8 miles circular walk, mainly quiet roads and some footpaths to start crossing fields.
From Golberdon: Lane to Trewoodloe House, follow the footpath across the fields to Berrio. Turn left at the road & follow to the junction at Kerney bridge.
Take the Pensilva road, up the steep hill until you reach Scrawsdon Farm entrance on your right with a footpath sign! Follow this to Mill Lawn.
At the road turn right and go through the wood to the junction and turn left, to Charaton Cross. Go straight over towards Gang. At the next junction keep left, and pass an old granite horse trough.
At the next junction ( GANG ) the road on the left, is the route back, via Bicton Bridge and back to Golberdon. But turn Right and follow this road all the way to the main road and the church on the Right.
The church is now owned by the owners of the Old Rectory, opposite, who are renovating it into a museum to Emily Hobhouse.
The Church tower with bold setback buttresses is unique in Cornwall for its 12 pinnacles instead of the usual four. A sundial above the main porch door is dated 1695. Inside look up, the roof is original woodwork with carved angels and one green man.
The modern glass in the window is a memorial to Archdeacon Hobhouse. rector from 1844-1895 and responsible for the restoration and a remarkable benefactor to the parish. He was also father of Emily known as The Angel of Mercy for her work among the Boor women and children in South Africa during the Boor war. A lot of information about Emily and her charitable work can be found in the church.
READ MORE about Emily Hobhouse here > Emily Hobhouse – The British Empire
