So this was day 3 and the final section from Mullion to the most southerly point in the UK, Lizard Point. Unlike Land’s End which feels like the most westerly point in the mainland, but it isn’t, the Lizard is the most southerly. The good news is the Lizard also doesn’t have the tacky fun fair approach of Land’s End, and therefore is a much nicer place to visit. The weather had been saying all week that rain would arrive at midday, but having got to this day it moved to 4pm, thankfully. The route out of Mullion followed a road and then a lane, then a path towards Polurrian Cove, before dropping down and climbing to the hotel on the other side. Next was Mullion Cove and a small cafe by the harbour, we didn’t stop at the cafe but pushed on to Ogo Dour Cove for our stop. This walk had far more rise and fall about it with drops to Mullion Cove, Ogo Dour Cove, Soapy Cove and then Kynance, which was far more than the previous two days. On our way to Soapy Cove we dodged a herd of cows before climbing to Kynance Cliff to capture the first view down to the cove. This place keeps getting voted as one of the best beaches in the UK, and with the golden sands and islands around the cove you can see why. The sunshine was starting to come out, so we saw some of the cove at its best, although the tide was in a fair way so the golden sand was mostly missing. All that was left was the walk along the path to Lizard Point. Unfortunately this path has been changed recently, as the National Trust look to control the walkers, funneling them along narrow roped paths. Now these paths have become a mess and during the wetter months it looks like they were very muddy. I think they’ve made a mistake, as when there wasn’t a roped path the traffic was spread out and caused far less erosion in one area, which is spreading badly. Having turned the corner at Quadrant we headed for the most southerly point. There were a few people around at the cafe, and others looking through the scopes at the many grey seals bobbing in the ocean. I sat with an ice cream (bought from the most southerly cafe) and we had a drink before heading around to Housel Bay and the Marconi site. This was the site were he perfected the wireless transmissions, sending signals to the Isle of Wight, before moving around the coast to Mullion to send them across the Atlantic. All that was left was the walk into Lizard itself, still avoiding the rain and we arrived in Lizard at 3.15pm. There was no bus due (except a school bus at 3.30pm) so we headed into the pub for a well earned drink at the end of 3 days walking. The rain came in earnest around 5pm and we boarded a bus shortly after. The bus seemed to follow any route it wanted to, heading down tiny lanes to tiny villages, before eventually reaching Helston and our car. A superb 3 days, lots of sunshine and no rain. Now to plan the next one!

Start – Mullion

Route – South West Coastal Path – Polurrian Cove – Mullion Cove – Predennack Head – Ogo Dour Cove – Soapy Cove – Kynance Cliff – Kynance Cove – Lizard Point – Housel Bay – Lizard

Distance – 9 miles  Start time – 9.30am  Time taken – 6hrs  Highest Point – Predennack Head 80 metres

Weather – More cloud this day, but the sun came out at Kynance and Lizard Point