Coast Path Connectors Cornwall
“Hi, I’m Jack. I am lucky enough to have worked with the Cornwall community since 2022 and have loved promoting the benefits of walking and the SWCP to different groups and communities. I have learnt so much about the rich history of the Cornish coastline and been immersed in nature, but what makes it so very special is the people I continue to meet.”
Community organisations we work with:
The below video introduces you to Jack (Community Engagement - Cornwall), Tuesday, one of our volunteers and Jani, a walk participant as they explore around the Coast Path at Hayle. Our sociable walking groups are designed to be as accessible as possible and participants are given detailed information before joining so that they know what to expect and feel confident about coming along.
Join a local walk
Date: Wednesday 23 September
Location: YHA Penzance or Botallack
Details: Walk Length: 4.5 miles. We are partnering with the YHA as part of their 2026 Festival of Walking. For this one you can meet us at either YHA Penzance for 10.15, or Botallack Count House Cafe for 11.00 - there is limited free transport from YHA Penzance. For those wanting to head back to the YHA Penzance after the walk, the YHA have kindly offered us free cuppa and a cake. For more information and to sign up please use Eventbrite here: YHA 2026 Festival of Walking, Botallack Mine with SWCPA Tickets, Wednesday, September 23 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite
Date: Thursday 24 September - 11am
Location: YHA Treyarnon
Details: Walk Length: 6 miles. Our second walk in partnership with the YHA will be meeting at YHA Treyarnon for 11am, before heading across Constantine and Booby's Bay to Trevose Head, and then round to find St Constantine's Well. The YHA will be kindly offering us a free cuppa and cake in the cafe afterwards. All bookings for this should go through the Eventsbrite below: Copy of YHA 2026 Festival of Walking, Treyarnon Bay with SWCPA Tickets, Thursday, September 24 • 11 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite
Date: Friday 25 September - 9.30am start
Location: Helford, Longer Walks
Details: Walk Length: 10.5 miles. Whilst the Helford Ferry is still running we will be making use of it. For this you can meet us at Helford Passage Ferry (in front of the Ferry Boat Inn, Helford Passage) for 9.30, or meet us off the ferry on the other side – Please get here for 9.40am. The walk is around 10 miles and will take us along the Helford River to St Anthony in Meneage. From here we will make our way around to Gillian Harbour and then back to Manaccan and Helford. There is an option for those wanting to shorten the walk (to around 8 miles) to finish here. For those wanting to extend we can include the 2.5 mile Frenchman's Creek walk, famous from the Daphne Du Maurier novel. *This walk falls into our Longer Walks programme and we therefore ask that you have joined us on a SWCPA Community Walk previously. Please come prepared for a full day on the path, apart from the start and end this route doesn't include shops, so you should come with food and drink for a full day on the path. The walk includes a stretch through farmers' fields, so may include stiles or cattle.
Date: Monday 28 September - 1pm
Location: Hayle Lido
Details: Walk Length: 3.5 miles. We will be finishing our month off with our usual Hayle favourite. Starting at Hayle Lido for 1pm (which offers limited free parking) we will head out along the King George Memorial walk. From here we will head up to Phillack Church, which you will be given time to look around, and then out into Mexico Towans and on to the coast path. This offers great views across St Ives Bay. The walk will finish near a cafe, for anyone wanting to finish off with a well-earned drink.
For all walks in September, please sign up here: September 2026 SWCPA Community Engagement Walks Sign Up – Fill out form
Date: Friday 2 October - 11am
Location: Falmouth History Walk (Accessible)
Details: Walk Length: 4.5 miles. Meeting at Pendennis Community Centre which offers a large amount of free parking, this walk will take us around Pendennis Head and back along Falmouth Sea Front to Gylly Beach. From here we will make our way through Fox Rosehill Gardens and across to Falmouth Town, breaking on Custom House Quay where there are plenty of food options. After a break here we will head back up Pendennis Rise to the start point. We will be joined on this walk by the brilliant team at Falmouth Poly History Archive, who will be sharing their fascinating knowledge of the local area – from the birth of Falmouth to more recent times. This walk is mostly on pavements, and therefore suitable for our Wheelchair Ramblers.
Date: Friday 9 October - 11am
Location: St Agnes Head, Museum and Beacon
Details: Walk Length: 5.5 miles. Meeting at St Agnes Head, which offers a large amount of free parking, this walk will take us out and along the Coast Path to Trevaunance Cove. From here we will make our way up Stippy Stappy Lane to the lovely village of St Agnes and on to St Agnes Museum. We will break here, where walkers are welcome to either visit the free museum or break for lunch (Cafes and shops available). Afterwards we will head up St Agnes Beacon, which in good weather offers brilliant views across the North Coast and further, before making our way back down to the start point. For this walk we are welcoming a team of walkers from the National Trust Walk Leader team, who will promote the walks they have happening in the local area.
Date: Monday 12 October - 11am
Location: Newquay Orchard (Wheelchair Ramble)
Details: Walk Length: 6 miles. Meeting at Newquay Orchard for 11am, this walk will take us out along the Barrowfields and past many of Newquays stunning beaches. We will head through the town, then pass the Huers Hut and round Towan Head before breaking at Fistral Beach where there are toilets, picnic benches and a choice of cafes. From here we will head back via Trenance Gardens and skirt Newquay Zoo, before finishing back at Newquay Orchard. This route includes town walking. It is on pavements, and therefore suitable for our Wheelchair Ramblers – please reach out if you have any questions on this. There are plenty of possibilities to shorten this walk if required.
Date: Monday 19 October - 11am
Location: Rolls and Strolls, Falmouth
Details: Walk Length: under 1 mile. Meeting at Pendennis Community Centre for 11am, this walk will take us up to the castle walls. This is flat walking on pavements and an option to walk across the grass if the conditions allow. These are short walks suitable for those with walking aids or limited mobility, and we stop for a social in the cafe after the walk. (N.B Jack is away from the 15-18th October, so where possible please sign up early. Final walk information will go out on 14th October. I will respond to any late minute enquiries first thing on 19th).
Date: Monday 19 October - 10am
Location: Feock Chruch Car Park (inbetween Truro and Falmouth)
Details: Walk Length: 5 miles. A walk of around five miles starting and finishing at Feock Church. The terrain is a mix of pavement, road and track plus fields, creekside and woodland walk: with a few ups and downs, uneven surfaces and slippery / muddy after rain. There are also some stiles on this walk. Our route heads north from the church then turns off to cross fields, passing the Holy Well of Feock and featuring some spectacular views. Then on to join the road at Penpol, exploring bridleway, tracks and woodland before crossing a stream then heading to a short steep rocky track down through woodland to the Carnon River below. We come out at Tallack’s Creek, a great spot for birdwatching, then head east along the creekside. Point Quay makes for a good stop for a break or lunch, then we head north along the quiet road to the head of the creek and start to retrace our steps to Feock. An alternative section of quiet road brings us back to the church and ends the five-mile walk. (N.B Jack is away from the 15-18th October, so where possible please sign up early. Final walk information will go out on 14th October. I will respond to any late minute enquiries first thing on 19th). *This is a volunteer led walk
Date: Thursday 22nd October - 10am
Location: Porthleven to Praa Sands
Details: Walk Length: 5 miles. Walk from Porthleven harbour along the coast path to Praa Sands. This is a stunning walk along the cliffs, past old tin mines, with views across Mounts Bay and to the Lizard. Classed as a ‘moderate to strenuous’ walk, as there are some tricky sections, with steep climbs near the beginning, but it evens out, and from Rinsey Cove it slopes more gently down to Praa Sands, where there is a beautiful golden beach with exciting surf! Plenty of cafes and shops in Porthleven, and two cafes at the end of the route. This is a linear walk, taking the bus back to Porthleven/Helston or towards Penzance. *This is a volunteer led walk
Date: Friday 23rd October - 10am
Location: Trenance to Trevemper, Newquay
Details: Walk Length: 5 miles. Starting from Trenance Gardens and crossing the Gannel via the footbridge. Following bridleways towards Trevemper Hamlet and then going over fields towards Treringey Farm and on to Crantock village. Following Beach Road to NT car park and then the coast path to Penpol Creek. Walking over the sands to the footbridge and then pathways and pavements to return to Trenance Gardens. Public toilets in Crantock, plus a shop and cafe. This route could be muddy in places during periods of wet weather and includes a couple of stiles. It is possible that we might encounter some farm animals including cattle along this route. *This is a volunteer led walk
Date: Monday 26th October
Location: St Ives - 1pm or St Erth Station - 12:40.
Details: Walk Length: 3.5 miles. Meeting for the 12.48 train from St Erth to St Ives (or at St Ives Station for 1pm) this walk will take us through the harbour to St Ives Island and along Porthmeor Beach. From here we will make our way along the coast path past Carrick Du before cutting inland past St Ives cemetery and then back through town. For those wanting to stick about to enjoy St Ives you are welcome to, and the trains back to St Erth are every 30 minutes. There is a short section of grassy hill on this walk, and in periods of wet weather we may adapt to miss this out as it can be tricky when wet. This walk also falls during the October half-term, so St Ives and the train may be a little busier than usual, but we expect it won't cause any problems. The walk is free, but those getting the train need to cover transport costs.
Date: Wednesday 28th October - 10:30am
Location: Bassets Cove and Tehidy
Details: Walk Length: 4.5 miles. Meeting at the free Car Park at Bassets Cove, this walk will take us along the Coast Path before cutting inland to Coombe. Here a walk through the Oak Wood at Tehidy will bring us to the Tehidy lakes, and then the cafe and toilets. We will break here for a short while, before heading through some more of Tehidy Country Park and back to Bassets Cove.
Date: Thursday 29th October - 11am
Location: Penzance Train Station
Details: For those wanting a shorter walk in the Penzance area, I am planning on joining Healthy Cornwall's Walking for Health walk, which runs weekly from PEnzance Bus Station. These walks are free to join, and the group walks to Growing Links where a healthy homecooked meal is provided for £1 donation. The walk returns to the bus station for 2pm. There is no need to book on this walk, just turn up on the day, just making people aware Jack will be there if anyone wants to join. *Please reach out if you want any more information
Date: Friday 30th October
Location: Crantock to Perranporth
Details: Walk Length: 10 miles. Meeting at Perranporth Beach Bus Stop for the 8:50 bus to Crantock (you can also meet us here at 09:26) this walk will take us from Crantock village and down to the Gannel, from here we will make our way around the coast path across the back of Crantock Beach, around Pentire Point West and on to Polly Joke. The walk from here takes us around Kelsey Head (great seal spotting) and across the dunes at Holywell Bay. We will have a break here where there is a cafe and toilets available, before making our way across Penhale Point and along the vast sands at Perranporth Beach. This walk is packed full of history, wildlife and rated moderate in the SWCPA Guidebook. This falls into our Longer Walks so please come prepared for a full day on the path. There is an option to stop this walk at Holywell Bay (around 6 miles), which has an hourly bus service to both NEwquay and Perranporth. Walkers are welcome to join for this section, but we just ask you able to keep to a reasonable pace to make sure it doesn't impact our longer walk (around 2 miles per hour). To join these walks we ask that you have joined us on a SWCPA Community Walk previously.
Date: Saturday 31st October
Location: Padstow to Harlyn
Details: Walk Length: 6 miles. We are planning a schedule of Volunteer led monthly Saturday walks, starting at Padstow and covering the whole coast path all the way to St Agnes over 6-7 months. (Current other dates are: 28th November 2026, 9th January, 30th January, 27th February, 27th March, 24th April (2027). For this we would like to prioritise those who for whatever reason cannot make our weekday walks, plus we would ask that you are able to commit to most of the walks rather than dropping in and out. Space is limited and sign up essential. Contact Jack for more information.
For all walks in October please sign up here: October 2026 SWCPA Community Engagement Walks Sign Up – Fill out form
For more information and to book, please contact [email protected].
Accessibility
Each walk has been planned to be appropriate for the walking group and participants’ needs. We will always let participants know where the nearest toilets are, the terrain, steepness, steps on route, and distance. We aim to make our walks as accessible as we can. Please do get in contact if you need further information before the walk, to check that it is suitable for your individual needs.
A Walk Plan for each walk is available so that participants can ensure the walk is a suitable distance and difficulty for them. For more information contact Jack Greaves on [email protected].
Pre-Walk Information
Take a look at our pre-walk and guidance information sheet which covers questions that you have about what to wear and what to expect on our walks, here.
