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 Crowing in the Full Spring Moon at the Beacon – 14th March 2025, 5:00 PM

Celebrate the rise of the full moon nearest the spring equinox with a walk to Caer Bran for sunset and back to Sancreed Beacon for moonrise. 

Start Time: 5.00 PM
Meeting Point: Sancreed Beacon parking layby
Duration: 2.5 hours (moderate difficulty, includes some off-track walking, a couple of hills, and a section of road).
Route: We’ll walk to Caer Bran from Sancreed Beacon to watch the sunset from this special place. Our return will be to Sancreed Beacon to watch the moon rise – hopefully back to its usual colour after it had set blood red and eclipsed earlier in the day. If we get time we will pop to the well. 

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SUN AND MOON SUNSET WALKS

Led by Carolyn Kennett   

Bookings cornwallstargazer@gmail.com

Or contact through Archaeoastronomycornwall.com contact page

ALL WALKS ARE BOOKABLE, PLEASE BOOK BY 5PM THE DAY BEFORE.

PLEASE PAY IN ADVANCE

£10 each PER WALK or £15 for two (people or walks) Under 16s Free

cheque, paypal or bank transfer

I will contact you the evening before if the walk is cancelled due to weather.

Dogs on a lead welcome 😊

Feel free to bring a torch and wear shoes you don’t mind getting muddy.

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PRIVATE TOURS AVAILABLE

West Cornwall Tours

Are you interested in the ancient landscape of West Cornwall and how it relates to the night sky?  If so you may wish to go on an expert-led tour around the wonderful sites in West Penwith.

The tours can take you to see ancient stone circles, barrows, ancient settlements and much more.

I run walks with bookings through Airbnb experiences, click on the links below and you will be able to read lots of positive reviews of the walks. These are limited to 6 people to keep the group small and more personal.

Archaeoastronomy and heritage walk

Ancient Cornwall a Bronze Age walk

If you can’t find a time which suits you through the experience page or want something slightly different – Please do get in direct contact.

I am very flexible and run tours for various walking abilities and lengths.

1/2 day tours are £150 per group

Full-day tours are £250 per group

Tours for larger groups can be arranged, so please email to discuss your needs.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch through the contact form or

cornwallstargazer@gmail.com.

Walking Tour example 1

A trip to Tregeseal

This is a half-day off-road circular walk. Visiting a number of ancient sites along the way, we shall make our way across Truthwall Common to reach Tregeseal stone circle. Here Carolyn will tell you all about how this stone circle relates to the night sky. There are wonderful views along this walk of the Penwith peninsula. The walk takes between 2- 2.5 hours and is along rough trackways so sturdy shoes are required.

Walking Tour example 2

The northern moors and the moon

Visiting not one but two stone circle sites, this walk will take you on a trip around the northern moors near Carn Galver. Stops will include Nine Maidens and Men-an-Tol once more Carolyn will be on hand to show you how the ancients related these sites to the night sky. This is a half-day tour taking 2-3 hours completely off-road it will require the walker to wear sturdy shoes.

Bodmin Moor Tours

Tours of Bodmin moor to explore the ancient sites.

Head out onto the moors for a full day exploring the landscape, and visiting ancient sites. Examples of tours include The Hurlers and Craddock Moor circles and rows. The ancient landscape around Rough Tor. A full day tour is £180