0:00:02 > 0:00:05The South West Coast Path is one of the world's best-loved walks.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10At 630 miles, it's also England's longest National Trail.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15It's not for the faint-hearted. This can be challenging walking.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21But, boy, is it worth it! I'm Paul Rose and I've explored the world.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25But although I love the South West coast,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29I've never actually walked its path...until now.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Run, run, run, run, run, run!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34In this series, I'll be discovering adventure at every turn.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Wow! We're flying, buddy!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41How big of a cliff is it?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43High enough to make your knees wobble!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45SCREAMING
0:00:45 > 0:00:50I'll be discovering wildlife... and wild traditions.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Now, that's what you call an entrance! Ha!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57This is where land and sea collide.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01It really is the walk of a lifetime.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22In this episode, I'm going to be exploring south Cornwall.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25This is a walk of contrasts,
0:01:25 > 0:01:30from rugged cliffs to tranquil rivers and lush, rolling fields.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I'm starting my journey at Porthcurno,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44just south of Land's End.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It may well be that all the world's a stage,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54but this one takes some beating.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01You'd be forgiven for thinking that this amphitheatre was carved
0:02:01 > 0:02:06out of the granite cliffs 2,000 years ago by some wandering Greeks.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09In fact, the Minack was painstakingly built by one
0:02:09 > 0:02:12extraordinary lady and her loyal gardener.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18Theatre enthusiast Rowena Cade moved to Porthcurno in the 1920s.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19When she arrived,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24there was nothing here except a sloping gully of gorse and heather.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28The theatre that she created is now in the hands of Philip Jackson.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Phil, you actually knew Rowena Cade but she still must have been
0:02:32 > 0:02:33- a tough act to follow, I think! - Yeah.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Well, I've been here a few years now and I knew her as a child.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39She was a hard lady.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41I mean, you have to work down here in the winter, building this place,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45so she was out here in all weathers, mixing concrete with her hands.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And what's it like following in her footsteps, then?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49We always think, "What would Rowena have done?"
0:02:49 > 0:02:51And I think that's a natural thing with a place like this.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55This is her theatre and it's still her theatre.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58The setting is just world-class, isn't it?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00On a day like this, it's absolutely amazing, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02What do you do when the weather's bad?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04A lot of the time, we just get wet.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06We're on the Atlantic - you know, next stop, New York over there.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08There's not much to stop the weather coming in.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12When the south-westerly gales and storms come in, we know about them.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14But on a day like this,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16everybody will be collapsing in the heat,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18cos we've got a big house coming in this afternoon,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and they'll be pretty warm down here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I'm joining the audience for a sell-out performance of
0:03:28 > 0:03:29The Mousehole Cat.
0:03:36 > 0:03:44And on Sundays, they made stargazy pie with prime pilchards in pastry.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48De-licious!
0:03:50 > 0:03:56GUITAR PLAYING AND SINGING
0:04:00 > 0:04:01That's it!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Here we go! Through the gap in the harbour wall.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10APPLAUSE
0:04:10 > 0:04:14The Minack's a showstopper but I'm ducking out early and taking
0:04:14 > 0:04:17the short scrabble down the cliff to Porthcurno village.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Its beach is one of the finest in Cornwall,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but there's more to these sands than meets the eye.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41In the pre-digital age, before computers and mobile phones,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44how did people get in touch, fast?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47They sent a telegram - a technology that, believe it or not,
0:04:47 > 0:04:52was born right here in what was once the biggest communications
0:04:52 > 0:04:54centre anywhere on the planet.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01In 1870, Porthcurno was chosen as the landing point for one of
0:05:01 > 0:05:04the first submarine telegraph cables.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It would form part of an international link that
0:05:06 > 0:05:08stretched all the way to India.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13'I'm meeting telecommunication expert Rudy Topsey.'
0:05:14 > 0:05:19How significant of a moment was it when this cable was laid?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23It was the first time that the actual British Empire was
0:05:23 > 0:05:24connected together.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28They were able to send a message from here to India in nine minutes.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Previously, it took more than two weeks.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Now, you take sending messages all over the world for granted
0:05:36 > 0:05:39but, in those days, it was quite the thing to send
0:05:39 > 0:05:42a message from this country to any part of the Empire.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Over the next 100 years, a further 14 cables were laid from
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Porthcurno, reaching to every corner of the globe.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57The main offices were built just off the beach
0:05:57 > 0:06:02but, during World War II, Porthcurno became an enemy target,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05so the whole outfit was moved underground.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Wowee! What an impressive place!
0:06:11 > 0:06:15These machines once sent messages that saved lives.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- So, can I have a go?- You can.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I'd love to send a message to the front line!- Go ahead.- OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Here we go.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Done it. Now what?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Then they lowered it onto this machine,
0:06:32 > 0:06:37which would read the holes in the tape and convert it into electrical
0:06:37 > 0:06:42signals, and it would be sent down the cable to its destination.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46I mean, there you go, Rudy.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I've just sent a message to the planet that says,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51"Hello from the Coastal Path!"
0:06:52 > 0:06:56It's a bit of fun for me but I am reminded that, in wartime,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58these would have been life-and-death messages.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02They would have been very important messages that were vital to
0:07:02 > 0:07:05the Allies and the war effort all around the world.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11The station closed in 1970 but the Telegraph Company,
0:07:11 > 0:07:16by now known as Cable & Wireless, turned into a training centre.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Rudy himself came here from Belize.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I was brought here by Cable & Wireless to learn the trade
0:07:24 > 0:07:27in 1972, as a 21-year-old man.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It was a multicultural place.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33We had people from all over the world coming to this very
0:07:33 > 0:07:37place to learn about telecommunications.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40The Telegraph building is now a museum.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Rudy returned here to work as a guide.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50People comment that I'm back where I started in life, and so, yeah,
0:07:50 > 0:07:51I've been here,
0:07:51 > 0:07:56working at the museum for some seven years now, and it is
0:07:56 > 0:07:59a delight to show people around the museum and telling them what
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Porthcurno was all about.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Porthcurno has been full of surprises.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15But it's time to continue my journey through south Cornwall.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23My next stop is the most southerly point in the country -
0:08:23 > 0:08:26the spectacular Lizard Peninsula.
0:08:40 > 0:08:46This stretch of coast path is wild, rugged and exceptionally beautiful
0:08:46 > 0:08:50but it's not the only reason it's a walker's paradise.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52The Lizard is a magnet for marine wildlife
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and you never know what you might get a glimpse of walking here.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I'm heading to the tip of Lizard Point
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and some of the best wildlife-spotting opportunities
0:09:23 > 0:09:24in Britain.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Cat Lee from the National Trust runs the watchpoint here.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- All right, Cat? I've made it to the southern point.- Good morning!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41How you doing? All right? What a fantastic watchpoint this is.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43It's really special.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's a fantastic place to see seabirds on passage
0:09:46 > 0:09:48to their breeding grounds.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51You can just feel the power. I mean, there's the Western Approaches.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54You can just feel the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The whole power of the Atlantic Ocean whizzing around here.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- And quite often, we feel it! - I bet you do, yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01The volunteers are here whatever the weather,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03watching and recording wildlife.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Whatever you spot as you're walking, you can tell the volunteers
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and they'll record it into a national database.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- You can sit here and have a cup of tea just behind us...- Yeah.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- ..and contribute to science. - Exactly, nice and easy.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27And, on a day like this, what's better?!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I've seen some fantastic wildlife so far
0:10:33 > 0:10:36but there is one bird that I'm really hoping to spot.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The chough is a symbolic bird in Cornwall
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but, due to habitat loss and persecution,
0:10:43 > 0:10:47they completely disappeared from the county in the 1970s.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53That was until a breeding pair appeared out of the blue,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55on the Lizard, in 2001.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Numbers have been increasing ever since.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05The secret nesting sites are watched over by dedicated volunteers,
0:11:05 > 0:11:06like Rosie Bowman.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12Hiya, Rosie, how are you doing?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14All right. Not so bad. How are you doing?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- What a great place this is.- I know.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Not too shabby a day at the office for me.- Yeah, no kidding.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- How does it feel to be the custodian over these birds?- Really good.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Really rewarding use of time, I think.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32And it's brilliant to be a part of their natural comeback.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37They've done it themselves and we now have the moral obligation,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39almost, to protect that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- So, here we are.- Oh, OK.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Hang on.- Speak of the devils.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Oh, that is them, is it?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Yep, this is our pair.- Oh!
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Flipping fantastic.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55After all that build-up, I'm so pleased to actually see them.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Oh, good. Yeah, you can tell them from a jackdaw just because of their
0:11:58 > 0:12:00really distinct red features.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's hard to get a sense of the red legs when they're flying, isn't it?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Yeah, they have them tucked back under.- Oh, yes, of course.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I knew that!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And their call is so distinctive, isn't it?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Yeah, really different to any of the other corvids.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's kind of like "cheow".
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Yes.- It's how they got their name, basically, yeah.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Well, they're beautiful birds, aren't they?- Really nice.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Really good to watch. You never get tired of it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52The clifftops of the Lizard have been perfect for wildlife-watching,
0:12:52 > 0:12:57but it's time to shake a leg and pretty much everything else, too!
0:12:59 > 0:13:02John-Paul Eatock is taking me coasteering.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I'm not exactly sure what I've signed up for,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09except that I'm ready for it. So, what is coasteering?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Coasteering, here on the Lizard, is amazing.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's going down to where the sea meets the cliff
0:13:14 > 0:13:16and just seeing the world from a different point of view.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19From scrambling, to going to visit little islands,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22to doing a bit of cliff-jumping and have a whole load of fun.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Well, it sounds absolutely fantastic. What's next?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27So, we're going to just go down the cliffs
0:13:27 > 0:13:30to where the sea meets the cliffs, and get in there and go coasteering.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Let's get wet.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43OK, team, what we're going to do first is go into the water
0:13:43 > 0:13:45just behind me and get used to the temperature of it
0:13:45 > 0:13:47because it's only 10 degrees C.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Get acclimatised, work our way a little way,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52see how we go and then keep on moving after that.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58And just gently...float.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01It's your go, Paul.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Oh, yeah. Beautiful.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10THEY ALL CHATTER
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- This is a safe place.- OK.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23And we wait...we wait to look for a wave behind us.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25The waves will come from here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- HE LAUGHS - Yeah!
0:14:27 > 0:14:29'Scrambling ashore takes some practice...'
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I want my wave! - There it is!- There it is.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37'..especially when the waves keep pulling you back down.'
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Use your knees.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42PAUL LAUGHS
0:14:43 > 0:14:45There you go! Bye!
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- How are you feeling? - For me, this is living.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55You know, we're in the sea. We're on the sea.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57We're feeling the power of the water. Yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- There's an island over there. I want us to get to it.- Oh, ideal.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Let's head that way.- Oh, this one?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- That one.- OK. - Yeah, that one!- OK.- Let's go.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- I thought you were pointing to the Scilly Isles.- No, no - France.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08LAUGHTER
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Ready? Whoo!
0:15:15 > 0:15:18All right, let's go to that island over there.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31And...there we go.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We're going to make our way that way along this ledge.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38All right, cool.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Just keep on looking after the person behind you.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I'll tell you what, just sit down here.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49'Sit down?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51'There's something fishy going on.'
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Perfect!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Coasteering has been such a buzz, and it's not over yet.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07We've got one more thing to do,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09and that's to do a spot of cliff-jumping.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Are you up for it?- Yes!- Yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13How big of a cliff is it?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16High enough to make your knees wobble.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Are you OK with that? - Dead right. Yes, please.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Come on, then.- Come on. I could use a bit of knee-wobbling.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Here goes!
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Three, two, one... Go!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Three, two, one... Go!
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Yeah!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Go!- Yeah!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Go!- Yeah!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It's been an action-packed day,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48and as the sun sets on the Lizard, I'm ready for some R and R.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57CHOIR SINGS
0:16:59 > 0:17:02So, I've come to the village of Cadgwith.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07# And the beauty of Kashmir lay drooping its head
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- # Then away - Then away... #
0:17:14 > 0:17:16There's a real buzz in here tonight,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and it's not just down to the local beer.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22It's Friday night, and at the Cadgwith Inn,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24that can only mean one thing.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27A good old-fashioned singsong.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31# To those caves in yonder mountains
0:17:31 > 0:17:34# Where the robbers retreat. #
0:17:36 > 0:17:39APPLAUSE
0:17:40 > 0:17:44They've been happening in this pub for 35 years.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Fisherman David Muirhead has been here since the beginning.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I feel like I've come on the right night.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Yeah.- I've come in here and there's all this fantastic singing.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55What's it all about?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Well, it's a special night, all right,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59but every Friday is a special night at Cadgwith,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and we all get together and have a really good sing.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It's a great tradition, and we're pleased to keep it going.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07What are the songs all about?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Some are about the sea, some are traditional Cornish songs.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Occasionally we'll sing an old pop song.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16So now that's it, it's all done, or are you going to have another go?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18No, we're going to give it another crack now,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- and sing another dozen or so songs. - Fantastic!
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I hope you're going to join in!
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Do you know what? I will join in. - Brilliant.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Stand by, Paul. Stand by.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Right, I'm ready.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36'There's no getting out of it now.'
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Right, here we go then. - OK, I'll follow you.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43# Oh, a good sword and a trusty hand
0:18:43 > 0:18:45# A merry heart and true
0:18:45 > 0:18:48# King James' men will understand
0:18:48 > 0:18:51# What Cornish lads can do
0:18:51 > 0:18:54# And have they fixed the where and when?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57# And shall Trelawney die?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01# Here's 20,000 Cornish bold!
0:19:01 > 0:19:07# Will know the reason why
0:19:08 > 0:19:13# And shall Trelawney live?
0:19:13 > 0:19:18# Or shall Trelawney die?
0:19:19 > 0:19:27# Here's 20,000 Cornish men
0:19:27 > 0:19:37# Will know the reason why
0:19:37 > 0:19:42# The reason
0:19:42 > 0:19:48# Why. #
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- Oggy, oggy, oggy! - Oi, oi, oi!
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Oggy!- Oi!- Oggy!- Oi!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Oggy, oggy, oggy!- Oi, oi, oi!
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- ALL:- Come on, Cornwall, give them hell!
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Give them broccoli!
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Kernow bys vyken!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Cornwall forever!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Well done, Paul. We'll make a Cadgwith singer of you yet.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17With those proud voices still ringing in my ears,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I'm continuing eastwards.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22The scenery starts to change.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Wild coastline gives way to sheltered woodland
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and subtropical plants,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33as I cross the peaceful inlets of the Helford River.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40One of the treats of walking this section
0:20:40 > 0:20:43is you can save your legs a little by hopping on a water taxi,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46cutting out the long route around the estuary.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Now, I can see he's on the other side at the moment,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53so I just have to do this, and hope he sees me.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08A water taxi's been ferrying people across this stretch
0:21:08 > 0:21:10for more than 300 years.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It's the perfect way to soak up the tranquil beauty of the area.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Great service, thank you!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The next major attraction on the coast path is the port of Falmouth.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31I'm following the path to Pendennis Castle, above the town.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It was built by Henry VIII to protect Cornwall from pirates,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43plunderers and Europeans.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Just come and have a look at this view.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Oh, yes.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52'Wendy Amer is the castle's manager.'
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Now we get to the top of this keep,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59you can really appreciate why Henry decided to build a castle here.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02It's on a little peninsula that's sticking out into the ocean.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05At the time, he was in a lot of trouble
0:22:05 > 0:22:07with his European neighbours.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10France and Spain, he was expecting them to invade at any time,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13so it was really important that this was fortified,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and that continues on through history as well.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Every time there was another threat,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23they put in new fortifications and new guns,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and there's evidence of that all around the castle -
0:22:26 > 0:22:28different guns from different times.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Would you like to come and have a look?- Yes, please.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32OK, let's go and look at some guns.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Wendy's got a bit of a thing for guns.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40In fact, she's the Master Gunner of Pendennis Castle.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Here we've got a Saker cannon from the Tudor period.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50This is a replica, but the beauty about having
0:22:50 > 0:22:54a replica is that we can still fire them.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- So would you like a go at that? - Oh, heaven!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I'd love to fire it.- OK.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- The first thing we need is some gunpowder.- OK.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03I've got a packet of it here.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I'll just empty some out of the bag into your hand
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- so you can have a look.- Great stuff.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10It's funny, isn't it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14It's called gunpowder, so you'd tend to think, "Ah, it's a fine powder."
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- But, look, it's coarse-grained. - No, it's quite big pieces.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- OK, you hold on to the gunpowder. - Yes, please.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- I'll get the ramrod. - All right, it's a deal.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24It's pretty big.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- So, put that into the... - Straight in, OK, will do.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31You're going to push the bag of powder down the barrel,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33all the way down to the end.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37We now have a loaded weapon.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43So, the next thing we need is a powder horn,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45and that is filled with fine powder.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Are you feeling very Tudor now?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Absolutely, it's beautiful, this thing.- Great.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50- OK.- OK. What do I do?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52OK, so, it's got a little button you press in,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- and then you put the fine powder into the hole.- I get it, OK.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Here it comes. - A little bit more.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So it creates a little mound on top.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- We need to health-and-safety up, OK? - Sounds good to me.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09It's going to be loud, so let's put some ear defenders on.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Right, OK.- OK, let's get those on. - Yeah.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- OK, Wendy.- OK. Are we ready? - Yeah, ready.- OK.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Firing the gun!
0:24:28 > 0:24:30CANNON BOOMS
0:24:30 > 0:24:32THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Fantastic!
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I love a gun.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Falmouth's been a blast, but I'm moving on.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I'm heading towards Polperro, in south-east Cornwall.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07The path here is fringed by wild flowers.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12It's a pretty walk, but for food foragers like Rachel Lambert,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14it can be a very fruitful one too.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21We've been walking along all this wonderful white, bell-shaped flower.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Yeah, I've seen thousands of them on the path.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I know, it's full of it. Really pretty, isn't it?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28And if you look at the end there, the shape of the stem,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30so this is a three-cornered leek.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Is it all right to have some? - Yes, it's good.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Oh, yeah, it's sweet.- It is, yeah.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39The flower stem is the sweetest part of it.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41I thought it was going to be harsh,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43because it's quite a strong smell, isn't it?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46If you wanted a stronger part, you can eat the flowers.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- They're a bit more punchy. - Oh, wow. Yeah?- Go ahead.- OK.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56That's really good!
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Pizza.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59That will be great on pizza.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02This is exciting business. Thank you. What's next?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Let's go and find out.- OK.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Here we've got pennywort.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27- It's also known as navelwort, which is like an innie belly button.- OK.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Umbilicus is the Latin. - Ah, hence the name.- Navel, yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Belly button wort!- Yes!
0:26:34 > 0:26:35And what do you do with them?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It's great for salads, actually.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40It's a real thirst-quencher of the hedgerow.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42It's full of water, very succulent.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Is it all right to have a go? - Yeah, yeah, go ahead.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53That's... That's great.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Do you feel quenched? - I had no idea... Absolutely!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- This is a revelation, this kind of thing.- Great.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04You'll start to be able to pick out different plants,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06different flavours...
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I've been walking this path for some time now, Rachel,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11but you've brought it to life, so thank you so much.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Oh, you're welcome. It's really nice to share it with people and have
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- a munch as we walk as well. - Yes, please! Yes, thank you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20'My walk along the edge of south Cornwall
0:27:20 > 0:27:22'has been a treat for the senses.'
0:27:34 > 0:27:39But as I round the Rame Peninsula, it's coming to a close.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45The path leads through the twin villages of Cawsand and Kingsand.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52It's hard to tell where one starts and the other ends,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54but there is one important difference.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Cawsand has always been in Cornwall,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but, until the county boundaries were changed in 1844,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Kingsand was in Devon,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09and this house marks the old county boundary - Devon, Cornwall.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Here goes.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16'Next time on Coastal Path,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18'I'll be exploring south Devon.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21'I'll be diving for treasure at Burgh Island...'
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Well done, I knew you'd find the first one!
0:28:24 > 0:28:26TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS
0:28:26 > 0:28:29'..and travelling full steam ahead in Paignton.'
0:28:29 > 0:28:31I'm driving a steam train!