Explore Cornwall with us! We choose a walk from a walk book, follow the map and directions then give a score out of 10. Some of our videos are inspired by homemade walks, old books or comments from viewers.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to stay in holiday accommodation, try it out for a night! So if you are thinking of staying in Cornwall, you may be interested in our accommodation vlogs. We try to include some tips about popular destinations in the area.
We have also featured some sea glass textile art projects inspired by Cornwall. If you have a subject suggestion let us know by commenting or emailing us (see below). Commissions welcome. Some of the pieces are for sale in our Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CornishWalkingTrails
We also have a website: www.cornishwalkingtrails.co.uk/
Please feel free to contact us via email, cornishwalkingtrails@gmail.com
Well done a very worthwhile way to spend a few hours. I did notice a dog poo bag was found. One of my pet hates is the way some dog owners pick up after their dog but leave the bag behind. Maybe they intend picking it up on the way back and forget? At Idless woods the parish council have decided they can no longer afford to empty the dog bins so have removed them and there are piles of bags where the bins used to be! Who do these people think are going to pick them up? Please pick up after your dog and dispose of it in a responsible way people….sorry rant over!
You guys are funny! And, that is extremely useful! Every detail helps us to know exactly what we would experience without having to learn it all in the hard way.
I was in Padstow about 7 years ago. Our b&b owner told us that people visit, expecting to be served by Rick Stein. She told us he lived in Australia so they'd have a long wait! Oh, and the locals couldn't stand him.
Hi, I have heard that car parks are a little away from the actual site and that could be a problem for the elderly! We are visiting next week with 2 over 75's. Just wondering what your thoughts were on this. Thanks!!
Like all these towns, got money in your pocket and there not too bad. Lack of cash and there a dreary dull place. Just spent some time in Torquay and Paignton and there both struggling too. For the average person on a basic wage there just crazy, £10 for a burger and chips or a box of churios. Parking expensive. Same tourist tatt in the shops. I've lived in Devon /Cornwall for 30years now and I can't wait till I can find a fresh place to be.
I lived in the beautiful middle east for many years and there you have true freedom. You would never be asked to pay for parking or even taxed. UK reminds me very much of China with its restrictions.
Hi Both Thanks for another enjoyable walk. Btw, Christine and I are coming down to Cornwall today (24 06 24) to do some walking so we'll probably include this one. Thanks again.
Given the volume of waste water overflows or deliberate discharges which are the responsibility of these privately owned water companies, virtually every beach in Southern UK would be impacted with human waste. Dumping untreated wastewater saves these companies time and money. Often there is no basic straining of the material, and we know a lot of people don't consider what they flush. Objects such as synthetic face wipes, condoms, tampons, wound dressings, band aids, tea leaves, vegetable peelings, even cooking oils enter the system. So some of the plastic waste on beaches comes directly from the waste water. The issue of plastic in the environment is growing exponentially. Particle sizes as they are ground down blend in with sand, shell grit and coral rubble. And its entering our food chain. The excuses from the companies and the public bodies meant to regulate them is always the same. They spend "x" amount of money, but "it's complicated".
I've stayed at Falmouth many times over the past 30 years and the only drawback to it is the steep hills and pathways which is not so good for elderly and disabled people. Lots of boat trips and many beautiful walks to take. Good public transport with ferries, buses and trains. What's not to like?
Love Kynance, such a favourite for swimming and taking children to and going through to the second beach and the deep cave behind it - don’t get caught by the incoming tide !
You are a wonderful way to make people aware in general of the harm plastics do to our environment via your channel. Also more local people might be encouraged to take part in plastic litter picking. Worth your weight in gold! Mary.
Lovely video Sarah ~ it's really heartening to see locals monitoring and sorting out their patch of coastline. How you managed juggling a bucket, a picker, a camera and interviewing these wonderful people I dont know! As a tourist, and when I'm down Penzance way, I usually do a leisurely litter-pick along Mounts Bay beach, between Penzance and Marazion with a packed lunch break midway (always take hand-sanitising wipes). I just scan 6ft left & right as I'm walking along beachcombing (a favourite passtime!), and can sometimes end up with over half a carrier bag full of stuff when I get to Marazion. It's very relaxed...it just becomes part of my day, and I feel like I've done my little bit for cleaner safer beaches :)
Hi Andrew and Sarah , Job well done , always good for the soul cleaning up rubbish and litter . When we lived in Helston I walked through Penrose Estate one morning and could not believe the amount of general rubbish that was everywhere , dog poo bags , dirty nappies , sweet bags , ice cream wrappers , the list goes on , I chose to return the following morning armed with half a dozen large rubbish bags and within a couple of hours , had filled the lot , sadly I did notice there were at that time no rubbish bins anywhere to be seen on the estate , might be different now , I made it a regular thing to go in and collect rubbish and after a few months I did notice that people were not littering as much , throughly enjoyed your vlog , well done to you and the volunteers .
A fish and a chip is cooked the same all over the uk. Vegetable cooking oil. No matter where you go. Why do idiots pay stupid prices because of a name?? Rick is a diamond but nothing to do with a simple fish and a chip. Maybe a bit of lard and a bi lemon. Get a grip and stop buying named shite. But only the rich think it’s great. Morons with nothing better to do with money.
I cannot believe that Falmouth would be on any list of this nature and definitely not at number one. I have had exhibitions there and it always seems lively and thriving with most shops taken and open when I last went there (although that was a few years back now). Surely it has not gone down that quickly.
Cornwall is extremely depressing. No jobs, what jobs there are are payed utter peanuts, no wonder the towns look so depressing. Drugs are also a huge problem along with alcoholism. When you go inland to towns they look like their soul has been sucked into the abyss. Dear oh dear!!! I did a lot of deliveries down there on behalf of dhl. Glad I never go there anymore.
Thanks so much for joining us and highlighting the work we do. I have an incredible group of regular volunteers to help me. We always clean the surrounding areas, car parks, lanes and footpaths as any rubbish will be blown or washed into the ocean. It’s great to be in the fresh air, great to be in nature, great to be by the ocean, great for your mental health, great for the planet! Together we can make a difference! 😊
In Manchester where I live we can't recycle plastic bottle tops in the plastic bin even though bottles are now made with the top attached. How stupid is that?
When I lived and worked in Falmouth in the 1960s, some hoteliers used to transport staff to the job centre to sign on for unemployment benefit whilst employed at the hotel. I agree that today Falmouth is no worse than other down-at-heel south coast resorts like Plymouth, Torquay and Bournemouth.
To all those commenters whingeing about car park fees, the money provides much needed funding for the National Trust. It is a Charity, and therefore not-for-profit,. They maintain the whole cornish coastal footpath, provide toilets and cafes etc., as well as hundreds of properties and environmentally managed areas. Support them!, we all benefit.
National trust are doing same on the Isle of Wight ruining a regular trip to the beach, having to faff around paying a fortune now to chill at the beach for an hour or 2. People should be encouraged to get out, this is the opposite
