Walkers’ paradise...

There are many activities and walks that can be embarked on just by stepping out of our front door! We are close to the Cornish coastal footpath with its fabulous views of our rugged and beautiful coastline. Look out for seals and sharks in the clear waters, see kestrels and peregrine falcons in the skies above. Alternatively, walk back inland and explore our country footpaths.

We can suggest routes and supply maps, not to mention delicious packed lunches. We can also take you further afield, enabling you to walk back at your leisure. And if the weather is a trifle unkind, we have drying facilities to ensure you can set out again the next day snug and warm!

North Cornwall has it all; breathtaking scenery, a wide variety of sea birds, seals, birds of prey, wild flowers and fauna. Could there be a better way to experience this all, then to walk the coast-paths, inland footpaths and the wooded valleys? If you have not walked along the North Cornish Coast before, you will probably wish you had done it years ago.

‘splendour, splendour everywhere’ (Sir John Betjeman)

Below is a selection of some spectacular walks around North Cornwall. There are many, many, more walks, which vary in length and difficulty.

Boscastle 3 church walk
Approximately 4 hours
7 miles
Moderate walk- as it does encounter some steep slopes.
Circular walk

This walk allows you to explore the hidden gems of the area surrounding Boscastle. The walk takes you through; Valency Valley, Minster Church, Treworld, Lesnewth Church and St Juliot’s Church. These areas are where Thomas Hardy once lived and worked. Along the walk you will encounter a vast variety of wildlife, flowers and fauna. The walk is a mixture of farmland, woodland and road.

Port Isaac, Trewetha and Port Gaverne
Approximately 1 ¼ hours
2 miles
Fairly easy, but some slopes
Circular walk

This short walk allows you to explore the beauty of Port Isaac Valley, Trewetha and Port Gaverne Valley. These areas are now famous due to the hit television series ‘Doc Martin.’ Port Isaac and the smaller Port Gaverne are both historic fishing villages/harbours, which have kept most of their original character. The walk is a mixture of coastal path, road and woodland.

Port Quin and Port Isaac
Approximately 2 ½ hours
4.5 miles
Tough walk
Circular

The walk is well worth the effort, as it allows you to explore the magnificent coastal views and the quaint areas of Port Quin and Port Isaac. Port Quin is a very small hamlet, with only a few cottages. Back in the mid-19th Century, Port Quin, had a population of around 100 people. The reason for the population fall can be seen in a legend, which describes how one day most of the men of the village disappeared, ‘they went to sea and never returned’. The walk is a mixture of inland path and coast footpath.

Crackington to Boscastle
Approximately 4 hours
7 miles
Tough
Coastal walk

This walk allows you to explore the dramatic north Cornwall coast. The walk will take you past/over a coastal waterfall at Pentargon, Strangles Beach, unusual zebra stripe rocks and High Cliff (the highest cliff in Cornwall). The coast around this area was described by Thomas Hardy in many of his writings.
This walk is particularly good for spotting seals at Fire Beacon Point.

Tintagel to Boscastle
Approximately 3 hours
4.5 miles
Moderate as there are a few steep climbs
Coastal Walk

This walk allows you to explore more of the dramatic north Cornwall coast, including; Bossiney Beach, Rocky Valley (here you can see Bronze Age rock carvings), disused slate quarries and look out for the spectacular ladies window. The cliff scenery is out of this world, with views of Hartland Point, Lundy Island and Willapark. This walk is particular good for spotting a variety of wildlife; for instance, seals, puffins, oyster catchers, buzzards and peregrine falcons.

(It is our pleasure to take you to Crackington or Tintagel so you can walk back to Boscastle).

Tintagel to Port Isaac
Approximately 6 hours
8 miles
Strenuous/Severe- as there are 7 valleys
Coastal walk

This walk allows you to explore a vast variety of scenery and history, from rocky coves and inlets, to disused slate quarries (the youth hostel at Dunderhole Point was once a quarry office building) and at present, a geese farm at Tregardock.
Please note that this walk is strenuous, so make sure you are well prepared before you set off.

Pentire Point and Rumps Point
Approximately 2 hours
3.5 miles
Moderate walk
Circular walk

This short, but spectacular walk, allows you to explore Polzeath and its surrounding area. This walk will take you around; Hayle Bay, Pentireglaze Haven, Pentire Point, the Rumps headland and Rumps Point. The rumps headland was previously used as an Iron Age cliff castle, the earthwork ditches are still visible today. Mostly coastal paths, with some farmland paths.

“Probably the finest Coast line in the Country”