Lostwithiel and Eden

We  parked outside the Lostwithiel Community Centre.  As this includes a tourist office I decided to ask if they had any maps of local walks.  The assistant was very helpful, telling me about lots of local walks, showing them on maps and making notes for me.  We had decided to walk along the river Fowey and she reassured me that it would not be too muddy. I also left with notes on future walks.  (Some are outlined @ http://www.lostwithiel.org.uk/local-area/walks-and-paths/)

We were very pleasantly surprised by Lostwithiel town.  In the past we had only seen the A390 that goes through the top of the town.  But by the river there were lots of interesting shops , like bakeries, and historical buildings.  It was particularly pretty by the river.

We continued to walk along by the river until we went under a railway bridge and into Coulson Park. For  the walk we were attempting to do we should have gone under the next railway bridge and walked the other side of the railway line, but the path by the river was so pleasant we decided to go further along here.  We then came to Shirehall Moor, a nature reserve.  We continued to walk through this but gradually the path became muddier and eventually boggy and there were streams across our path so we turned back.

After a delicious lunch of a pasty from the local bakers we drove on to the Eden Project.  Many of the daffodils were out, but there were more to come and when all of them are out it will look spectacular.

As usual there were lots of lovely things to see in the domes.  They had cut some of the bamboo that had grown very tall and it was interesting to see the hollow stalks.  By going to the Eden Project in January we had been able to get a local's annual pass for £5 so we will be back again another time to see what delights are there.