Falmouth - Day 15 - Final Day

Monday 28th October

We walked from Mawnan Smith on the Coast Path in the drizzle today. It was just a 15km walk and we ended it at Falmouth Docks overlooking the harbour and the wharf where people were catching ferries and Helford river cruises.

So our total kilometres walked on our 15 days of hiking the South West Coast Path was 293 km That included 8,760m ascents which is about 1 climb of Mt Everest.
We have achieved 30% of the South West Coast Paths 1,014 length in just 15 days!

Including the Cotswolds Way hike our total mileage is 470 km and that included 13,250m ascent (1.5 Everest) or 45 Mount Canobolas (tea house to summit) climbs!

We feel super fit and pleased with our ability to walk all those miles up and down the coastal cliffs.

Falmouth is the site of the third deepest natural Harbour in the world and the deepest natural port in Western Europe. It’s furnished with cruise liners, naval ships, super yachts and ships and considered to be the finest natural harbours in the world.

The weather was rather dismal so taking photos of the harbour didn’t really do it justice. We decided to have a late lunch of Cornish pasties in a popular street cafe on Church Street which is the mainly a pedestrian street full of colourful shops, bars and restaurants.

Due to the weather, we got tickets to the movies at a small, cosy cinema in Falmouth and viewed Lee starring Kate Winslet. It was an incredible film set in London, France and Germany during the WW11.

Afterwards it was dark at 5:30pm so we wandered up the hill and down a few side lanes to locate our accomodation. It was called the Cotswolds and it was a BnB with loads of charm and elegance. There were 7 rooms upstairs and we were the only ones staying so Room One it was with an ocean view!

After a quick beer, we showered and changed into our jeans to go back to the harbour to find a place to have dinner. We found the Quay Inn with views out to the harbour. The cruise liner was all lit up looking pretty. Simon ordered a gammon which is a traditional dinner (more like breakfast as it has a ham steak with eggs) and I ordered Salmon cakes like the ones mum used to make when we were kids. I have loved experiencing some of the traditional recipes like the ones my grandmother and mother made for me as a child.Meer informatie