St Keverne Walks
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Upper Ponds
The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Psalm 23:1-3
I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Psalm 23:1-3
This walk is mainly by road, with a gentle amble round the ponds. Length about one mile or just a few hundred yards if you take the car to Roskilly's car park.
From the square take the road on the right of the square, when facing the church, (towards Porthoustock), in about twenty yards, opposite the newsagents, turn right into School Hill (Tregellast Road). Follow the road out of the village past the school on your right then some dwellings and the sports ground which has a children's play area. Here you leave the built up area and have fields on either side bordered by the traditional Cornish hedges. Climb up the slight hill and then down to a cross roads, the gate into the upper ponds is to your left and is clearly marked. (Roskilly's car park is a few yards down the road to the right.)
There are a number of footpaths round the three ponds, 
amble about, enjoy the peace and quiet and watch the ducks and moorhens. In spring and early summer there are often little balls of fluff swimming about near their mother! There is a small shelter where you can sit and watch the activity on the 
pond or if you are unlucky enough to get caught by a shower it is a good place to shelter. Between the two larger ponds there is a pleasant avenue and another place to sit and watch the ducks, many people bring bread with which to feed them.
Return to the gate where you can go straight ahead to Tregellast Barton farm. Here you can find Roskilly's ice creams and other refreshments, or you can have a meal, or buy a pot of honey or a packet of fudge and much more, all made locally.
If you are on foot and want to take a different way back to the village you can continue on the road past Tregellast Barton farm round a few bends until you come to a stile in the hedge on your right (opposite a long drive to Trebarveth farm). Cross the three fields keeping to the footpath which goes diagonally to the right over the first field then follows the right hand hedge. There are three more stiles which may have some mud beside them if it is wet. After the last stile you come on to a narrow lane (Trelyn Lane), follow this straight on, there are two bungalows to your right, until you come back the village square.