Coves & Caves

Arrive at Bodmin Parkway station where Morgan will welcome you to Cornwall. A short drive takes you to the Headland Hotel, a grand Victorian landmark perched on the promontory above Fistral Beach with panoramic views of the Atlantic in every direction. Settle in and join Morgan for your first dinner as the sun drops behind the headland.

Explore the sea caves and smugglers' coves that most visitors to Newquay never find — tucked beneath the cliffs and only accessible at certain tides, these are the places Morgan discovered as a coastguard and has been showing friends ever since. Walk the coast path to Holywell Bay, where a cathedral-like cave opens into the rock at low water and a freshwater spring stains the sand red. Lunch in Crantock, a village that still feels like a secret, before an afternoon walk out to Trevose Head with its lighthouse and long views along the North coast.

Head south to Polperro, one of Cornwall's most perfectly preserved fishing villages — a tangle of narrow lanes and whitewashed cottages squeezed into a cliff-cut harbour where boats still land the day's catch. This was once Cornwall's most notorious smuggling port, and the stories Morgan tells bring those moonlit harbour nights back to life. Walk the coast path to Lansallos, a hidden cove reached only on foot through dense woodland, with not a building or road in sight. Continue to Fowey and settle into Fowey Hall for the next two nights.

Follow the waterfront to Readymoney Cove, a sheltered inlet guarded by the ruins of St Catherine's Castle — built by Henry VIII to defend the Fowey estuary from French raiders. Walk along the cliffs to Gribbin Head, where the red-and-white daymark tower stands sentinel above the coast, then descend to Lantic Bay — one of Cornwall's most dramatic and unspoilt beaches, with turquoise water and barely a footprint on the sand. Lunch is in Fowey's working harbour, where china clay ships still glide past close enough to touch.

Transfer west to the tin coast — Morgan's heartland. Walk the cliff path from Pendeen past Levant Mine to the iconic Crown engine houses, perched impossibly on the cliff edge above the Atlantic. This is where Morgan is truly at home — he'll bring to life the extraordinary story of the submarine mines that ran out beneath the ocean floor, and the fishing families who worked both the sea and the rock. Visit Geevor Mine for the chance to go underground, then settle into Carbis Bay Hotel and dine overlooking St Ives Bay.

Morgan's favourite walk — and the heart of this tour. From Porthgwarra, follow the wild coast path around to Porthcurno, one of the most remote and beautiful stretches of coastline in Cornwall, with views of the open Atlantic and layers of mining and maritime history at every turn. Visit the Minack Theatre, the extraordinary open-air amphitheatre carved into the granite cliffs above the bay. A farewell dinner at The Old Coastguard in Mousehole to close the week in style.

Say goodbye to the coast and transfer to the station for your journey home — or onward to your next adventure. After a week with Morgan, you'll have seen the Cornwall that lies beyond the beaten track — the hidden coves, the mines beneath the sea, and the fishing harbours that time forgot.