Penzance walks

This hike from Mousehole, a lovely fishing village, provides a way to explore the South West coast path with ascents and descents (sometimes with technical skills) until you reach Lamorna Cove. The return way in farmland with Mont's Bay viewpoints is easier.

This walk starts at the Long Rock car park, and follows a section of the St Michael's Way, South West Coast Path, and the coastal promenade towards Marazion and St Michael's Mount. A walk, where perhaps checking on the tides may be an advantage, with the possibility of crossing the causeway to the Mount. The route follows through the wetland bird sanctuary, before returning along the promenade.

An interesting circular walk, starting in a small Cornish coastal village of Perranuthnoe, along designated footpaths, up to Rosudgeon, passing through farm fields and small, remote hamlets before descending to the coast and the South West Coast Path. The walk offers panoramic views across Mounts Bay and St Michael's Mount, where the rugged Cornish coastline passes Prussia Cove, a location steeped in history with smugglers and ship wrecks.

A short, summer walk from Perranuthnoe towards Marzion, Through the small village across designated footpaths. With views of St Micheal's Mount, and the South Cornish Coast. Returning along a section of the South West Coast Path (SWCP).

This very short and easy access walk climbs gently to Chapel Carn Brea overlooking the surrounding countryside. Enjoy the views from this important landmark, the most westerly hill in Britain!

This pleasant amble across the inland moors of Cornwall includes a number of ancient monuments including Chun Quoit, Chun Castle, the Dancing Stones and the Boslow Stone.

This circular walk uses a section of the South West Coast path leading to Porthmeor Cove and Gurnard's Head before you go back to the beginning following paths across farmlands close to Porthmeor.

This circular walk (with a few steep ascends) is a very pleasant way to explore a stunning section of the South West Coast path discovering one of Cornwall's best beaches including Pedn Vounder, Porthcurno and Porthchapel beaches.

This circular walk from the lovely village of Zennor explores the coast path (with several ascents and descents in rocky paths) and uses also paths inland during the return route.

This circular walk explores Cape Cornwall by the coastal path, less touristic than Land's End but wild and well protected. You will discover as well old mine shafts along the coast including Kenidjack Valley and Wheal Owles.

This easy circular walk leads to a beautiful ruined megalithic burial chamber and continues to Trendrine Hill viewpoint.

A circular walk to Trencrom Hill, perhaps best taken on a clear day, to enjoy the views. But equally a nice walk any other time.

This short and easy walk leads to a nice viewpoint walking around the remains of past mining activities.

From Pendeen Lighthouse (small free car park) at the northern tip of the parish of St Just, the walk follows the coastal path to Cape Cornwall. Cape Cornwall, while not strictly the westernmost point of England, is much more appealing than Land's End for nature lovers. The main feature of this route is that it passes through a series of old copper and tin mines that operated from around 1820 to the end of the 20th century: Geevor (the museum site is slightly further east), Levant (visits by appointment), Crowns, Bottalack, Wheal Owles, Wheal Edwards, and Kenidjack Valley. You will learn that copper was mined before tin and that some sites also extracted a considerable amount of arsenic.

During this circular walk, you will discover this famous headland in another way exploring the beautiful wild coast including the secluded Nanjizal Cove, Enys Dodnan Arch and Mayon cliffs.

The Hayle Estuary Nature Reserve offers the opportunity to see migratory birds, and is also a starting point for a reasonably level walk, with estuary views. Walking around Carnsew Pool, an amazing piece of Victorian engineering, which helps keep the Hayle harbour from silting up. Then, through a part of the town to the Mill pond, with old ruins to explore, and the pond. The walk then leads through a memorial garden, a high point at Hayle, which was an Iron Age Hill Fort, before leading back to the start.

This circular walk provides a way to discover splendid granite cliffs along the South West Coast path leading to the secluded Nazijal beach with a beautiful rock arch. The return route follows paths inland.

This circular walk with ascends and descents provides a way to discover St Ives Bay leading to Porthminster Point along the gorgeous coastal path including Hayle, PorthKidney, Carbis Bay and Porthminster beaches!

This circular walk provides a way to approach St Ives by the coast, walking along cliffs and Porthmeor Beach, then reaching St Ives Head including the gorgeous viewpoint from St Nicholas Chapel. You finally walk around the harbour.

A gentle circular walk along the King George V Memorial Walk, through some of Hayle's historic past. Walking along sandy paths through the dunes, seeing three miles of golden sand of St Ives Bay, with St Ives on the left and Godrevey Lighthouse on the opposite headland. Then heading inland, passing the old part of Phillack with the church, black brick buildings, and the Bucket of Blood Inn, with its unusual name.

This is a pleasant walk along country tracks and lanes, with the route passing over the main railway line, visiting the Hydraulic Ram, following some old tracks, and crossing under the viaduct at Angarrack. The route back is up the old main road, along 'Slug' Lane, returning to Connor Down

St Ives Bay, 3 miles of golden sands, surfing, and sand castles. But what of the past? Was it always a tourist attraction? The huge dunes along the shoreline hide an amazing past. This is a figure-of-eight route with numerous start points, dependent on parking availability. This route is dependent on the tides, see Notes below.

This is a short walk around the Godrevy headland, with the hope of seeing seals in the cove. Following the path around the headland passing an old Iron Age settlement, the lighthouse, and then dropping down with views along St Ives Bay and the 3 miles of sandy beach.

This walk explores the beautiful cliffs leading to the end of St Ives Bay and Godrevy Point in front of the island.