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