Restormel Royal Mine
A mine was worked for iron at Restormel from the 1790s originally known as Trinity Mine. A tramway was built in 1836 that connected the mine to the quays at Lostwithiel.
In 1846 it was visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and was subsequently renamed Restormel Royal. During their visit, the Queen visited the underground workings and (in the words of the mine captain) Prince Albert "took the pick, and he thrawed to like a man! and he got a bit of ore". After the visit, Queen Victoria ordered 50 gold sovereigns to be distributed among the miners.
On walks
- Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel (3.7 mile walk)
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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.
