Feock: Walking Trails, Garden Landscape and Nature by the Water

Discover Feock through its specific trails, garden landscapes, tides and history. If you’re looking for a hotel in Feock, you can plan your days around your interests: walking, seasonal birdwatching or the scenery along the River Fal. Bus and ferry services also offer practical options for getting there.

Walking trails with varied scenery

The 2.7-mile Saints and Sailors Trail 7 starts at Feock Playing Field. It offers views of Carrick Roads and Restronguet Creek along its entire route. Check the trail conditions and facilities before setting out. The four-mile route from Trelissick to Roundwood Quay follows the River Fal and passes narrow creeks, broad expanses of water, woodland and grazing farmland. The routes’ different lengths and scenery give you concrete criteria for deciding which of the two walks suits your plans.

The Feock Trails also combine exercise with local history: information boards along the routes share details of the area’s local heritage. As you walk, you can take in not only the views but also the stories of the area.

Garden landscapes and village history

Trelissick’s woodland garden features formal lawns, herbaceous borders, exotic planting and an orchard. It also offers views over the River Fal. The garden features mentioned range from landscaped lawns and borders to exotic plants and fruit trees.

The parish church in the village of Feock dates back to around 1264. It was extended and improved in the 1840s. These two dates provide a brief historical context for the church and its later changes.

Tides and birdwatching

Walks around Feock pass close to tidal waters. At low tide, foreshore and mudflats are exposed; tidal conditions change. Between September and March, the mudflats and exposed foreshore attract oystercatchers, little egrets, common gulls, curlews, redshanks and godwits. For nature watching, two different timings are therefore relevant: the seasonal period for the bird species mentioned and the tidal state at which the foreshore and mudflats are visible.

Getting there and watersports

Bus route 493 runs from Lemon Quay in Truro via Trelissick Garden to Feock. Check the current timetable with the operator before travelling. The King Harry Ferry carries vehicles and pedestrians between Feock and Philleigh; also check the current departure times when planning your journey.

Loe Beach Watersports Centre offers dinghy sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and motorboating. Lessons and hire are available under the guidance of qualified, experienced instructors. Before travelling, ask about current activities and the availability of lessons and equipment hire.

Discover more destinations: Cawsand, Gerrans, White Cross, Budock Water, Bodinnick, Cardinham, Trelash, Launcells.

For the broader travel overview: Cornwall.