Walks & Drives in Cornwall and Devon near Coombe Farm
We have a list of suggested walks of varying lengths and difficulty that have all been enjoyed by our guests. We can also give you printed guides and books for you to use during your stay.
The Cornwall Coastal Path: Offers both the enthusiastic walker, and those simply wanting a gentle stroll, some of the most magnificent unspoilt scenery to be found anywhere in the country. Particularly beautiful sections within easy reach of Coombe Farm include the stretch from Polruan to Lantic Bay and on to Pencarrow Head, Shag Rock and Polperro; from Rame Head to Penlee Point, Kingsand and on to Mount Edgcombe House and Park; and from Pentire Point along through Port Quin to Port Isaac. There are also superb moorland walks and country drives on both Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor with their wildlife, ancient villages and prehistoric remains and legends.
Bodmin Moor: Places of particular interest on Bodmin Moor include Altarnun with its parish church known as the 'Cathedral of the Moors'; Blisland, a lovely granite village around a green; Bolventor with Jamaica Inn made famous by Daphne du Maurier; Cardinham; Minions, the centre for antiquities including the Hurlers Stone Circle, the Longstone, the Cheesewring and Rillaton Barrows; North Hill, close to River Lynher, with its beautiful church; St Breward with fine old clapper bridge over De Lank River; St Clether with largest holy well in Cornwall; Temple, with farm buildings dating back to 1120 and Trewartha, an abandoned mediaeval hamlet where tin and gold were found.
Dartmoor: Places of particular interest on Dartmoor include Becky Falls with 70ft. drop over massive boulders, Belstone village with stocks and whipping post; Berry Pomeroy astle, stark 13th century ruins on dramatic wooded hilltop; Brent Tor with tiny 12th century church built by monks of Tavistock Abbey on dramatic volcanic rock utcrop with superb views of Devon and Cornwall; Dartmeet and Postbridge with their ancient granite clapper bridges; Grinspond, an impressive bronze age enclosure with the remains of over 20 huts, cattle pens etc.; Henton, Willings Walls and Trowlesworthy Warrens (NT) 3,333 acres including the Moor's richest ancient sites of cairns, cists, enclosures and over 100 hut circles; Lydford Gorge with its riverside walk and 90ft. white lady waterfall and Lydford woods which have been a forest for 1,000 years; Manton village where John Galsworthy lived, with fine 15 th century church and old yew trees; Meavy, traditional Devon village of green, public house and ancient oak tree; nature reserves at Yarner Wood, Wistmans Wood and Black Tor Copse; and Widecombe-in-the-Moor, famed by the ballad Widecombe Fair. The fair takes place in September.