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This is a Slow Ways route connecting St Blazey and Fowey.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting St Blazey and Fowey.
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
St Blazey
Grid Ref
SX0689654788
Lat / Lon
50.36123° / -4.71636°
Easting / Northing
206,896E / 54,788N
What3Words
tender.gazes.published
Fowey
Grid Ref
SX1259251671
Lat / Lon
50.33507° / -4.63481°
Easting / Northing
212,592E / 51,671N
What3Words
rejects.playoffs.wrenching
Stbfow One's land is
| St Blazey | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SX0689654788 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.36123° / -4.71636° |
| Easting / Northing | 206,896E / 54,788N |
| What3Words | tender.gazes.published |
| Fowey | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SX1259251671 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.33507° / -4.63481° |
| Easting / Northing | 212,592E / 51,671N |
| What3Words | rejects.playoffs.wrenching |
| Arable | 37.8% |
| Coast | 1.7% |
| Intertidal flats | 1.9% |
| Other agricultural land | 1.6% |
| Pasture | 14.4% |
| Urban | 40.2% |
| Woods | 2.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Tim Carson
10 Aug 2023As others have said before me, this is a lovely route, albeit with some definitely rugged sections which means it's not completely suitable for everyone. I deviated slightly from the route because I was completing the Saints Way, so went above/around Polkerris and took a less urban route into Fowey at the end.
It's worth noting that at Treminion the route goes through a working farmyard, but there are Saints Way signs on the buildings so as long as you don't mind chickens round your feet, be bold!
Several pubs en route and a nice village shop in Tywardreath. Plenty of food and accommodation options in Fowey but obviously very busy on an August afternoon, despite the mizzle!.
Panifex
02 Aug 2022Really great slow way - agree with all the previous reviews.
There are steep sections - so unfortunately not suitable for all. I do wonder if an alternative that drops into Par via the Saints Way, rather than using the coast path, might be viable - and possibly even shorter and more direct. But that doesn’t detract at all from this route, which is fabulous.
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Edensyard
11 Jul 2022I walked this route from St Blazey and it is a great route showcasing coast, farmland and historic town. It dips in and out of the Saints Way but be mindful to hug the coastpath between Par and Polkeris and take a more direct route into Fowey if you wish to stay on the slowway. The coastpath is rugged, there are many styles and some steep steps throughout. The entrance to the saints way in St Blazey is easily missed, it looks like someones driveway but there is a wooded path up there. The cross country paths are pretty intuitive so Enjoy.
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MaddyT
15 Apr 2022This is a very nice walk - scenic and well-marked along well-trodden paths and quiet roads. There are some steps and a couple of stone-slab crossings over walls.
It mostly follows the Saints Way from Fowey, then joins the coast path just above Polkerris; you could stay on the Saints Way if you’re happy to bypass Polkerris. This is more direct, involving a stretch of road and fields. It joins the coast near Polmear at the end of Par Beach.
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Anton
15 Jun 2021Now this is what Slow Ways is all about!
Quiet, leafy country lanes, good quality and well signposted footpaths, rolling hills, photogenic coastline and good views. You really feel like you are getting one-up on other modes of transport.
I diverted for the last mile or so, just the outskirts of Par and St Blazey but it's mostly residential streets and they are very unlikely to pose any problems.
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Dave Holland
30 Sep 2021Can you get a bus back from Fowey to St. Blazey/Tywardreath?
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Tim Carson
10 Aug 2023I know this is two years on from your question - but yes you can get a bus to Tywardreath (I did yesterday!) As of August 2023 the no.24 goes through Tywardreath and then via Par railway station towards St Austell. The no.25 goes through Par but not directly past the station. You'd have to change in Par for a bus to St Blazey but it's about ½ a mile walk.
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Tim Carson
10 Aug 2023Forgot to say - the bus stops in Fowey are quite a way up the hill from the river and town centre.
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