TALKS ABOUT CORNWALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14156, 7 March 1908, Page 7

TALKS ABOUT CORNWALL

Kv Oxe Who Knows It. No. 111. In my first article I promised to ie\ roti about tint beautiful places which sur •<;imd Padstow. Having taken a house here for six months, and being goo< valkors, we had plenty of time to explon ill the marvellous cliffs, rocks, hays, etc I'revutie lies on the broad Atlantic, about wo miles from Padstow, and in tin auiimer tune it is always full of visitors >ndi a great many private houses arc being mit. The bay is lovely, and: quite' safe or bathing. It is almost divided in two nie half being' sand surrounded by big! 'tiffs,' the other rocks, with endless pool--the delight, of .children, for very offer hey can catch crabs,- shrimps, and v.iri 'lis other, shell fish in amongst these rocks, t'o the acft of this bay a path along tin Ms takes you to the far-famed Harlyi; >ay, with his. prehistoric settlement. A ;enlleman bought a. piece of land there luile cheaply, I believe, and started tc wild a house, and when sinking for a ■veil they came across skulls, coins, ant nany ancient curios, and now there is luit* a miisemn, - which is shown tc ,'isitors in the summer time on payment )f a small sum—3d, I believe. On s tormy winter's day it is wcjl worth walkng the two or three miles to see the wave< kshing against the cliffs and rocks {at he entrance.of most of these bavs there s a huge rock, and tho water conies pourng over these liko.ro many.falls, and'one an truly say " On the wild Cornish shore,' where tho big breakers roar"). A few lilies farther on, and still skirting the Mis, you come to the Trevone Head lghthouse. The keeper and his wife are teiy liospitable, and are always ready to live you a cup of lea and a pasty, if they lave one, or else bread and butter. The alter is ratlfer noted, and many a Cotnish amuy would rather eat dry bread than Juttor from any-other place, not even Devonshire butter, which is also very loted Continuing round the coast, you each Constantino's Bay, and here are the ■urns of a small chapel supposed to have -eenbudtbySt, ConsUintinejthenonto Bedrut-han btepi, which <'a very rough Jnd grand, great rocks and towering cliffs, [o get to this latter place vou need to Jnvc, but all through the summer there ire excursus one or twice a week from p adstow, and you can also visit Newquay. hlhZ | vnlß of Sa «herne, with the elightful Carnanton woods, .charming daces for picnics, especially Lawry's Mill We mdst now retur/to Pad itow and cross the ferry to Rock. Here J'ou find a-very extensive beach, saiidil s and cockle bar, and close by are the oted St Bnodoc golf links, and St. Miodoc Church which was dug out of the and, m which it was buried.for many rears. Now service is held in it every rther Sunday. Continue along the sanl wd. you get. to the beautiful beach of tolseath, and dose by one of our London ioctors has a convalescent homo for his jatiens. The house, even in, winter, eemed bathed ui sunshine."..Evidently-he ide of the Camel-the walks are even more jeautiful because of the cliffs being very nuch indented, and as you walk aW ■ou can hear the wafe. rushing and roarng into caves underneath. Fields of bo seen for some distance, ind hey are well manured with seaweed vlnch is much used about.here. 'After Msnng a fort, where they have two or hreo large .guns stationed, you come to !, pretty wooded valley and the noted St. s Well, ,whose waters have never wen known to fail. Yon climb up the rther side and. continue the cliff, path till .ou get to, the coastguard station, which s always well kept, and the bluejacket in charge of the lifeboat is always ready to Jive you any particulars you may want ■o know, and would yarn by the hour f y° u {eel dls posed to listen. It is a aruel coast, and many a sil d tale of shipweek has been told. Tho cliffs r ke higher •nd higher, and on the very top'is erected *1M h P n m,a M' , white ™«, and is ailed the Day Mark. This is to warn .hips away, from the currents which surround these shores. These cliffs have oroken away-in many places, and in one Jlace there'is a great chasm which somewhat resembles some of the New Zealand rver gorges. Tregudda cliffs are what you mght call awfully grand. Then vou naible cliffs are, and when the sun shines >n them the colouring is perfect; in fact, I hink it wou.d be difficult to find grander ».more beautiful scenery'than you get iU .round the coast of Cornwall. . Tta )ansh_churchfe We, and in the porch ay it.ll-be seen the stocks, ancient relics torture and shame, for I believe it was n the market place or church porch they ad to Slt so that they might be seen bj ill .the passers-by. Prideaux Place, the squires home, is also well worth a visit, ■nd \™n" 7 T ta Z ma »y.anient books ;nd manuscripts. The furniture is all old;ashioned; in the. bedrooms are the £ f get in. The grounds are well kept, and leer may be seen in the park. The New fcehuuL cabbage palms <fo We, as rbst. Another beautiful .spot is where ™». Q f'•• T iere are a n » mb « of eats, some facing the Atlantic and others Joking do™ the Camel. At the end o ..x months I was so delighted with what had seen of North Cornwall that' I iet mined to go and have a look at the £pa ih,s ~.1 form a subject for a,