St Ives Holiday Porthcurno Walk 30th June 2022

Starting from Treen village we headed down to Penberth Cove, a tiny hamlet still home to a few small working fishing boats. A steep climb up and we were on the cliff top at Cribb Head. The South West coast path took us along to the site of the Iron Age fort of Treryn Dinas. Here we stopped for a drink and to try to decide which rock may be the famous Logan Rock. This 80 ton boulder will rock a little if pushed but was some way away and we weren't too sure which of the rocks it actually was. Further on towards Porthcurno we came across a white stone pyramid. The cable hut that originally stood there from 1870 was replaced by one lower down in the valley, but fishermen had been using the hut for navigation purposes, so the pyramid was built in its place. Once we had descended into Porthcurno we had a look at the cable hut that has the largest collection of transatlantic telegraph cables in one place. Further up is the Porthcurno Museum and this is where we stopped for our leisurely picnic. The route back to Treen was across the fields and considerably shorter than our morning route. It would have seemed churlish not to go to the local hostelry called The Logan Rock, so we succumbed after a moments hesitation. 

Leaving Treen behind us, we headed for Penberth

We came across this huge growth of gunnera on the way down to the cove

This tiny village is home to 4 small fishing boats

Economically marginal, but what a place to work!

At least one of these is a sailor, so let's get fishing!

Two girls waiting for Poldark, but he wasn't filming here this day

From Penberth, the only way is up. It needed a few breather stops on the way out.

Ah, that's a better slope

Looking at the view towards Porthcurno

Porthcurno beach at the end, Minack Theatre a bit further on.

Logan's Rock - it's behind you  ....... somewhere.

Site of the first hut to receive overseas cables, now a navigation point for sailors who have lost their phones.

Sign on the outside of the Cable Hut near to the beach.

All the submarine cables ended here,  then re-wired to a much larger building up the valley.

After our picnic we took the short way back to Treen

Some people really take a risk getting that ideal angle.

The Logan Rock - found it at last.

After a hilly 4.1/2 miles, we deserved a wee drink.

Not sure if he'd walked all the way though.

About 4.1/2 miles

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