Walks visiting a church in North Cornwall

The walk starts at Warbstow Bury - the remains of a huge iron age hill fort and then circles along pleasant paths through fields and through some of the nearby villages including Warbstow Cross and Wabstow where there is a pub and a church.

The walk starts from the small hamlet ot Treskinnick Cross and drops into the valley at Newmill then follows the stream down to Penfound Manor - the oldest inhabited house in England. From here the route follows a lane to Poundstock where the Gildhouse is the only surviving mediaeval church house of it kind in Cornwall. The route completes the circle along another lane to Treskinnick Cross.

The route follows a wooded stream before climbing up onto a hill overlooking the Valency valley then descending though fields to Lesnewth church. From Lesnewth there is an easy walk back along country lanes to the start of the walk.

The walk starts at the old market town of Camelford and follows the river Camel through woodland and climbs through fields onto the edge of Bodmin Moor. The route then circles through Watergate with its Neolithic hut circules and Moorgate where there is a large standing stone. The route joins Roughtor Road at Tregoodwell with excellent views of Roughtor before returning to Camelford.

Via a lane to Treknow, the route joins the coast path at Hole Beach and follows it past Penhallic Point to the ancient St Materiana Church. From the church the route continues on the coast path to Tintagel Castle. There are spectacular coastal views all the way. From the Castle the route (or if you prefer, the landrover service) climbs the Vale of Avalon into Tintagel. Rather than going through Tintagel, the route goes down past the vicarage through fields along the valley that runs next to Tintagel. The route then leaves Tintagel for Treven, cutting across the fields towards Trewarmett Downs and joining a lane which takes you back to Trewarmett. From the lane back there are panoramic views of Tintagel and St Materiana church.

The walk joins the coast path at Crackington Haven which runs out to Pencannow Point with nice views over the beach. The path zig-zags behind Great Barton Strand, Little Barton Strand and Orchard Strand to Castle Point where the path swings east to run alongside the north-facing stretch of coast. As the coast bends to face west again, the route heads inland up a wooded valley to St Genny's House and on to St Genny's Church. The route then climbs back over into the valley above Crackington Haven and follows the stream down through the woods to the start of the walk.

The walk starts out from the Blisland Inn around Blisland village green to the church and heads down into the Lavethan valley where it departs from the lane across passing a wayside cross to the river confluence at Waterloo. From here it climbs out of the valley to Trehudreth Downs which it crosses to Newton Downs before dipping into the river valley and returning to Blisland through fields to Metherin and lanes through Carwen, finally passing Blisland Manor before reaching the saxon village green.

The walk starts at Lesnewth and drops into the Valency Valley at Trefalgar where it crosses the Valency and climbs the opposite side of the valley and heads across to St Juliot Church which the novelist Thomas Hardy helped to rebuild. The route skirts heads up the valley passing the Iron Age settlement at Cargurra and on to Tresparrett where the Horseshoe Inn offers refreshment. The route then passes through the wooded valleys of the tributaries of the Valency before looping back to Lesnewth.

The route starts at Wenfordbridge at the start of the Camel Trail and heads up De Lank valley passing the De Lank granite quarry and crossing the De Lank river to Pendrift Downs. Here the route passes Jubilee Rock - a large granite boulder with carvings to celebrate the Royal Jubilee. The walk follows lanes into Blisland - a moorland village with a strong Anglo-Saxon influence including a village green. The route leaves the village via the pub along lanes to Tregenna and to Poley's Bridge where the Wenford Driers once loaded china clay onto the railway to Padstow.

The walk starts with a climb out from Boscastle Harbour onto Forrabury Common and joins the coast path passing the medieval field system of "stitches" and the coastguard lookout. The route follows the coast path past the seabird colonies on the rock stacks of Trevalga before descending into Rocky Valley. The walk then follows the river to the top of Rocky Valley and then climbs up to Trethevy where there is a medieval chapel and well. The route from here heads across farmland to Trevalga passing the church and ancient wayside cross before reaching Forabury where there is tea and coffee available in the church before finally descending into Boscastle close to 2 pubs and an excellent bakery.

This walk also starts along the lane through Trenale but this time goes to the very end. The route then descends through pretty woodland into Rocky Valley through slate canyons where it meets the sea. From here it climbs up onto the coast path towards Boscastle. Further along the coast it loops back into the pretty hamlet of Trevalga and across fields to Trethevy. From here it passes St Piran's Chapel and Well and descends into St Nectan's Glen, climbs out of the other side and along the lane back to Trewarmett. For avid geocachers this is another good one - there are up to 9 geocaches within reach of this route.

Starting at Lower Halwyn where the road ends, following the Camel Trail, the coastal path and Saint's Way via Little Petherick a quaint Cornish village, through woodland and meadow following Little Petherick Creek back to Padstow and the Camel Trail again.

From Trevone beach the route tracks that taken by many a ship following the rugged Atlantic coast to the daymark at Stepper Point, before turning up the Camel Estuary and passing the infamous Doom Bar, the beautiful sandy expanse of Hawker's and Harbour Coves and finally reaching safe harbour in Padstow. The return route goes through Padstow past the manor house at Prideaux Place along lanes and tracks back to Trevone.

The walk starts at Blisland along lanes to the farmstead at Pendrift where it heads onto the moor. The route descends into the wooded valley along the DeLank river, crossing the river to the Delank granite quarries. The walk skirts the edge of the quarry pit before climbing onto the Pendrift downs and crossing the downs to Jubilee rock - a huge granite boulder with a number of carvings. The walk then returns to Blisland via lanes and fields passing the impressively ornate church before ending at the Blisland Inn.

The walk starts in St Breward at the church and heads west out onto Bodmin Moor. The route then turns north crossing the Little Camel and following the gorge at Devil's Jump before heading through fields to the wayside cross at Tresinney. The walk reaches its northernmost point at Advent Church turning back through Tresinney and heading south along the edge of the Camel valley to the remains of the medieval village at Carwether. The walk continues along the Camel valley before skirting the Hamatetly woods and returning to St Breward through Tuckingmill.