Willy Wilcox Cave
The cave and cottage above it are both associated with 18th Century Smuggler Willy Wilcox. According to local legend: Willy Wilcox lived in the cottage, had a secret passageway into the cave to retrieve contraband, and drowned in the cave when hiding from Customs officials which his ghost now haunts.
There are similar legends about secret tunnels in many Cornish fishing villages which have likely been found to help along the tourist trade. However, some tunnels do genuinely exist - there is a good example leading into the Halzephron Inn on the Lizard.
On walks
- Polperro harbour and headlands (2.9 mile walk)
- Polperro to Lansallos (7.1 mile walk)
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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.
