A view of St Mawes harbour Cornwall
A spring trip to the apartment and our arrival saw the sun bursting out, having travelled through blustery rain showers. A brief stop to refuel ourselves with some wonderful home cooked food at Lifton Farm Shop Restaurant just yards from the A30 (why isn’t it signposted?).
Just time to drop our bags at the apartment and straight onto the beach and a welcome cup of tea on the terrace at Fistral Beach Café and relax……..
Low tide saw the opportunity to spend the day in Crantock. A short stroll to the other side of Pentire and away from the usual visitors trail takes the walker up the beautiful Gannel estuary and up into the picturesque village of Crantock with its Post Office, 2 pubs, tea shop and gallery. We ambled into the little Church, dedicated to St Carantoc, where we were truly surprised by the ornate wood work screen. A picnic on the wide sands whilst watching the surfers and we had to hurry back to catch the tide and shortcut over the little bridg e to get back to Fistral.
Up early and off to Falmouth to catch the ferry (every 30mins from Prince of Wales Pier or Custom House Quay) over to St Mawes.
The ferry on its way back into St Mawes
After a pasty on the quay and a chat with the Ferry ticket seller on available walks we chose a walk past the castle and onwards to St Just in Roseland. We took in extensive views of the Carrick Roads and Falmouth before following St Just creek and happened across a churchyard in dappled sunlight and a Royal Navy wedding. The footpath took us over to the next creek passed expensive waterside properties and back to St Mawes for the ferry back to Falmouth. A huge whole crab salad at the Ferry Boat Inn at Helford Passage polished off a brilliant day!
Sunday up early again to watch the surf rowers at St Agnes and a chance for some body boarding. The weather was slightly overcast but warm in a wetsuit and some decent waves meant it was great fun.
Another trip to Lifton on the way back for a cream tea and back home tired but rejuvenated.
A beautiful walk about the St Mawes peninsula
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