7.74 km along the coast and 9.44 km inland
We stayed in Frodo at the Heligan Campsite, and visited the lost garden’s yesterday with some friends, but today’s programme was to walk to Mevagissey.
We walked directly from the campsite initially along a well marked and surfaced Cycle path and then, after a little difficulty finding an unofficial link, along a footpath, through and around Maize fields to the little village of Pentewan, Here we stopped at a café for coffee before ascending a steep road, then a steep sunken lane down to Hallane, where we had left the path on Wednesday.
Then back to a good, but steep section of the Coastal Path, with some rather steep steps.
Unfortunately along this length I fell down a rabbit hole and injured my knee, which made the rest of the day slower and painful at times.
After more steps we descended back to Pentewan and past the Parish Church, where there was a cardboard cut-out of the late Queen and a tribute to her.
The village is separated from the beach by a pedestrian unfriendly road and bridge, and the theme continues with a huge caravan site, and no access to the beach except down the main access road and past all the sales outlets.
Having stopped for lunch on the beach, we wisely decided that the safest route was to return to the site entrance where there was a signpost to a path outside the caravan park, which, although following the road, was at least separated from it.
Again fairy steep in places, with steps that never quite match your natural steps, over a couple of hill to the harbour in Mavagissey. Here down amongst the houses to the busy harbour with a mix of working fishing boats with ice-cream sellers and holiday homes.
After a Cornish Ice Cream and sampling the St Austell Brewery beer in the Fountain, an 17th century inn, we returned to the campsite along another part of the cycle path that meant we had a car-free walk all the way back to the campsite.
