If you’re in and around the Helston area then be sure to take a few turns off the beaten path and stop off at the teeny but character-packed hamlet of Lowertown.
Hop across the stepping stones and then enjoy a walk in the woods. Do it in April and you’ll enjoy a magical stroll through beautiful bluebell carpets – or pop across the gushing River Cober in Autumn to hear the crunch of leaves under your boots.
The Lowertown stepping stones
As you look at the stepping stones, the little stream you see to the left is Mill Leat and the track to the left is an old cart track, both lead to the old mill at St Johns, which was driven by a waterwheel and was used for a number of activities from corn grinding to leather pressing. The Mill was mentioned in a document of 1260 and eventually ceased work in 1937.
Pick out a circular route past rope swings that beg to be swung and chase the horse shoe and bicycle tracks across the fields. If you walk parallel to the river you’ll eventually emerge at Loe Bar and the sea.
When you eventually return to Lowertown, be sure to check out the awesome library in the old telephone box, too.
Pick up or leave a book at the phone box mini library
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