This little route marked the first walk in our Coastal Cure Series for National Walking Month in May. It’s a short, wild and wonderful walk, where - just for a moment - you feel you could be in a different world completely. We set of at 7pm of a Saturday for a sunset walk and swim and had the cove totally to ourselves. It was magical!

If you, like me, love estuaries - this walk is for you! There is a car park near Wembury beach, but if you don’t mind the amble, you could park up in Wembury village for free and then stroll down. I ventured on this walk on the first bank holiday Monday in May, so, as you can imagine, Wembury beach looked quite busy. Naturally preferring quiet places, I skipped the beach and headed straight for Warren point. There, Gus and I enjoyed a clamber along the pebbly waters edge, rolled out our picnic blanket on sun warmed stones ,and enjoyed a quiet half hour to ourselves watching the watery world pass by along the Yealm before mooching back up the hill to Wembury. I suppose, if the ferry is up and running, you could pop across the river to Newton Ferrers or Noss Mayo for a bite to eat.

This walk has it all - it starts with a bakery, passes along the iconic Wheal Coates mine, pauses mid way for a swim, croque monsier and a famous Iced Hedgehog (Cornish ice-cream, smothered in Cornish clotted cream and lazily rolled in hazelnuts) and heads home via St Agnes beacon for far reaching views and a chance to digest!

This walk was the route we walked for our first ever Social Stroll at Heartlands and Wild Edges. It was a beautiful, blustery, blue-skied morning in April. This walk is full or of a variety of landscapes from wild coastal paths, bluebell woods, rolling fields and time along the estuary and the quaint village of Noss Mayo. There’s an option to drop down for a secluded wild swim at Cellar Beach - definitely worth the stairs up and down again!

Keep an eye out for the honesty style road side stall as you walk up the hill, out of the village, back to the car park!

My friend Laura and I set off on this walk on the 9th of April and it just so happened that the bluebells in Wrinkle Wood were in full bloom! They were an unexpected spring treat and we couldn’t quite believe we found a walk to the beach which also included a bluebell wood! It was a sunny day and the gorse was in full bloom and filled the air with clouds of honeyed coconut. Keep and eye out for Bigbury and Burgh Island as you head along the coast path towards Westcombe Beach, and make sure you pause for moment and enjoy the view from the granite bench!