Tremayne Quay
Almost exactly two hundred years ago, Trelowarren, which has been the home of Cornwall’s Vyvyan family since the time of Henry VII, acquired Tremayne House, as the Trelowarren Dower House. This acquisition also giving the Trelowarren estate access to the Tremayne woods and quay on the Helford river. Tremayne Quay as we know it today, plus a boathouse and a carriageway leading to the Quay, were constructed in 1847 by Sir Richard Vyvyan, in preparation for a visit to Trelowarren by Queen Victoria. What is now the track to the Quay, which is roughly a mile in length, winds down through unspoilt ancient semi-natural and plantation woodland running alongside the Helford River. Some of these woods, notably the mature Beech plantation in the valley at the head of the Creek, were also created by Sir Richard specifically to impress the Queen. Unfortunately for Sir Richard, the Royal Barge never sailed up the Helford to Tremayne Quay, and the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert never actually took place. However, Royalty did eventually land at Tremayne Quay in 1921, when Queen Victoria’s grandson, Edward, Prince of Wales, disembarked to visit to Sir Courtenay and Lady Vyvyan at Trelowarren.
This series of nine Caches, placed by kind permission of the National Trust, can be found on, or close by, Sir Richard's Trelowarren carriageway, which today allows public access to Tremayne Quay. This NT Wild Camping Site is the reason we first came here several years ago, looking to find a Cache, which was subsequently archived a couple of years later. It seemed a shame not to have a Caching reason to revisit, which is why we decided to place the Tremayne Quay series.
This sixth Cache in the Series is on the foreshore below the Camp Site. A rather special and well travelled TB was left here in place of the Muggled DNF, Feb 2024 replacement Cache, for the brand new FTF log. Due probably to the exploratory enthusiasm of wild campers - and what an amazing wild camping site this is - this Cache has been rather prone to muggle-ing. Hopefully this new hide is less likely to be discovered by passing campers. It will be necessary to walk down from the campsite and to descend to the foreshore, where the Cache can be found in the rock face, roughly chest high, beneath the roots of a large overhanging tree. Be aware that a high Spring Tide could reach as far the rock face, and that unfortunately the Co-ords can be iffy due to tree coverage.