life and its duties, yields to the health-fraught influences of air and exercise. But only he who trusts to his own legs, ready to rough it, changing his horizon day by day, can fully appreciate the charm of home-travel. I never feel so content with my lot as when returning from holiday ramble. Who would be querulous that, with ten pounds in his pocket, and knapsack on shoulder, can go forth, wander lovingly over his birthland, and live for a month amid sunshine and beauty ? The subjoined table will be found useful by those who make the tour on foot. The distances by crossroads and along the cliffs must be regarded as approximate only. The trip, either going or returning, may be made direct by steamers from Bristol to Hayle, calling at Ilfracombe and Padstow when the weather permits. — From Liverpool to Hayle, to Penzance and Falmouth, and on to Southampton.-From London to Plymouth, Falmouth, or Penzance, by the Irish steam-packets, which call at these ports both going and returning. TAE figures in the third column, placed opposite the places at which the day's journey ended, denote the days of the month, and show what distances may be accomplished in the course of four weeks. 9 17 9 1 Ringwood. sage). Omnibus to Wareham (4 miles), a station on the London and Dorchester Railway. Miles. Name of Place. Date. Notes. 6 miles from Wool Station. 2, 3 13 miles to Portland. Coach to Exeter. 12 Lulworth Cove (through East Lul worth). 12 Weymouth. 8 Dorchester. 15 Bridport. 9 Lyme Regis. 6 Axmouth. 2} Beer. 3 Branscombe. 6 Sidmouth. 5 Otterton. Hays Barton. 3 Budleigh Salterton. Exmouth. 3 Dawlish. 3 Teignmouth. 9 Torquay. 9 Brixham. 14 286 miles from London. 15, 16 Fare, 6s. either way. 17, 18 9 5 354 A LONDONER'S WALK TO THE LAND'S END. Miles. Name of Place. Date. Penzance to St. Mi chael's Mount. St. Ives. 3 Hayle. 6 Camborne. Redruth. 2 Gwennap. St. Agnes. Truro. 35 Camelford. 5 Tintagel. 3 Boscastle. 28 Callington. 9 Morwellham. 2 Calstock. 19 20 21 22 ... 23 24 15 24 12 6 25 Plymouth. leigh. 6 6 8 8 10 26 27 28 Notes. Carn Brea Hill on the way. Coach fare, 10s. St. Nighton's Keeve on the way. small fee. 3 miles to Berry Pomeroy Castle. Fare, 1s. 6d. Coach to Truro through Oke hampton and Camelford. Fare 12s. Coach to Dorchester and Weymouth. 30 163 Taunton. London. INDEX. Anstis's Cove, 113 Carclaze Mine, 192 Carn Brea, 292 Carnon, 204 Carthamartha Rocks, 330 Charmouth, 70 Chideock, 69 China-clay, works, 186 ; export China-stone, 191 Chudleigh, 107, 350 Chynals Wollows, 216 Climate, phenomena of, 116, 141, Coast-guard, 1, 31, 136, 140, 145 Convict Establishment, 53 Corfe, 24; Castle, 21 Cornish diamonds, 314 Cornwall, aspect and structure of, 167, 172; climate of, 180, 228, 268; rain-fall in, 268 ; mild winters in, 279; north and south coasts of, 310, 319 Cothele House, 335 Coverack, 217 Crimson cliffs, 91 Culverhole Point, 83 Dartmeet, 348 Dartmoor, 348; rain-fall on, 268 Dartmouth, 123, 340 Dart, river, 122, 340, 345 Lundy Island, 328 Lyme Regis, 70; siege of, 71; undercliff, 75 Lyndhurst Road, 3 hedges, 344; superstitions in, Madron, 266 Maidencombe, 111 Man-machines, 295 Mary Church, 112 Mary Kelynack, 204 Mewstone, the, 161 Mining School, 301 Minstead, 9 Monaccan, 214 Morwell Rocks, 332 Morwellham, 333 Mothecombe, 157 phenomena in, 285 Mousehole, 239 Nackers, 168 New Forest, the, 4; horses and hogs in, 6; rides in, 14 Newton Ferrers, 159 Noss, 159 Old Lizard Head, 229 Otter, river, 97 Otterton, 95 Padstow, 311 Paignton, 117 Par, 184 Peasantry, 109, 323, 344 Pendennis Castle, 211 Peninnis Head, 253 Penryn, 207 Pentuan, fossils at, 205 Penwith, 275 Penzance, 235 ; remarkable fer- Perran Wharf, 207 Perranzabuloe, 393 Pinney Cliffs, 78 Plymouth, 164; Sound, 162 |