Today we started our walk back from Land’s End to John O’Groats. Today’s destination would be Camborne, some 41 km away and it felt really good to be back on the road.
The weather was lovely as we set out, sunny with a bit of a breeze as we made our way from Land’s End to Penzance. Such a contrast to this route last year which was torrential rain and wind. This is the church at St Buryan last year and today.
A very pleasant walk then ensued, along the coast path from Newlyn through to Marazion with some great views of St Michaels Mount and the causeway across to it as the the was retreating.
We then walked inland and headed northeast towards Camborne. Not a whole lot to report on as the road (mercifully quiet) meandered through farmland and nicely tree lined lanes (kept the sun off) and of course it was hilly
We finally arrived at our hotel in Camborne where a Cornish Cream Tea was our reward for our efforts. Camborne is named after kammbronn in Cornish which means “crooked hill”. It was one of the world richest tin mining areas n the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Todays route and a graphic the climbs/descents of the day.
Tomorrow we head back to the south coast of Cornwall and St Austell.
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