St Mawes - centre based

Circular and linear walks from the beautiful sailing and fishing village of St Mawes. Daily walks are either circular or will start or finish with a ferry trip from/to St Mawes.

This independent walking tour is designed so that you do not require any transport of your own or from Nearwater during your stay. St Mawes is best reached via the mainline railway station in St Austell, which is 4.5 hours from London's Paddington station, and then a taxi ride to St Mawes. Parking is available if you come by car.

Subject to the availability of accommodation, you can choose your own dates from between 2 nights (1 or 2 days’ walking) and 7+ nights (the full 5 walking days with one or more rest days).

About the walk

Some trails follow part of the South West Coastal Path and others take you you inland to vagrant lanes and footpaths of the Roseland peninsula.  The Roseland peninsula with its mild climate and abundant wildlife is a magical place throughout the seasons.

St Mawes and the surrounding area is world famous for its sailing, Carrick Roads providing arguably the best coastal sailing in the country.  Your views will regularly include sailing boats including the magnificent "Falmouth Working Boats" with there huge bowsprits and multicoloured topsails.

Stamina Required - the routes can be altered to suit your fitness level, but routes in Cornwall do tend to be quite up and down.

Refueling Options -  many of the walks take you past some great Cornish pubs and cafes, some of the best are The Pandora Inn at Restronguet, Smugglers' Cottage at Tolverne, The Ferry boat Inn at Helford Passage and Chandlers Cafe in St Mawes.

Wildlife Highlights - The Roseland is alive with wildlife.  Badgers and foxes are common sights at dusk,  cormorants and herons are commonplace on the rocks and inlets.  In the Spring the lanes of the Roseland are alive with primroses.

Accommodation and services

Your accommodation will usually be at our very own luxury bed and breakfast  www.nearwaterstmawes.co.uk  in the beautiful fishing village of St Mawes for the duration of your self-guided walking tour.

The price of your holiday includes a full English breakfast each morning (or continental if you prefer) and detailed and informative guidance notes on each of your walks. We will also supply you with the relevant ordnance survey map, with the Nearwater trail highlighted, as well as all other information that you will need for your holiday.

Holiday Highlights

• The 13th Century St Just church and semi-tropical gardens
• The 10th Century Arch in St Anthony Church and its carvings that link it to the legend of "Jesus's" visit to Cornwall with his Uncle Joseph of Arimithea
• St Anthony Headland
• Coastal walks around Carrick Roads, the third deepest natural harbour in the world
• Pendennis and St Mawes Castle
• The Helford River
• Ferry trips all round the coastal inlets