Saunter Group
Led by: Valerie
When: weekly on Saturdays (if weather is good) ; start time varies
Where: varies each time
Walks are mostly on Saturday, when the weather is fine. Notification of walks will therefore be by email, usually the day before the walk.
If you wish to participate or lead a walk, please email the Group Leader.
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This is a small group of people who just fancy a stroll in the open air in good company.
The walks are not normally very long, (usually 2 to 5 miles) but we take a long time doing them because we stop a lot to look at points of interest and take photos.
We generally finish off in a cafe or pub for refreshments, or we may stop en route.
The length of the walk will be decided according to the participants’ abilities, the state of the tide and what is going on in or around Newquay.
Sometimes it may be a bus ride away, so bring your bus pass in case we need to bus there or back (or both), and wear shoes suitable for beach or rocky cliff walks.
Contact the Group Leader the day before or between 8:00am - 9:30am on the day if you need further details.
Previous short strolls have included:
- gentle rock pool rambles across Newquay beaches at low tide
- bus rides to places such as Boscastle, Fowey, Golitha Falls, Padstow, Perranporth, Redruth, Truro, Wadebridge etc just for a stroll around.
Longer walks have been:
- South Fistral to Newquay Harbour via Towan Headland
- to Pentire Headland and back from Mount Wise roundabout
- to Porth Island and back from Tolcarne
- a circular walk from Tolcarne via Porth and Newquay Orchard
- Mount Wise roundabout to the Gannel and on to Trenance Gardens
- Trencreek to Lane via Hendra and back via Chapel and Nansledan
- St Newlyn East to Quintrell Downs via Trerice
- several sections of the South West Coast Path from one resort to another (the SWCP from Perranporth to St Agnes was a toughie!)