CONTENTS
GOING SLOW IN CORNWALL..................................................8
A taste of Cornwall 10, A Slow approach 12, How this book is arranged 13
1 L AUNCESTON & THE NORTHEAST.......................................17
Getting around 18, Launceston 20, A wriggling route to Morwenstow 26,
Along the coast from Morwenstow to Tintagel 32
2 M ID-CORNWALL NORTH :
THE CAMEL ESTUARY TO HOLYWELL BAY.........................49
Getting around 50, Around the Camel estuary 52, From Trevose Head to
Holywell Bay 67, Away from the coast 73
3 BODMIN MOOR........................................................................79
Getting around 80, The north Moor 83, The Moor south of the A30 94
4 SOUTHE AST CORNWALL:
from the tamar to polperro......................................103
Getting around 104, Along the Tamar 106, The Rame peninsula 116,
Around Looe 123, The Looe valleys 128
5 THE FOWEY VALLEY & THE CORNISH ALPS.....................133
Getting around 134, The Fowey valley 136, Around St Austell & the Cornish Alps 153
6 THE MINING HEARTL AND...................................................167
Getting around 168, The north coast from Perranporth to the Hayle estuary 170,
The copper & tin towns: Hayle, Redruth & Camborne 179, Godolphin country 192
7 TRURO & THE FAL ESTUARY ...............................................197
Getting around 198, Truro 201, Along the river from Truro to Falmouth 207,
The Roseland peninsula 222
8 SOUTHWEST CORNWALL: THE LIZARD PENINSULA......231
Getting around 232, From Prussia Cove to the Helford River 234,
The shores of the Helford River 243, The peninsula 246
9 PENZANCE, ST IVES & THE PENWITH PENINSULA........259
Getting around 260, Penzance 263, Penzance's hinterland 271, The south coast 274,
The north coast & Penwith moors 284, Crossing the peninsula: from St Ives to Marazion 296
Accommodation...............................................................302
INDEX.....................................................................................308
