Cornwall
Granite cliffs. Sandy beaches. New friends. Old
fishing villages. Hidden coves. Abandoned tin mines.
A tour of St Ives. Shared stories. The best coastal
walking in Britain on the South West Coast Path.
Your step-by-step journey to Cornwall starts here.
Cornwall has England's most exciting and diverse coastline
with dramatic granite cliffs, golden-sand beaches and old
fishing ports. All are featured on our guided Classic Walking
holidays.
St Ives stands at the eastern end of Penwith, the granite peninsula that forms
the big toe of Britain, with exhilarating cliff top walking right the way
round past Land's End to Penzance. Cornwall offers a mix of old and new with Iron
Age villages, futuristic Goonhilly Satellite Station and the world-famous
biospheres of the Eden Project.
- The best coastal walking in England
- Popular location in the charming Cornish town of St Ives
- Visit the world-famous Eden Project and Tate Gallery
Detailed information
| Classic Walking programme details |
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A typical Classic Walking day…
… will offer you a choice of 2 or 3 guided walks, each of varying length and
ascent. If you are new to walking, start at the easiest level, where the pace
is the gentlest. We have plenty of stops to enjoy the views and to rest. As your
holiday progresses you may feel confident to try a more challenging level, or
stick to the same level - it's entirely your choice.
More information on the type of footpaths you're likely to find in Cornwall.
On holidays before Easter and from 24 ocotber your daily choice of walks will generally
comprise a medium and a harder walk to suit guest numbers and the cooler weather.
Itinerary One
The following walks will be offered for holidays commencing on these dates:
27 March; 3, 10, 14 April; 23 May; 6, 10, 27 June; 1, 11, 15 July; 29 August; 2, 12, 16, 26, 30 September; 10, 14, 24, 28 October 2009.
| Arrival day |
| Easier Walk: Knill's Monument and Carbis Bay |
5 |
850 feet |
| Medium Walk: Knill's Monument, Lelant and Carbis Bay |
7½ |
1000 feet |
| Harder Walk: Trencrom Hill, Lelant and Carbis Bay |
10 |
1300 feet |
| Easier Walk: St Just, Whitesand Bay
to Land's End |
5½ |
650 feet |
| Medium Walk: St Just, Carn Ballowall
and Land's End |
7 |
875 feet |
| Harder Walk: Botallack, Cape Cornwall,
Sennen Cove and Land's End |
8¼ |
1300 feet |
Easier Walk: Poldhu Cove, Gunwalloe, LoeBar and Porthleven
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5¼ |
625 feet |
| Medium Walk: Mullion to Helston |
8¼ |
625 feet |
| Harder Walk: Mullion Cove to Helston |
9¼ |
925 feet |
| There are no organised walks today to allow you time to explore the area independently or just relax in Chy Morvah and grounds. |
Easier Walk: Merry Maidens and coast path to Mousehole
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5¾ |
400 feet |
| Medium Walk: Coastline from St Loy to Mousehole
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6¾ |
1075 feet |
| Harder Walk: Coastline from Treryn Dinas to Mousehole |
9 |
1625 feet |
| Easier Walk: Lizard coastline - Church Cove to Kynance Cove
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5½ |
425 feet |
| Medium Walk: Mullion Village, Lizard coastline, Polurrian Cove, Kynance Cove and Lizard Green |
7¾ |
875 feet |
| Harder Walk: Lizard Coastline - Poltesco, Carleon, Cadgwith, Polpeor and Kynance Cove |
11¼ |
1200 feet |
| Departure day |
Itinerary Two
The following walks will be offered for holidays commencing on these dates:
6, 18, 22 April; 2, 6, 16, 30 May; 13 June; 4, 18 July; 22, 26 August; 5, 19 September; 3, 7, 17, 21 October 2009.
| Arrival day |
| Easier Walk: Clodgy Point and Trevalgan |
5½ |
550 feet |
| Medium Walk: River Cove, Trevail and Trevalgan |
7½ |
950 feet |
| Harder Walk: River Cove and coast to St Ives |
8¾ |
1175 feet |
| Easier Walk: Praa Sands to St Michael's Mount |
6¼ |
775 feet |
| Medium Walk: Rinsey Head to St Michael's Mount |
8½ |
900 feet |
| Harder Walk: Porthleven to St Michael's Mount |
11 |
1575 feet |
| Easier Walk: St Just, Whitesand Bay to Land's End |
5½ |
650 feet |
| Medium Walk: South coast cliffs from Treen to Land's End |
6¼ |
1300 feet |
| Harder Walk: South coast cliffs from Penberth Cove to Land's End |
7 |
1700 feet |
| There are no organised walks today to allow you time to explore the area independently or just relax in Chy Morvah and grounds. |
Easier Walk: Porthtowan, Chapel Porth and St Agnes
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5¼ |
750 feet |
| Medium Walk: Porthtowan, Chapel Porth, St Agnes and Perranporth |
8½ |
1075 feet |
| Harder Walk: Portreath, Porthtowan and Perranporth |
12¼ |
1650 feet |
| Easier Walk: Frenchman's Creek and Helford |
3¾ |
625 feet |
| Medium Walk: Frenchman's Creek, Helford and Dennis Head |
7¼ |
950 feet |
| Harder Walk: St Martin, Frenchman's Creek, Helford and Dennis Head |
8¼ |
975 feet |
| Departure day |
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| Footpath information |
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On these holidays there is a choice of up to three walks for varying abilities each day. For maximum choice we offer two weekly itineraries - ideal if you wish to book a 14-night holiday or return for a second visit.
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Easier Walks: 3¾ to 6¼ miles with 400ft to 850ft of ascent in a day. |
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Medium Walks: 6¼ to 8½ miles with 625ft to 1,300ft of ascent in a day. |
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Harder Walks: 7 to 12½ miles with 925ft to 1,975ft of ascent in a day. |
All walks make extensive use of undulating and airy clifftop paths which can be rough and rocky with steep, but short, sections, together with
stretches across beaches and inland hills and woodland.
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| Average temperatures |
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| March |
4°C |
10°C |
| April |
6°C |
12°C |
| May |
8°C |
14°C |
| June |
11°C |
17°C |
| July |
13°C |
19°C |
| Aug |
13°C |
19°C |
| Sept |
11°C |
17°C |
| Oct |
10°C |
15°C |
| Nov |
6°C |
11°C |
| Dec |
5°C |
10°C |
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| Other walking holiday ideas |
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We also offer the following holidays at Chy Morvah, find out more below:
Alternatively, guided walking holidays in and around Cornwall include:
For the independently minded we also offer a self-guided walking break along The
South West Coast Path.
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| Where you'll stay |
You'll be based in our fine Country House accommodation, Chy
Morvah, in the seaside town of St Ives in the Cornwall.
Chy Morvah, meaning ‘house by the sea’
in Cornish, is certainly an appropriate
name for this characteristic seaside hotel.
From the panoramic lounge and dining
room, the view stretches across the
golden sands of St Ives Bay to the
lighthouse at Godrevy Point. There are 38
bedrooms, mostly en-suite, in the main
building and adjacent Lanyons house,
with a heated outdoor pool in the mature
grounds. A short walk will take you down
to the bustling centre of St Ives; a
delightful resort town with art
galleries, a colourful harbour
and glorious sandy beaches. |
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