From walking on the Moors to walks along the Coast Path around Boscastle and Tintagel North Cornwall offers great walking. The Camel Trail runs alongside the beautiful Camel Estuary from Padstow the 6 miles to Wadebridge, and on , for the more adventurous, another 8 miles to Bodmin along a disused railway. A couple of miles North of Tintagel with its King Arthur legends is the comparatively unspoilt fishing village of Boscastle , nestling in a valley and with the only harbour for many miles along this stretch of rugged beautiful but treacherous North Coast.
Wonderful walks are to be had in either direction along the Coast Path.
Walk North to High Cliff, the highest point on the coast of Cornwall where you can look down on the wonderfully named Strangles . Continue walking along the Coast Path following it to Crackington Haven, stopping for a rest on the dramatically situated beach before walking back long the Coast Path to Boscastle. An equally nice walk is the one West from Boscastle to Tintagel and hence to Trebarwith taking in the now ruined slate quarries. There are lots of nice places to stay in and around Boscastle village. Such as The Old Rectory Bed and Breakfast where Thomas Hardy stayed while drawing up plans for the restoration of St Juliot Church.