Blue Hills Tin Streams
St Agnes is the furthest we will travel for a walk this week. A village steeped in mining traditions, where we never seem to be far from an engine house or a slag heap.
As always, stunning sea views.
We start in the centre and work our way along back lanes to Trevellas Coombe - one of the last places where tin and copper were mined. The dogs enjoying a lengthy romp in the post industrial stream. Why walk on the path when you can have a splash around?
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| Ruby under the way marker |
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| Blue Hills Tin Stream Engine House |
A steep up and over to Trevaunance Cove. You would think that 10:52am would be too early for a Good Beer Guide Tick. In the same way that Rick Stein dominates Padstow, the Driftwood Spars dominate St Agnes. With a pub, a hotel, a restaurant, a brewery and a snack shed, one of them is bound to be open. A drink in a branded glass means this isn't one for the dubious ticks committee, even if the drink was San Pellegrino.
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| Quite the approach to a pub |
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| Good Beer Guide Tick |
The dogs demand a beach frolic and then we are on our way. Mrs M disappointed that her new fitbit is providing a "sleep score" - an encouraging 82% but not counting flights of stairs climbed.
Although the cliffs level out, we still have some climbing to do. St Agnes Beacon must be summitted before we take one of several footpaths marked "To The Village"
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| More amazing views - St Agnes Beacon looking South |
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| Pups always enjoy a view |
Mondays - always a fun day to claim your reward for a day's exertions. We promised ourselves a Fish and Chip lunch. Pre walk research suggesting we may need to use Tripadvisor to determine the best Chipper out of two available. The question answered itself. Neither are open on a Monday Lunch. Nor the fish restaurant.
The Taphouse saving the day. Beerwise, I may have expected more from such a named establishment. I mean it sounds somehow cruel to have Proper Job as one of the 4 keg options and no cask at all. But a Lunchtime Special menu which provided both a Huli Huli Chicken Poke Bowl (hers) and Steak Frites (mine) for a tenner (each) could not be sniffed at.
Kona Big Wave an apt choice for Surfer Central.
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| Lunch |
Walk Details
Distance - 7.5 Miles
Geocaches - 9
Walk Inspiration - Ramblers Route
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