In 1984 my husband discovered Loe Bar and then Porthleven and Cornwall. We walked along the coastal foot paths and stayed all over Cornwall although Porthleven was our favourite. In 2000 owing to illness my husband was no longer able to drive so we gave up our car. Why I did not learn to drive is still a mystery to me. So that was the end of our Cornish holidays. A few months ago I discovered a video of yours, walking from Loe Bar to Portheven. It was as if I was walking along as we used to .I could almost smell the sea and feel the wind. I watch your videos every day now and thank you so much for the joy they bring me.I particularly enjoyed this video of Porthleven. xx

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh! How lovely! Join us every week for a new slice of Cornwall - we may even take you to places you've not visited! Sarah :)

My two favourite people. Our daughter is studying at Falmouth University so we visit as often as possible. How marvellous to have such excellent guides as Sarah and Andrew. Thank you both.❤️

When I was about 8 years old in the late 1950s I had a holiday with my mum and two sisters in Porthleven, staying at the home of a lady on the West side of the harbour. Her husband and all but the youngest son had been lost at sea fishing in bad weather. I remember the spider crab salad, skate and huge conger eels landed at the harbour and watching a sea otter fishing for crabs from the cliff top further along the West side towards St Mount's Bay.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful memory! Sarah :)

Thank you for this interesting vlog from Porthleven. Especially the story about the ice from Norway. I’m Norwegian so I had to look this up of course. The iceexport from Norway was a very lucrative business from about 1850 to 1914 to all over Europe. The ice was handsawed from ponds and also from fjords with brackish water into huge blocks. This industry emploid a lot of people on the eastcoast of Norway. I think they kept the iceblocks from melting by using sawdust and straw to insulate it.😀

@cathydyer3774

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Elina. I was going to find out more. Do you know what cargo was taken from England to Norway in the first place?

@elinaranes4357

Жыл бұрын

@@cathydyer3774 Hi Cathy, I tried to find out what cargo they took in return to Norway after unloading the ice. The only thing I found was coal. I also read that they often filled the cargoplace with soil as ballast for their returntrip. The soil was then dumped either in the sea or at the beaches along the coast. So on several places in Norway you can find «ballast» plants and flowers that are nonindigenous to Norway.😀

@cathydyer3774

Жыл бұрын

@@elinaranes4357 . Elizabeth thank you so much. That is really interesting x

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

How interesting! Thank you! Sarah :)

Thank you Sarah and Andrew. Really enjoyed your tour of Porthleven. Mum and l lived at 16 Bay View Terrace in the 50s. I took the bus to and fro to school in Helston. Danced in the Flora. You qualified as a Helston scholar. I must say the outlook from Bay View could be very depressing in the winter. Grey, grey and grey!

Relatives had a guest house in Porthleven, but since retirement now live in Gweek. I've put bits of my Cornish history on various posts to your videos. I love the romance of the County, that's been part of my history, my mum's dad was a vicar at St Justs, in 1900. Again, thank you for your videos. Brill!

I used to live out on Carnmeal Downs near Sithney and as a young teenager had good reason to visit Porthleven as often as possible 😉 Keep up the interesting comments and the punny moments,👍

Thank you for this video. My mother was born in Porthleven. As I live in the Netherlands, I don’t get a chance to visit it very often.

A gentle, relaxing look at ‘Wonderful Porthleven’ - what a treat on a warm October day. Your ability to bring the ‘past’ to life is so interesting& this video didn’t disappoint. Thank you Sarah and Andrew for another ‘brilliant’ video on CWT,

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sarah :)

I'm at Praa sands in November, so Porthlevens in my sights. You two sell Cornwall so well.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy! Sarah :)

The black street bollards we often see in towns originate from an occasion when salvaged canons were used for the purpose, the canon ball sat in the top. Now it’s common to see these black canon shaped bollards with the rounded top.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That is so interesting! Sarah :)

Great tour! The painted details on the Bay View Terrace houses just sing! I see a comment about straw, etc. used to keep ice from melting on the way from Norway. Also, seawater is cool and sailing ships at the time wouldn't have modern engines creating constant heat. The Star of India (formerly Euterpe, built Isle of Man, 1863) is part of our Maritime Museum. I believe for a time she transported ice (and salmon) from Alaska. My Grandmother grew up in NYC (born in 1901), and told me their ice was brought down on wagons from upstate NY and Canada; she and her sister would go down to feed carrots to the ice man's horse. One of my favorite stories as a kid. Interesting too, to learn of ancient bogs in the area. That would explain the acid soil. As a gardener, it makes me think of Daphne Du Maurier's description of the huge walls of red rhododendrons along the road to Manderley; rhododendrons and hydrangeas (as well as fern bracken) love acidic soil. I definitely learn something new with every video. :)

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

That is a lovely story, thank you so much for sharing! Sarah :)

We live on the north coast but love Porthleven. Another fab video, keep up the good work! 😊

Hilarious xx thank you for sharing and looking forward to your next adventures. My favourite Walk is down to Lamorna Cove. Great spot to sketch Sarah 👌

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

We have a wonderful walk planned for Lamorna, but we want the bluebells to be out! Sarah :)

@Unfinished_Business8

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishWalkingTrails oh wow Sarah I really can't wait for May xx stay safe

What an impressive town Porthleven looks, a stunning harbour looking very tranquil on a beautiful Oct. Day, my mouth was watering watching you eat that ice cream 🍦 Sarah, but coffee ☕️ as well! I love the sound of the breakers rolling in, I also admire the bravery of those surfers, felt sorry for the one footed seagull though! I’m also intrigued to know how they transported all that ice from Norway! well I have had a good laugh at Andrews jokes again, you have both made my day, thank you 🙏 for another brilliant video. 🤗

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sarah :)

Thank you Sarah and Andrew. I have recently watched a few KZread videos about Porthleven and now yours. What a lovely October day and great to hear more about the history of PL. I also looked up the shipwrecks and the HMS Anson shipwreck in December 1807 with the tragic loss of many lives including Captain Lydiard. I was also curious enough to look on Rightmove to look inside some of the houses sold in Bay View Terrace in the past and to see their lovely terraces and sea views. :)

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Oh, how wonderfully sneaky - why didn't I think of that! I will be looking some up now.... Sarah :)

@cathydyer3774

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishWalkingTrails 🤣🧐

Hi Sarah, we were in Cornwall last week, the weather was great as you say, until Saturday when we got soaked on Park head! Ah well we will be back in spring. Just been catching up on your last 3 informative videos. Thankyou.

Gorgeous colours!

Lovely, those amazing houses on the edge of the water! Simply lovely! I’m jelly! Wow, to dream for. Thank you for sharing Sarah and Andrew…..Ana🌹…p.s. maybe the weather was ‘icy cold’ and the ice survived! 😉

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Hello Ana! Some wonderful comments have helped to explain the icey mystery! Sarah :)

@amazinggrace4036

Жыл бұрын

So glad Hope all is well 😉Sarah It’s been a heavy year for me but the best is always to come 🌼

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

@@amazinggrace4036 You're positivity is infectious! I hope you are well! Sarah :)

Beautiful

Nice walk very interesting, andrews jokes don’t get any better. Good to get out and breathe the sea air. Take care

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

I think you just get immune to them! Sarah :)

CWT Friday ~ yay!! Beautiful gentle walk...so appreciate the background history and your cross-referencing with the guide books ~ all bringing scenic Porthleven to life. Especially interesting to hear about the shell-sand being used as a substitute for lime to alkalize Cornwall's acid soils. Also the ice from Norway! ~ I'm guessing it was transported deep in the holds of the old ships, much the same as the grand estate ice-houses of the 18th/early 19th centuries which were 3/4 sunk underground to prevent thawing.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

This story also made me think of the ice houses and the early, lead-lined ice box at Lanhydrock! I guess lead would be too heavy on a boat maybe!?! Sarah :)

@JoannaLouise200

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishWalkingTrails They must have had sturdy cargo ships when you think of all that weight in ice! Beautiful atmospheric Lanhydrock House & gardens!...visited many years ago, and yearn to return. Would dearly love to see it all decked out for Christmas...I think you have a video of this ~ must search the CWT back catalogue! :)

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

@@JoannaLouise200 Ahh yes! We do! It was glorious! I want to watch that too now!! Sarah :)

Again a glorious video around porthleven , so much information in the leaflet and such amazing views , porthleven is a beautiful town, hubby recons maybe they kept the ice blocks from norway in salt ,that kept them from melting during their long long way from there to porthleven.a big thank you from us to you for showing such exiting videos.🙂erika &hubby

@suroyal9394

Жыл бұрын

I believe salt is used for melting ice, so it would have the opposite effect to that required. Probably the ships were well insulated & the ice being in bulk would have reduced the level of melting. A lovely video, we’ll be looking out for that book to take the trail ourselves next week ☺

@Erika-Uwe

Жыл бұрын

@@suroyal9394 ah ,ok ,well we don't know anything about it ,so thanks for your information.

I was just washing a programme on the royal pavilion in Brighton , the ice was brought there from as far afield as North America and Norway at great expense as half was lost in transit , it had its own ice house which was lined in stone and had layers of straw on the floor this maybe how it was transported as well ,

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! It really is fascinating! Sarah :)

Thanks you two Cornish trailers with a very interesting visit around lovely Porthleven, I'm thinking, what exciting "smuggler" stories their buildings could tell,

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

If only walls could talk! Sarah :)

Thank you Andrew and Sarah for another great video. Lovely little place and a lovely day weatherwise. Thanks again. Take Care.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Hey guys lm from Manchester and l like your videos

Great video guys,but can’t believe that you didn’t mention the artwork on the doors of the old lifeboat shed 😮😊

Thanks Sarah and Andrew for a great one as always. I look forward to Fridays!

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Thank yoU! Sarah :)

I remember this location from an earlier video that featured a storm. Gorgeous day for a walk and sharing the smuggler stories. Thanks for another interesting video.👟🌞

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

A favourite spot of ours! Sarah :)

What a beautiful October day for your trip to Porthleven. Here's a little titbit of info for you! My old aunt (now deceased) had a life long friend who lived nearby me. When she was young she worked for a certain well known actor's father as his secretary. The actor's father (now deceased) was also a well know actor. The father's friend was Guy Gibson. It's a well known story of his famous dog, whose name will probably be censored if I write it down, but you probably know it. My aunt's friend was given a statue of the dog which Guy Gibson had had made and probably gave to his friend the actor as a memento. My aunt's friend was given it in turn as a thank you, I presume, for all her work as his secretary over many years. It used to be in her garage! I lost touch with her when my aunt passed away. But somewhere out there someone has that dog statue! It had the original collar on it of the dog in question. I didn't know that Guy Gibson had lived in Porthleven. Have been there many times, but not seen that plaque! x J x

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness! Wouldn't it be great if you were to come across it again! We caught some of the old black and white film recently and they have edited the doggy's name to 'Trigger'. Sarah :)

@neilcurson4505

Жыл бұрын

Trigger was Roy Rodgers horse, showing my age! Dark brown paint is now called Conker..

@brawdygordii

7 ай бұрын

​@@neilcurson4505 Strange that Triggers are allowed to call each other Trigger but we can't call a spade a spade anymore.

cornwall is so nice

Brilliant! Loved this week's video! Am fascinated too how they got those big blocks of ice over from Norway. Also, I always thought the building with the clock house was a little church 🤣. Fabulous! Can't wait for next weeks x

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes! A common mistake to think it is a church! Sarah :)

We're going for our 3rd stay this coming Sunday.

Thank you for your video , love it

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And our mild spell continues - no heating yet! Sarah :)

Yes don’t be shy about asking us to like , I do it immediately to help your algorithm :). I remember a you tuber years ago saying how important it was. Along with subscribe Obs ! Take care. 🤗

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much! Sarah :D

Great video, we were fortunate enough to visit Porthleven last september on holiday from Glasgow, lovely wee place and the food in the café you used was excellent ( sorry, can't remember it's name)

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Nauti but Ice! Fabulous play on words but Andrew, too, also forgets it! Sarah :)

Absolutely love Porthleven and spent a couple of days there at the end of August. Again though, you have enlightened me on all the history and fascinating it was too 👌😁. I read one of your Norwegian subscribers comments about the ice and how they kept it from melting.... amazing 👍. Thanks again Sarah and Andrew for a great video yet again ✊💝😘

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

We have had some wonderful contributions from our audience - so helpful! Just lovely! Sarah :)

Next time you go to porthleven you need to meet Reggie the cat!

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Ooohhhh! I would love to meet Reggie the cat. Redruth railway station has its own cat! Sarah :)

Nice you have good weather in Cornwall , not so warm up here in Scotland 😌😌

I heard Rick pulled out because he insisted that the fish for his restaurant came from padstow although I am sure covid helped . Love your show.

You mentioned that Porthleven is ideal for photography. Of course, it is, as is the rest of Cornwall. That's why my son spent two days last week touring, including Porthleven . And he found the newest resident (Dave & Bird). Another fact filled adventure from CWT

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

I hope he had a great time! Sarah :)

@colinbaker3415

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishWalkingTrails Thanks. Yes, he did. He always comes back with some brilliant photos.

The first China clay was found by William clotworthy at wheal grey ,tresowes and the clay pit lies just along side, all before st austell. You may like to do a walking trail of the carleen/ godolphin area which could cover this, bronze age settlements on tregoning hill, the brick kiln and of course The well known wheal vor that mined one of the richest tin seams ever found in Cornwall, possibly the world.

@SpanishEclectic

Жыл бұрын

This sounds so interesting. I hope they take your suggestion!

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

We have visited the area around Godolphin and Great Mine, but Tregonning Hill will have to go on the list!! Sarah :)

I've now watched the whole video and I feel compelled to comment on Andrew's observation on a 'buoyant fishing fleet'. If it wasn't 'buoyant' you wouldn't be able to see it because it would've sunk, wouldn't it?

Hi Sarah and Andrew. I did really enjoy your walk today. I learnt alot about it to thanks to all the history of the place. The impor of ice is amazing considering sailing ships would of taken weeks to get to Cornwall from Norway how did they keep the ice cold without freezers I can't get my head round that answer.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It is a puzzling thought but some good comments from our lovely audience here! Sarah :)

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Global warming? Come to Costa Porthleven!

It's quite shocking to learn that gun crime is rampant in Porthleven.

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Sarah :)

Beautiful

Lovely and interesting video. We took a stroll around the harbour and out on the pier this summer but we didn't know all this. I also think the houses in the hillside are really beautiful with all the colours. I was going to tell you about the secrets of the ice export from Norway, but I see now that Elina Rånes has already done that, and very well so👍🏻😊 Thank you for this lovely video 😊

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

Hi Torunn, I thought you may have the answer and almost directly asked you in the video! Sarah :)

@TravellingTorunn

Жыл бұрын

@@CornishWalkingTrails haha, yes you are free to ask but I don't always know the answer. This one I actually knew the answer to 👍🏻😊

@CornishWalkingTrails

Жыл бұрын

@@TravellingTorunn LOL! Sarah :)