Some of the End to End I am walking covers the same route as that taken previously by Bob in 2003 and Hannah in 2012. Each one had its own variations too but today from Truro was largely the same for the 3 walks, except for the post lunch section.
I started at Truro Cathedral and a visit to a small chapel inside the West Door to pray for various folks and concerns and to ‘Bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity‘ (St Patrick’s Breastplate).
St Clement’s Hill out of the city was a steep start. Then there was a long section alongside the A390 that I remembered from Hannah’s walk. Whether a lane or main road the wild flowers are numerous and primrose still predominate with the promise of bluebells to come in a short while.
Probus is a neat village with a large Parish Church. Dedicated to St Probus and St Grace, it has the tallest tower in Cornwall. On the main road there was a unique memorial made by local residents to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the End of WW1. It was made of many hand painted stones that recalled the names of the local people remembered.
The Hawkins Arms may be named for some of my ancestors and it certainly serves good soup and cake. After lunch I crossed over Hannah’s route outside the Probus fish and chip shop (closed Sundays). I well remember the day I walked through Probus with her. It was raining and we were wet and cold. We stopped for chips to warm up and we were given a £5 donation for her walk (Hannah was raising money for Oxfam).
The small lane to Grampound Road had not just wild flowers but inquisitive cattle.
I took a short cut by footpath over a few stiles. These were the steep stone Cornish type of styles which can be quite a challenge.
The last section of the walk was on the road through Trenowth woods. Here wood anenome were flowering and some bluebells emerging: altogether a lovely day.
Let all creatures praise God,
Even the young inquisitive cattle!
Let all wildflowers praise God,
Like jewels in every hedge!
Let all birds praise God,
Wading Egrets and soaring Buzzards!
Let everything created praise God,
Reflecting Glory to the Creator.
JAL 07.04.2019
Day 6 of the End to End, Truro to Trenowth.
My family lived in Tresillian so your description today evoked so many memories. My dad used to make ghostly noises through that tunnel on the back road from Truro!