A short walk around the woods of Morwellham on a clear evening for a change.
We set off along the track to Newquay. No not that one, it was a New Quay built to take the extra 30,000 tons of copper ore from the local mines that couldn’t be handled by the Quay at Morwellham. The little electric train which takes visitors into the George and Charlotte mine, not used since the beginning of Covid looked sad and abandoned maybe not to be used again. We explored the lime kilns and abandoned building of what was once a thriving industrial village with a pub and blacksmiths shop. Back through the woods and along my favourite little path through cut out rock covered in moss and lichens and past huge old oak trees and badger sets. Then a little illegal exploring to look at the reservoir which now holds water from the diverted Tavistock Canal to feed the hydroelectric plant below. Back under the barbed wire to regain the path along the canal built in 1817 to bring the barges of ore and lime to look at where it emerges from the 1.75 mile tunnel under Morwell down. Those Victorians engineers knew a thing or two.
A pleasant splodge through soggy leaves and the twinkling Christmas lights of Morwellham soon came into view and back to number 10 for mulled wine and nibbles. A lovely evening wander and chat with your mates, what could be better.
Stella