The Trelowarren
Woodland Walk is justly famous. In
the course of it, you can visit a
Victorian folly, the highest point
on The Lizard, an Iron Age Hill
Fort, a river formed by the Ice Age
and an 18th century garden.
The
walk is open year-round to
timesharers and self-caterers
staying with us, and to the visiting
public between 1st April and 30th
September. A leaflet is available
from the Estate Office setting out
the options. The main walk is about
four miles (6.5km) long, but there
are also shorter, circular walks of
one and two miles (1.6 - 3.2km) and
an "extension" to Tremayne Quay, on
the Helford, which is 2.5 miles
(4km) each way.
All the walks are varied and
provide a wonderful mixed landscape
of views, historic features, natural
variety and more ordered planting -
with the occasional bonus of rare
wildlife. Specific points of
interest include:
The Turret: A clever Victorian
reworking of old stones to resemble
part of a medieval fortification.
The Mount: Built with earth
cleared to build a drive, again in
the 19th century. The highest point
on the peninsula.
The
Fogou: A Cornish mystery. A large
underground chamber with a single,
narrow entry beneath an Iron Age
Hill Fort.
Ilex Avenue: So-called because it
is the botanical name for the
ancient Mediterranean oaks planted
here in the 19th century.
Long Valley: Glorious views and
an extraordinary collection of
trees, foreign and native: Douglas
Fir, Sitka Spruce, Lawson Cypress,
Hemlock, Redwood and Radiata as well
as Ash, Beech and Oak.
Tremayne Quay: Reached through
beautiful National Trust woods and
overlooking the sailing and fishing
paradise of the Helford River.
The
Pleasure Garden: Dionysus Williams'
clever use of contour and greenery
to create a contemplative
masterpiece. Now being restored on
his original 18th century plan.
The Restoration Gates: The
Vyvyans were staunch royalists in
the Civil War and erected these
Grade 1-listed gates to mark the
Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.
The walks all end where they
begin, at the Stable Yard, where you
will find a plant nursery, pottery
and weaving, the Cornwall Crafts
Association gallery and of course,
the New Yard Restaurant.
Having walked up an appetite,
where better to satisfy it?
Trelowarren
has its own superb restaurant, the
New Yard, which uses fresh local
ingredients for all its dishes.
Breakfast patisseries are available
from 10:30 am and wonderful lunches
are served alfresco, with cream teas
to follow an afternoon walk, a day
on the beach or a voyage of
exploration round the National
Maritime Museum in Falmouth, The
Tate Gallery St Ives or further
afield to The Eden Project.