Lansallos Cove
Lansallos Cove is also known as West Coombe, after the valley. The sheltered beach is composed of sand and shingle and was used to launch small fishing boats. The same characteristics that made it a good launching spot also make it good for swimming, particularly at mid-high tide when the bottom is sandy (at low tide, rocks are exposed). The bowl shape of the cove also traps warm water as the tide rises over the rocks and sand exposed to the sun. Sand from the cove was used by local farmers to improve soil drainage and as a source of lime. Seaweed was sometimes also used as a fertiliser as it is rich in potassium and contains a number of trace elements needed by plants. The small waterfall on the side of the beach was once used to power a mill.
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- Dogs: allowed all year
Circular walks visiting Lansallos Cove
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2.4 miles/3.9 km - Moderate
Palace Cove and Lansallos
Palace Cove and Lansallos
2.4 miles/3.9 km - Moderate
A circular walk to the small coves of Lantivet Bay used in Victorian times for pilchard fishing, collecting seaweed as fertiliser and smuggling barrels of French brandy.
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2.8 miles/4.5 km - Moderate
Two Coombes of Lansallos
Two Coombes of Lansallos
2.8 miles/4.5 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Lansallos to the coves of Lantivet Bay where farmers collected seaweed and sand to improve the soil and smugglers landed French brandy.
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5 miles/8 km - Moderate
Lantivet Bay and Lansallos
Lantivet Bay and Lansallos
5 miles/8 km - Moderate
A circular walk above the white sand crescent of Lantic Bay and the small coves of Lantivet Bay where a battle was once fought between smugglers and Customs men, and following an ancient cart track along the stream through the woods to the mediaeval church of Lansallos.
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7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
Polperro to Lansallos
Polperro to Lansallos
7.1 miles/11.5 km - Strenuous
A circular walk along the rugged coast from Polperro, where a bell buoy rings out across the waves from the treacherous reef known as Udder Rock.
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