EAT

Polpeor Café

This family-run cafe serves affordable and straightforward food, from fish and chips to Jubilee meringue (with clotted cream and stewed apple and blackberry). 01326 290939

South Café

It’s worth seeking out this stylish cafe in a leafy hamlet, on a slope above the head of Gillan Creek. South Café is a pleasant, airy space with whitewashed walls and oak tables. Go for coffee and cake, or a light lunch of fresh fish. Opening times vary. Manaccan, Helston TR12 6HR, 01326 231331, www.southcafe.co.uk

Fat Apples Café

Tea room and restaurant with bright and modern interior with a delicious menu. Leave room for a slice of cake. The coast path passes through the garden – and there’s space in the woodland for small tents, so this makes a brilliant place to stop for the night if you are backpacking. Nr Porthallow, 01326 281559

Ferryboat Inn

The banks of the idyllic Helford River are a lovely place to celebrate the end of a walk. The menu at this pub includes oysters farmed a couple of hundred metres away in the clear waters of Porthnavas Creek, for the Duchy of Cornwall. Helford Passage, 01326 250625, www.