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The Feock Trails 

Our Parish Walks

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The parish of Feock is situated approximately 4 miles to the south of the city of Truro, containing Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty alongside Sites of Special Scientific Interest, it is a place of tranquillity and reflection. 

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Devoran, Carnon Mine and the adjacent creek lie within the Gwenap mining district, part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage site. This status celebrates the pioneering technological advances which supported the industrial revolution, considered by UNESCO as significant to the whole of humanity.

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Throughout these selection of 9 parish walks we explore the past of the villages of Carnon Downs, Devoran, Feock, Point & Penpol and their people. Use the links below to access the walks and explore the past like never before through interactive QR codes.

Walk 1 - Valleys and Views with Water Galore

Carnon Downs

Distance: 3 miles

View over Restronguet Creek

Walk 2 - Views to Die For

Carnon Downs

Distance: 2.4 miles

Walk 3 - Great Estate Houses

Carnon Downs

Distance: 2.6 miles

Walk 4 - A Railway, a Port and a New Town

Devoran

Distance: 3.6 miles

Walk 5 - Mining and Smelting

Point & Penpol

Distance: 2.3 miles

View of Penpol Creek at low tide with small boats on the foreshore

Walk 6 - Quakers and a Punchbowl

Point & Penelewey

Distance: 2.9 miles

Walk 7 - Saints and Sailors

Feock

Distance: 2.7 miles

View of Pill Creek with the tide in taken from the footpath

Walk 8 - A Gentleman's Estate beside the Fal

Trelissick

Distance: 3 miles

View of Roundwood Quay taken from the water on a sunny day

Walk 9 - Lazy Creeks and a Ancient Fort

Roundwood

Distance: 2.5 miles

View of Restronguet Creek taken from Trelissick with two sheep grazing in the foreground
View of Pill Creek with the tide in taken from the footpath on an Autumn day with three boats on the water and trees reflected in the water.
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Devoran School Walks

9 different information leaflets produced by Year 4 of Devoran School

Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund
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