Walking
Walks around Marazion
Once you’ve taken a walk around the town, you might want to explore a bit further. The great beauty of Marazion is that we have coast and country just minutes apart and its possible to find yourself in open fields, forgetting that you are near to the sea!
The South West Coast Path is, of course, the most famous long distance route that passes through Marazion. Each year, thousands of people walk all or part of the route from Minehead in Somerset to Poole Harbour in Dorset. The official web site has details of walks from Marazion to Porthleven and from Marazion to Penzance.
The lesser known ‘St Michael’s Way’ is a one-day coast-to-coast Micro-Pilgrimage in Cornwall. It traverses the north-south line between Penwith and the world. It offers a pilgrimage of ancient stones, lost miracles, and holy wells – through a land of Saints and Giants.
The route was created after the discovery of ancient shipping rosters proving that pilgrims historically came to Lelant by sea on their way to Santiago de Compostela, and travelled over land to Marazion to avoid the waters of Lands End.
St Michael’s Way is the only pilgrimage route in Britain that is officially part of a European Cultural Route. It is a genuine British leg of the Camino to Santiago!
St Michael’s Way connects five churches, four holy wells (plus one lost), two hillforts, two standing stones, two disappeared chapels, a monumental needle, a nature reserve, and a river both near source and joining the sea – set amongst incredible scenery and unique countryside, deep in the heart of Old Cornwall.