24/10/23 - The Paris Hotel, Coverack

 Easy walking from a perfect Cornish fishing village

There's not a lot in Coverack but its still very easy to fall in love with the place.  A free car park, a sweeping promenade and when heading north on the coast path, you are very soon out into the wilds.

Lowland point - disappearing into the sea on the RHS of the photo

One of those fishing boats has just brought in our lunch

This is a simple walk that took us across stony paths to the Lowland Point. Never has a place been so well named. It's a low point, where the only danger is from young grazing cows.

After surviving the stampede, Ivy gets a photo at Lowland Point

Turning the corner 90 degrees, we see the workings of Dean Quarries ahead. A path diversion sends us inland earlier than expected but we soon are back on track.

A surprise in store and a chance to keep the troops' morale up. It's been steep. It's been muddy but Roskilly's ice cream farm shop will put a smile on even the most disillusioned of walkers.  Even if it is half term and we are sharing space with a higher than national average quota of little Tarquins.

My reward comes back in town. It may only have the one pub, but when its as pleasant as the Paris Hotel, that's all you need. 

The Pars Hotel - Above the Harbour

Named after the SS Paris - an American liner that ran aground off the just walked Lowland Point in 1899. There was no loss of life, so not quite so ghoulish. A large scale model of the liner in a glass case behind the bar.

St Austells beers on offer, so not for the first time this week, a Proper Job was selected.  By the week's end, I am hoping to have found its angrier brother, "Big Job".

Proper walk, Proper Job

A chalk board of interesting specials on offer for lunch. The Lemon Sole was detailed as "Back on tonight" but our host informed us that the boat had just unloaded their catch within the last hour.

My next blog may be "Extraordinary Places to Eat with Mappiman".

Walk Details

Distance - 5.25 Miles

Geocaches - 4

Walk Inspiration - Pub Walks on the South West Coast Path (Walk 13)