St Buryan to Penberth Cove

A circular walk along the granite cliffs and the valleys of St Loy's and Penberth Coves, where colourful gardens flourish in one of the mildest winter climates on the British mainland.

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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.

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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.

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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.

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A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.

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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.

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Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need wifi or a phone signal during the walk.

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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.

either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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The walk follows a footpath towards the coast then along the stream through bluebell woods to St Loy's Cove. The walk then joins the coast path and follows this to Penberth Cove via the rocky valley of Porthguarnon. The return route is up the Penberth valley and across the daffodil fields on the west side of St Buryan.

Highlights

Rugged granite coastline
Bluebell woods approaching St Loy's Cove
Pretty fishing port of Penberth Cove
Wildlife including seals, birds of prey and choughs

Considerations

Note that most coastal walks in Cornwall have paths close to unfenced cliffs.

Dogs

Dog ban: all year on slipway and fish-landing area above Penberth Cove. Beaches where dogs are allowed all year: St Loy's Cove. Beaches with year-round dog bans: Penberth Cove. One stile on the route (as you enter the field with the old tractors) has a wire panel below which dogs won't be able to negotiate and would need lifting over. Less athletic dogs may also need help over some of the other stiles on the route.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

To install on your phone, search the app store for “iwalk cornwall” to download the (free) app. Then either use it to scan the code at the top-right of the page to locate this walk or search for the walk title in Walks Shop > Search All Walks.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 102
Distance: 7.6 miles/12.3 km
Steepness grade: Moderate-strenuous
Recommended footwear: Walking boots
Pub: ✓

OS maps for this walk

OS Explorer 102

Beaches

Pubs on or near the route

St Buryan Inn

Points of interest

Links for this walk

Tide times
Alsia Well
West Penwith AONB info
Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/244

Adjoining walks

Walks nearby