Driftwood Spars - South West Coast Path
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Driftwood Spars - South West Coast Path
Walks on and around the South West Coast Path from Driftwood Spars Chapel Porth Trevaunance Cove Distance - 3 ¼miles ( 5¼ km) Grade - Moderate Estimated Time - 1¾ hours S troll through some of the industrial relics of one of the most important areas of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. With an optional visit to Cornwall’s only surviving tin stream works, the route travels through the remnants of Wheal Kitty before returning to Driftwood Spars. Photographer - Pete Allsop Photographer - Terry Hawkes St. Agnes Beacon Photographer- Andrew Trenoweth Maps and Leaflets (including Treasure Trails) for all these walks are available from Reception. Full details can also be downloaded by zapping on the QR codes with your smart phone! The National Trust is a charity which owns about 200 miles of the Cornish coastline. Its aims are to promote the conservation of this wonderful landscape whilst enabling people to enjoy visiting the countryside in all sorts of ways. In this area many of these walks go through National Trust land. For more information visit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk Perranporth Accessible land managed by the National Trust Perranporth Distance - 5¼ miles ( 8½ km) Grade - Challenging Estimated Time - 2½ hours P ass through the silent remnants of what was once one of Cornwall's busiest mining areas. In summer this is a riot of colour, with blazing gorse bushes, banks of vivid heather, and mineral-stained cliffs bright red against the blue sea. In places the stony path passes close to high cliffs. Take the bus back to St Agnes. Chapel Porth Distance - 6¼ miles ( 10 km) Grade - Challenging Estimated Time - 3½ hours A ll the way to the top of St Agnes Beacon, a prominent landmark with outstanding views, and then down to the little cove of Chapel Porth. Follow the Coast Path around the promontory of St Agnes Head to the beach at Trevaunance Cove and back to Driftwood Spars. St Agnes Head Driftwood Spars St Agnes Beacon St Agnes Head Distance - 4 miles ( 6½ km) Grade - Moderate Estimated Time - 2 hours St Agnes R amble with giants around the colourful St Agnes scenery, featuring blue seas and purple-and-yellow heathland, with wide-ranging views over green pastureland from the top of St Agnes Beacon. There are short stretches of ascent and descent, but nothing steep or prolonged. Chapel Porth Produced by the SW Coast Path Team in partnership with The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe Investing in rural areas Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100022021. Blue Hills Photographer- Andrew Trenoweth Stretching 630 miles from Minehead on the edge of Exmoor through to the shores of Poole Harbour, the South West Coast Path Millenium Sundial-Perranporth is the best way to explore the West Country's stunning coast. To find out more visit www.southwestcoastpath.com