Helston Parish Church
The parish church in Helston - dedicated to St Michael - is relatively modern by Cornish standards, built in the mid-Georgian period, which initially seems quite odd when Helston was well-established in mediaeval times. The reason is that there was previously a 12th Century chapel here which had been extended into a church in a way similar to many others in Cornwall but this burned down in 1729. The replacement church was completed in 1761 and restored in the 1830s.
On walks
- Helston and Cober Valley (5.1 mile walk)
- Helston (2.9 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
