Penlee Quarry
The quarry began as a relatively small operation known as Gwavas Quarry. It was reopened in 1890 as Penlee (Roadstone) Quarry and worked throughout the 20th Century on a larger scale. The quarry extracted a rock known as dolerite which is very tough. However, in more recent times, this was deemed unsuitable for surfacing roads as its can eventually become highly polished by car tyres making skidding more likely. Together with the awkwardness of transport at the site, this led to the quarry closing in the 1990s.
On walks
- Newlyn to Mousehole (3.9 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.
