Martha has been to St Mawes

Having returned from Tregurrian on Monday for my dental appointment, we had only been home for about an hour before I had a phone call from the surgery receptionist to say my dentist was ill and my appointment rearranged.  Although it was a little frustrating that we had returned home, we made the most of the day to catch up with a few jobs before returning to Cornwall on Wednesday.  

We decided to visit Merrose Farm Club Campsite on the Roseland Peninsula for a few days.  We like the walking in this area, but the last time we visited was in 2020 when I had hurt my foot and could only walk for short distances.

We left home mid morning on Wednesday to travel to the site.  After setting up we had lunch and then a short walk to the Curgurrell Farm Shop before returning to site to sit in the sun.

Pitch 33 Merrose Farm

On Thursday we caught the bus from outside the site to St Just in Roseland.  We walked into the village and had a pot of tea at Renwick's Cafe before walking through the church gardens to reach the coast path and walking to St Mawes Castle.  After spending some time around the Castle we had a mug of tea at Bear Cornwall before continuing to St Mawes.  We walked around the harbour and checked out the times for the Place Ferry as we want to walk around St Anthony's Head on our next visit.  We were too early for our bus back to the site but didn't want to walk any more, so went for a beer at the Rising Sun.  As we saw the bus coming down the hill we finished our drinks and walked to the bus stop to return to site and spend the evening reading our books.

We had a cloudier start to the day on Friday and decided to do a longer walk.  From the site we walked to the coast path and along to Nare Head, stopping at Shallikabooky Beach Hut at Pendower Beach for a mug of tea.  In places it was quite a challenging walk, especially as there was a very cold wind.  We ate our lunch at the top of Nare Head before walking down to Melinsey Mill for a pot of tea and heading back to the coast path and then to the site.  We were both feeling tired after the walk, which was over ten miles, so had a lazy evening reading our books.

Nare Head towards Pendower Beach

Saturday was forecast as a warm sunny day, although there was a very cold easterly wind.  We walked from the site to the coast path and then headed in the opposite direction from our walk the previous day.  We walked towards Portscatho, stopping at the Hidden Hut at Porthcurnick Beach for a cup of tea.  It was too windy to sit for long so we continued our walk to Portscatho and walked out beyond the village to find a bench in a sheltered spot for our lunch.  We were both feeling tired so returned to the site mid afternoon to sit in the sun for a while.

We returned home on Sunday.  Although we would have liked to stay longer, it's only three weeks until our Scottish 'adventure' and we have lots to do to get ready for the big trip.

17-21 April 2024

Martha has been to Tregurrian

The forecast showed a few dry days so we made a last minute booking to go to Tregurrian Camping and Caravanning Site.  We've been to this site a few times and know that most of the coast path walking is quite rugged and hoped it wouldn't be too muddy.

As the site is only a couple of hours drive from home we didn't need to set off until mid morning on Thursday.  We left a lovely sunny day at home and then drove through torrential rain over Bodmin Moor and arrived to a very blustery afternoon.  As the site was almost empty we were able to choose our pitch - opting to face the oncoming wind which would make it easier to open the rear doors.

Pitch 19 Tregurrian

After pitching we walked down to Watergate Bay for a cup of coffee before returning to site.

We woke to a lovely sunny morning on Friday and decided to catch the bus to Padstow, hoping it would be quieter on a weekday rather than visiting at the weekend.  As expected, the town was very busy but after a quick look around the shops we walked through the park and onto the beach at St George's Cove, before walking out to the headland.  

St George's Cove towards Daymer Bay

It was a glorious sunny day and we returned to the park to eat our lunch.  In the afternoon we walked along the Camel Trail for a while before catching the bus back to Tregurrian and returning to the site.

Saturday was a lot cloudier and cooler than the previous day.  We caught the bus to Newquay and walked to Fistral Bay to pick up the coast path.  It's an easy walk along the coast path, but the strong winds made it a tiring walk so we were glad to return to the site mid afternoon.

On Sunday we walked along the coast path to Mawgan Porth.  Large sections of the path were very muddy, but we were able to pick our way through the tracks.  After having a stroll around Mawgan Porth and our lunch sitting on the beach we returned to the site along the coast path.  

We had very strong winds and torrential rain overnight on Sunday and woke to a windy morning on Monday.  Unfortunately we had to return home as I had a dental appointment the following day but planned to return to Cornwall on Wednesday.

11-15 April 2024