Before the walk details, we ought to discuss the Cottage. We are in a collection of old Tin Miners Cottages, all in a row with a shared inner courtyard and a pub at the end. This gives us the real world opportunity to pretend to be the 18th century working classes and some of our neighbours have already adopted the standing on the front step and gossiping whilst their bare footed and noisy kids charge around making their own entertainment.
Our cottage is to the right of the pub
Front Door
Inner Courtyard is the pub beer garden
I always thought it would be great to have a pub so close to where you live but now I am confused. Where am I going to find solace when we have a row? Why am I going to pay £3 a pint, when it would be quicker to take one out of my fridge? We have decided on a compromise. I am going to walk to our door and sonia will be dressed as a German Bierkeller girl, serve me my own stella, engage in some general chit chat and charge me only £2 for the drink.
Today's walk is a boster. A nice local coastal walk that is not too lengthy in distance and has a load of caches.
We get to Harlyn Bridge and park up at around 7am, before the attendant can charge us £4 for the privilidge. Head out Easy on the South West Coats Path, following the headland around.
The weather is not the greatest and their are some pretty big waves, demonstrating why this is surf central. Molly gets a few plays on the beach and seems genuinely interested in the walk today.
Harlyn Beach
First cache is an easy one by a tree, followed by the only DNF of the day at Cataclews point. The clue was that you needed long arms, and after shoving my hands in various holes and getting nothing more than cobwebs, we decided to give it a miss.
Work our way around the headland to the next beach, which is Mother Ivey's bay. Past the world's busiest looking campsite. Sharing the headland with a lot of runners and dog walkers.
Tent City
Trevose Head is a perfect U Shape and we have to walk around three sides. This is great for the coastal walking entusiast as we get maximum exposure to the sea and its usual lighthouse, lifeboat station, communication tower features.
Padstow Lifeboat Station
Lots of rocky outcrops of the headland. Landscape photos will be on Everytrail. One feature that deserves a mention here is "Round Hole". Its a bloody great big round hole.
Does exactly what it says on the tin
After the headland, we go through the bay where Finbarr Saunders goes on holidays.
Coundn't be helped
A bit of getting lost as we attempt to find the path through the dunes at Constantine Bay. We have to take a diversion along a road. Its mainly all road walking on the way back, through the golf course and back to the carpark, which is now full and with an attendant. I hope he didn't take a note of my reg plate, as I am not paying the best part of a lady when I have vacated at 9:30am.
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