Circular walks around Polruan
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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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3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
Hall Walk from Fowey to Polruan
Hall Walk from Fowey to Polruan
3.8 miles/6.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular version of the famous Hall Walk from Bodinnick to Polruan, recorded as a walk with "sweete senting flowers" in Tudor times and during the Civil War where a gun shot aimed at Charles I is said to have instead killed a fisherman who stood on the same spot moments later.
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4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
Polruan to Lantic Bay
Polruan to Lantic Bay
4.2 miles/6.8 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk along the coast from Polruan to the white sandy beaches of Lantic Bay, returning via Lanteglos Church and along the creek with panoramic views of Fowey.
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5 miles/8.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
Lerryn to St Veep
Lerryn to St Veep
5 miles/8.1 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk from Lerryn, along wooded creeks and across fields, to the church of St Veep, which is the only one in England where the bells were cast in perfect tune.
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