Huer's hut
PoE 20 Fistral Beach loop a 5.5 miles
PoE 20 Fistral Beach loop b 3 miles
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Before hitting the streets of Newquay, PoE19a follows the coastal path seaward of the Atlantic Hotel. There it passes the huer's hut, once the nerve centre of the town's pilchard fishing industry. A few steps further along, the harbour can be viewed from above.
Then the hustle and bustle of Newquay envelops the route. Bank Street is pedestrianised. Here cash can be withdraawn before it is spent. There is huge choice of what to spend it on.
Follow the tram tracks to East Street and head for Barrowfields, reputedly haunted by the horses of long dead Celtic Chieftans.
From Porth the route finds its way to Trenance Leisure Park and the site of Newquay Zoo. Enter Trenance Park beyond the high Victorian viaduct. The lake in the park was dug in the 1930s depression by unemployed local men. It became an important community facility.
The route meanders back to Towan via a housing estate, Newquay bus station and a golf course.