Mount Edgecumbe
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South East Cornwall offers carnivals, open air music festivals, summer fairs and fetes, vintage steam rally’s and more. Water sports enthusiasts can enjoy fishing, sailing, surfing, canoeing, wild swimming or diving, for the golfer there are four excellent courses.
The South West Coast Path from Mount Edgcumbe to Polruan, plus the open countryside will appeal to the walking/cycling enthusiasts. As will the bridleways, designated cycle tracks, quiet country roads, woods and parks.
At Kilminorth Woods there are facilities for wheelchair users. For a leisurely walk try the Seaton Valley Countryside Park. One thing is for certain, South East Cornwall is a place to relax & enjoy your holiday.
To reach South East Cornwall use the A38 Expressway from Exeter to Plymouth and the car ferry at Devonport. The first town is Torpoint with a collection of pubs & restaurants, shops, a marina and water sports. On the periphery of the town is An- thony House with its renowned gargoyle & gardens. Following the road into Cornwall left turn at the village of Anthony and follow the signs for the picturesque village of Millbrook where the Devon & Cornwall Inn does good food. Then keeping to the road along the river is the village of Cremyll with Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park, a very good food pub, and a foot ferry to Plymouth. Should you be visiting from Plymouth the foot ferry leaves from Durnford Street – Stonehouse. Fol- lowing the road out of Cremyll to Rame Head there is a Chapel still lit by gas light. At nearby Maker Heights there are views of Plymouth & Dartmoor and acres of open space for wild camping.
There is an ex WW2 US forces camp with some of the buildings intact. There is also a camp/yurt site with a path to Cawsand Beach, and The Canteen restaurant is uniquely housed in a US army hut. A few miles further on are the award winning villages of Kingsand and Cawsand both being popular for water-sports with canoe hire, plus a number of food pubs, some with rooms. Notably the Rising Sun in Kingsand, the Cross Keys in Cawsand, and the Half Way House.
From the Barbican in Plymouth there is a passenger ferry to Cawsand, this is a pleasant 30 minute trip across Plymouth Sound with views of the historic Plymouth Hoe and Drakes Island. Leaving Cawsand the road leads to the Rame Peninsula with the Rame Head Heritage Coast for fantastic sea views from Penlee Point. Continuing the coast road reveals the panoramic views of Whitsand Bay with dramatic cliffs & four miles of sandy beaches.
Here there are several cafes, a golf course & hotel and the haunted remains of Whitsands Bay Battery Fort at Donkey Lane. A holiday park with a cafe & restaurant is built on part of the fort’s original site. A mile or so inland is the village of Crafthole with the Liscawn Hotel and Finnygook Inn with B&B and a restaurant.
Continuing the coast road towards Looe are the picturesque fishing villages of Downderry with the Inn on the Shore with B&B, Seaton has the Smugglers Inn & Polperro has the ancient Three Pilchards Inn and the famous Polperro Heritage & Smugglers Museum, in these villages there are no cliffs to access the beaches. The nearby secluded coves of Lantic and Lantivet Bay, Portwrinkle, Hannafore or Talland Bay are great for relaxation and rock pooling.
At THE ROYAL OAK Inn Lostwithiel, the owners Graham and Simon offer a range of great beer, real ales, wine and spirits.
They serve the best local produce for a three course dinner or just a light lunch and there are six warm and cosy rooms, all en-suite from £85 per night including brea fast.
k- Well behaved dogs are welcome. 6
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