Introduction to Gover Valley, Cornwall

 A few photos today of Gover Valley where there is usually an abundance of greenery. 

A stream tinkles along.

It would be easy to imagine a few of the little people - fairies and the like - are watching on.

Green branches reach out to  touch the passing walker.

Boulders galore, perhaps, they provide places for those little people to hide.

A bright green wall guides the stream for a short distance.

Darker green moss clings to remnants of the once china clay industry. A gentleman I met, a while back, told me how his dog disliked this area and would not pass by without by without a struggle. 

There's a steep road  to the top of the valley, from where there are views of the greenery and a chimney from the once china clay industry

There's another look at the chimney and a row of houses. In the background is a china clay 'pyramid' cfreated from china clay spoils, but  has now been taken over by nature.

That's all for today's post but for more info on Gover Valley see my blog post with 40 photos:

 40 Photos On Updated Circular Walk Based On Gover Valley

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A Short Walk From Lizard Village to the Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre, Cornwall

We were at the Lizard Village on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula. 

The plan was to walk from here to visit the Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre. It is only about a mile and a half walk across green fields.

Some interesting clouds about as we started our short walk.

We met a young couple, on the way, who told us that the Lizard Heritage Centre was closed for all of 2023! That'll teach me not to check things out first. 

Disappointing but we continued walking as everything looked very pleasant.

Plenty of views of the sea and paths to walk.

Even though the lighthouse  was closed to visitors I was able to take a photo. Note the scaffolding in position.

The lighthouse has two towers and was built in 1752 by Thomas Fonnerau. The lighthouse guides boats and other vessels through the English Chanel.

We wandered along the coast enjoying the fields, sea and colours.

Finally we made our way back to the Lizard Village,, where our car was waiting on the village green. Donations are requested for parking on the green.

Nearly forgot to say: the Lighthouse marks the most southerly point of mainland Britain.

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The Peaceful Mullian Cove, Cornwall

Walking along Cornwall's Coastal Path to Polurrian Cove.

Another day, another cove on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula. This time it is Polurrian Cove.

After parking our car in Mulli0n  we followed the coastal path - photos above and below.

There are lovely views from the path - as the following three photos show.

We eventually headed down the path to Polurrian Cove, which was a bit tricky in places. We could only see three other people on the beach.

Just before the path leading to the cove there is a solitary holiday home on the coastal path.

Needless to say Polurrian Cove has no facilities, so we sat on the rocks, with a sandwich, and enjoyed the peace.

The beach is a mixture of sand  and small stones when the tide is out. The sky looked lovely for awhile.

The only other people, on the beach, decided to move on, so we had the cove to ourselves. The cliffs are high and a hotel can be seen on the high point - see photo below.

I zoomed in to get a clearer look at the hotel.

After exploring the cove we made our way back to civilisation along the coastal path.

The clouds turned grey so we decided to retrace our steps back towards our car.

Near the end of our walk we passed a sign for the hotel we had spotted from the cove.

We had a quick peek at the hotel.

And so ends today's post.

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All good wishes ~ Mike

Here are two more Lizard Peninsula posts:

The Magical Church Cove

and

The Peaceful Mullion Cove

 

The Peaceful Mullian Cove, Cornwall

We had a week away on Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula. One of the places we visited was Mullion Cove with it's granite harbour wall.

The cove has been occupied for several hundred years but the harbour wall wasn't built until the 1890's.

This was once  the home of a small pilchard fleet.

Below is a view from the harbour at low tide.

Looking down on the cove and harbour is the Mullian Cove Hotel with some lovely views.



Back to the harbour as the sea slowly returns.

The harbour entrance and wall.

Four more photos of Mullion cove.

Walking back along the lane, to our car, we saw these spirited horses. 

All in all a quiet peaceful walk.

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all good wishes ~ Mike