couple of hours on our final day for a shorter circular walk to Port Isaac. We parked in the National Trust car park at Port Quin early enough to get a space. It was full by the time we returned! Port Quin is a natural harbour. This little village is also referred to as ‘the village that died’ due to the disappearance of all of the men of the village sometime in the 19th century. It is thought that they all drowned at sea whilst fishing, forcing the women to abandon their homes.

We didn't have long to enjoy Port Isaac but will be back to complete the section from Port Isaac to Trebarwith.

1. The Route

2. Port Quin

3. Downgate Cove

4. Cow!

5. Port Isaac

 6. Inland route back to Port Quin

 17. Leg 5 23 October 2018 - SW Coastal Path 17: Crackington Haven to Bude

Several steep valleys in this section including Scrade which is one of the deepest and steepest valleys on the Cornwall section of the Coast Path. Once past Widemouth Bay, where we had a welcome pasty and mug of tea, the path was a lot more gentle.

Back to Boscastle for a wander around and meal & a pint in the pub!

More details at:

https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walksdb/146/

1. The route

2. Crackington Haven

3. Crackington Haven St Gennys

5. Cleave

6. Lower Tresmorn

7. Cleave Strand

8. To Mot's Hole

9. Stoneivy Rock

10. Dizzard

11. Bridge Dizzard

12. Plane Rocks

13. Dizzard Point

14. Millook

15. O.S. Marker

16. Millook view to Widemouth Bay

17. Foxhole Strand

18. Millook

19. Foxhole Strand

20. Foxhole Strand Millook

21. Widemouth Bay

22. Black Rock Widemouth Bay

23. Widemouth Bay

24. Widemouth Bay pasty for lunch!

25. Salthouse

26. Lynstone

27. O.S. Marker, Bude

28. Bude

29. Bude Lock

30. Boscastle

 16. Leg 5  - SW Coastal Path 16: Tintagel to Crackington Haven

22 October 2018

We walked from Tintagel to Crackington Haven on our second day.

https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walksdb/147/

'This stretch involves climbing through valleys and across cliffs with spectacularly sheer drops to the Atlantic below. There has reputedly been more imported post Roman pottery excavated from the headland of Tintagel than in the rest of Britain put together and this fact, along with the heroic and mysterious literary legends of King Arthur which surround the area, should highlight how historically significant this stretch of Cornish coastland really is.'

Stunning views, lunch in Boscastle and a well deserved pint in Crackington Haven before the bus trip back to Tintagel.

1. The Route

2.  Tintagel

3. Barras Nose

4. Tintagel from Barras Nose

5. Across to Willapark

 6. Willapark

7. Willapark over Benoath Cove

8. Willapark

 9. Trevalga

10. Rocky Valley

 11. View to Bossiney Haven from Trevalga Cliff.

 12. Forrabury Stitches

 13. Boscastle

 14. Hillsborough

 15. Beeny Cliff

 16. Across to Penally Hill.

17. Pennycrocker

18. Rusey Cliff

 19. Voter Run

20. Northern Door Crackington Haven

21. Crackington Haven

22. The Coombe Barton, Crackington Haven

23. Crackington Haven

24. A lot of steps!