42. Leg 10 - SW Coastal Path 42:  Helford  Passage to Durgan

 28 October 2022

To complete this leg of the route we missed out the ferry trip and started at Helford Passage for a short stretch before heading home.  There has been a ferry crossing the river from Helford Village to Helford Passage since medieval times and the river (actually a Ria, a flooded river valley) was once a favoured spot for pirates and smugglers. 

1. The Route

2. Setting off from Helford Passage, Julian and Kizzy

3. Durgan Beach, Julian and Kizzy

4. View back to Helford Passage Beach

5. View from pub at Helford Passage. A last cuppa before the journey home, complete with jams on the M5!

 41. Leg 10 - SW Coastal Path 41: Gweek St Anthony in Meneage Helford circular

27 October 2022

We parked up the road from Gweek and walked along the coast towards the hamlet of St Anthony in Meneage, around St Dennis Head, through Helford where we stopped for lunch and back to the starting point.

1. The route

2. Julian and Kizzy admiring the boats at Carne.

3. Gillan Creek

4. St Anthony in Meneage beach play.

5. It was pretty muddy walking around St Dennis Head! Dennis from the Cornish ‘Dinas’ meaning castle, this is the site of prehistoric earthworks, an early celtic fortress and a Royalist fortification.

6. St Anthony in Meneage marker.

7. Julian and Kizzy at Boshahan Cove. The river supports many types of fish, sea anemones and shellfish, and a thriving birdlife, such as ducks, egrets, herons, ospreys, kingfishers and fulmers, to name just a few.

8. Helford looking over to Helford Passage.

9. The Ford at Helford.

10. Having walked to the ferry point and chatted to a fellow SW Coast walker who was waiting for the ferry, we turned around and found a pasty lunch at The Shipwright's Arms. This was our view!

 40. Leg 10  - SW Coastal Path 40:  Menifters, Flushing, Porthallow circular

26 October 2022

 39. Leg 10  - SW Coastal Path 39: Porthoustock to Porthallow. Half way!

25 October 2022

After a lunchtime rest back at the accommodation we headed back to Porthoustock to do the walk which would take us to the half way marker. This route took us inland and was a relatively easy section.

1. The route

2. Porthallow grid reference. Parc-an-tidno, Porthallow Vineyard: planted in 1987.

3. Porthallow; we made it to half way!

4. Another play in the sea at Porthallow for Kizzy.

5. Lots of different types of seaweed at Porthallow.

6. Descent into Porthoustock from the north.

 38. Leg 10  - SW Coastal Path 38: Porthoustock to Lowland Point

25 October 2022

The route began with a steep climb out of Porthoustock but then followed easier paths until the fairly flat heathland of Lowland Point.

1. The route

2. Starting the walk at Porthoustock Beach

3. Porthoustock grid reference.

4. Not so many bridges along this stretch but here is one of them!

5. Dean Quarry with views of Lowland Point

6. Rocks at St Keverne

7. Signpost

8. Lowland Point looking towards Dean Quarry

9. Sally and Kizzy at Lowland Point

10. Kizzy at Lowland Point

11.Julian and Kizzy at Godrevy Cove; a beach actually made from quarry waste. The Manacles reef is justa mile offshore.

12. Godrevy Cove

13. Porthoustock Beach at the end of the walk

14. Playing on Porthoustock beach

 37. Leg 10  - SW Coastal Path 37: Coverack to Lowland Point

24 October 2022

There has been a pandemic since our last walk in 2019! This time we are back in Cornwall to continue our expedition with Kizzy, our 8 month old Springer Spaniel! Shorter walks on this trip but Kizzy should be ready for some longer hikes next time. We stayed at Dairy Cottage, Menifters, Porthallow; a cosy AirBnB cottage with plenty of space outside for Kizzy to run around in. Details for this walk can be found at https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walksdb/163/

1. Our first hike was to continue up from Coverack to Lowland Point.

2. Starting out at Coverack: Julian and Kizzy

3. Coverack harbour

4. Porthgwara between Coverack and Lowland Point.

5. Lowland Point - some freedom for Kizzy!

6. Lowland Point

7. Lowland Point - - Kizzy eager to get her ball back!

8. Lowland Point fun in the sea.

9. Kizzy waits to go over the stile at Lowland Point