Walking Cornwall

Time: 1hr 45 one way Length: 3.5 miles Ascent and Descent: 250m Difficulty: Moderate - some mud, some steep bits! Wildlife: Not a seal or dolphin in sight today The walk started at Rinsey Cove, a free car park which overlooks the wonderfully iconic house of Rinsey Head, which is said to have been the nearby tin mine's count house and is now a luxury air bnb with panoramic views. Surprisingly, the lovely mine of Wheal Prosper, one of the heritage spots of mining here in Cornwall, did not last for long and was only a working mine between 1860-1866. It's still standing, although some maintenance seems to be happening there under the stewardship of the National Trust. There are some wonderful accounts on  Cornish Bird Blog , and I especially enjoy the accounts of the locals of the mine:  The story of Wheal Trewavas begins in about 1834. That year the Mining Journal reported that profitable lodes had been discovered there “by some of those amphibious creatures who obtain their livel