St Endellion to Port Isaac

A figure-of-8 walk from St Endellion to Port Isaac, via the estate of the ancient family of Roscarrock, who survived torture on the rack during Tudor times for being Catholic sympathisers, returning to the parish church, dedicated to the daughter of a Celtic king, on the ancient route which itself influenced the fervent adoption of Methodism in Port Isaac.

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The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.

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The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.

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The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.

Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.

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A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.

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Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.

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Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need wifi or a phone signal during the walk.

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The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.

We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.

either as a GPS-guided walk with our app (£3.29) or a PDF of directions (£2.79) Example of directions

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From St Endellion church, the walk follows tracks and lanes through Trelights and across Roscarrock Hill to reach the coast. It then follows the coast path around Lobber Point to Port Isaac, with magnificent views of the harbour. The return route is that taken by generations of Port Isaac villagers, each Sunday, on their way to the parish church.

Highlights

Vibrant classical music scene and festivals at St Endellion church
Wildflowers along the coast path in spring and summer
Spectacular views over Port Isaac harbour from Lobber Point
Historic fishing village of Port Isaac
Local food in Port Isaac and St Endellion farm shop

Considerations

The fields above Lobber Point are grazed by cattle and the mud gets churned-up in winter. Wellies are a good idea when the ground is soft, mainly for these muddy fields.
Note that most coastal walks in Cornwall have paths close to unfenced cliffs.

Dogs

Beaches where dogs are allowed all year: Port Isaac. There's a 5ft high stone stile that medium or larger dogs won't be able to squeeze through and will need lifting over. There's a stile over a wooden fence of similar height that small-medium dogs might be able to squeeze through but again larger dogs would need lifting. There are also three 3-4ft high stone stiles that less athletic dogs will likely need lifting over but reported as navigable by a sprightly collie.

The walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £3.29 which each include everything listed here.

This removes worries about getting lost by tracking you using GPS, reminding you when you need to follow the next direction and warning you if you wander off the route.

To install on your phone, search the app store for “iwalk cornwall” to download the (free) app. Then either use it to scan the code at the top-right of the page to locate this walk or search for the walk title in Walks Shop > Search All Walks.

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Vital statistics

OS Explorer: 106
Distance: 3.8 miles/6.1 km
Steepness grade: Moderate
Recommended footwear: walking boots, or wellies after prolonged wet weather
Pub: ✓
Café: ✓

OS maps for this walk

OS Explorer 106

Beaches

Port Isaac beach

Pubs on or near the route

The Golden Lion

Points of interest

Links for this walk

Tide times
Pentire Point To Widemouth AONB info
Short URL: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/70

Alternative walks

Shorter walk at Port Isaac and Port Gaverne

Walks nearby