My Top 5 Cornish Adventures (So Far…)

One of my favourite things about moving down to the South West, is having a completely different landscape to explore. So I thought I’d share a few of my favourite places I’ve been to so far.

Trevose Head to Treyarnon Rock Pool

This area has quickly become one of my favourites in Cornwall and definitely one of my most visited. The National Trust car park at Trevose head makes it easy and free (as a National Trust member) to park. There are lovely coastal walks in both directions from the car park, but my favourite is heading South towards Treyarnon. There are so many pools all the way along, but when the tide is out, there is a beautiful one just before Treyarnon Bay.

It’s the kind that gets me as excited as a kid at Christmas. The turquoise water is so inviting and I’ve been lucky enough to have the sun out every time I’ve been. If you don’t fancy the walk from Trevose Head, there is a pay and display car park by Constantine Bay, along with a cafe which is open during peak season.

Cornwall Underground

Cornwall Underground is an absolutely incredible underground mine exploration adventure, that I can’t recommend highly enough. It’s based down near St Just, not too far from Penzance.

This is pretty different to my usual adventures, but full of both history and adrenaline. The team are amazing and so full of knowledge and there is so much to see within the mines, from historic mining equipment to the brightly coloured minerals seeping from the rocks.

You can find out more information about what’s involved in my previous blog post (and also see an alternative suggestion if you’re not a fan of heights or small spaces) or check out the Cornwall Underground website.

Bodmin Moor Loop and gold Diggins Quarry

I think this has definitely been one of my favourite walks since being down here. As beautiful as the coast is, I don’t hide the fact that I miss the hills and mountains of the North. But having Bodmin and Dartmoor to explore is a nice second.

We started this hike from the Hurlers car park in Minions, one of the things I do love down here is how many of the car parks are free! From here we headed to South Phoenix Mine to explore the old mine building ruins. With the morning mist just lifting and the sun trying to peek through, it was pretty atmospheric. The route was around 13km, incorporating a few tors and a well needed dip in Gold Diggins Quarry. You can check out the full route here.

Prussia Cove and Stackhouse Baths

Hidden away in Stackhouse Cove, is a cave concealing a fresh water bath. It took me and Kate (@Katetocoast) quite a bit of back and forth to find the small entrance cut into the cliffside. It also took us quite a while to figure out the best way to climb up the slippery rocks to get up to the cave. Marine Biologist John Stackhouse had the cave and bath carved out for his wife, who suffered from poor health.

You can read more about the history of the bath in this great post from A Cornish Journey.

After our little cave adventure, we had a lovely walk along the coastal path, before heading down to Prussia Cove for a dip. The sun came out and the water was such a beautiful colour, it definitely didn’t feel like the UK. There is a small, free car park just by Prussia Cove, but I would recommend getting there early as there aren’t many spaces and it’s at the end of pretty narrow road.

There are still so many places on my list to tick off, both hikes and swims, but if you have any recommendations of must see places or routes, then please let me know!