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 a 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. THE 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. Axmouth, 83; the level-mark at, Celtic characteristics, 202 84 Babbacombe Bay, 112 Bantham, 152 Barrows and Earthworks, 68 Berry Head, 121 Berry Pomeroy Castle, 342 Bolt Head, 143; Tail, 144, 147 Botallack Mine, 278 Breakwater at Portland, 54 Budleigh Salterton, 99 Cadgwith, 219 Callington, 330 Calstock, 334 Charmouth, 70 Chideock, 69 China-clay, works, 186; export China-stone, 191 Climate, phenomena of, 116, 141, Coast-guard, 1, 31, 136, 140, 145 Convict Establishment, 53 Corfe, 24; Castle, 21 Cornish dialect, 300, 320 Cornish language, expiry of, 239 Cothele House, 335 Dart, river, 122, 340, 345 Dawlish, 104 Devil's Frying-pan, 221 349 Dorchester, 68 Dowlands, 79; landslip, 80 Marazion, 286 Edgcumbe, Sir R., his escape, 336 Marshwood Vale, 69 Erica vagans, 215 Erme, river, 157 Exeter, 350 Exmouth, 101; the Warren, 102 Forrabury Church, 323 Grafthole, 168 Grampound, 196 Gulf Stream, influence of, 257 Gwennap Pit, 297 Halsands, 127 Hays Barton, 98 Holne Chase, 344 Hope Cove, 148 Helford, river, 212 222 Mary Church, 112 Mary Kelynack, 204 Miners, 275, 278, 294, 300 Monaccan, 214 Morwell Rocks, 332 Morwellham, 333 Mothecombe, 157 Mount's Bay, 239, 245; marine phenomena in, 285 Mousehole, 239 Nackers, 168 New Forest, the, 4; horses and hogs in, 6; rides in, 14 Old Lizard Head, 229 Padstow, 311 Par, 184 |