28th February 2013

 

Walk 4 - Calstock to Cotehele Quay

 

Yesterday, we took the train from Plymouth to the small Cornish village of Calstock and walked along the river Tamar to Cotehele Quay. The group was a good mix of refugee learners and volunteers, writers, illustrators and support workers. we numbered 29 in total! which allowed lots of conversation to happen.

 

The walk was in two parts:

 

The first part, before lunch, was a gentle amble though the village and out to point upstream where we could join a raised footpath by the river that would take us back to the centre of the village. We passed lime kilns and found wild garlic or 'ramson' leaves to smell.

 

After a good lunch of 'fish and Chips', we walked the second part. This took us downstream to Cotehele Quay. The path was quite steep in places as it went through the woods. The views of Calstock were fantastic.

 

 

We then returned to Calstock to catch the train back to Plymouth.