Perranporth to Holywell Beach

We started from the caravan at Perran Sands.  We tried to follow the South West Coast Path but there were lots of paths through the dunes and it was not clear which one we should take.  The one we followed eventually took us down to the beach, and as walking on the dunes had not been easy we decided to continue along the beach to the end.  We then climbed up a marked path the the South West Coast path.  The view back along the beach was lovely.

It was a relatively easy walk along the cliffs to Holywell Beach, with lovely views all the way.  We had hoped for a cafe at Holywell, but there was nowhere special, so we just had an icecream from a van on the beach, before climbing up to the cliff to walk back.  When we came to the path that led down to the beach we chose to go down there rather than try to find the south west coast path.  We walked all the way back to Perranporth along the beach, paddling in the sea.  After stopping for tea and cake in a cafe in the village we walked back to the caravan via the dunes.

In total we had walked 10 miles.

Perranport to St Agnes,and around Lands End and Bedruthan Steps

These are walks that we did at the begninning of August.  I wrote about it in my Holiday blog, but forgot to put details in this blog.  So although I am adding it in September it is over month out of date.

From Perran Sands Caravan Sit we walked across the dunes into Perranporth and then followed the South West Coast Path along to St Agnes.  There was a lot of remains of mine working and the path was was rough with stones some of the time.  The heather and gorse was out and the colours were vibrant and made the coastline even more attractive.

  The walk was mainly flat until near the end, where there was a steep hill down, then a steep climb up the other side and we had to climb up a hill to get to St Agnes village to catch the bus back.

The next day we caught the train to St Ives then the Open Top Bus to Lands End.  From there
 we set off  to walk along the south of the Coast Path.  Again there was heather and gorse to make the scenery even more spectacular.  We walked until we came to a slope heading down a valley.  We could see a steep climb up the other side so decided it was time to turn around.

On our way home we stopped at Bedruthan Steps and walked from the car park in both directions along the coast path.  There was not any heather on the path towards and around Park Head but in the other direction there was a lovely display.