"Surprise! Surprise!" A circular walk Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth, Falmouth Cornwall

Do you remember Cilla Black's 'Surprise! Surprise!'?
In our video today we give the most wonderful surprise to some loyal fans! Set up with the help of their son Colin Leggo, a fellow Cornish KZbinr, we arrange to surprise George and Ginny.
A few years ago, George was taken seriously ill and was unable to walk. With much determination and a cast iron will, he now walks with crutches. They are not able to walk like they used to and contacted us to say how much they enjoy our channel. Their favourite walk is Gyllyngvase to Swanpool, along the coast path.
We thought it would be a nice idea if we could film this for them, add a guided walk too and then spring the surprise! But it doesn't all go to plan...
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Music from the Copyright Free audio library on KZbin: 'Barnyard Surprise' By The Whole Other
The standard description bit…
We are Sarah and Andrew and we film our walks around Cornwall and publish on KZbin, usually weekly. Occasionally we stay in accommodation in Cornwall and upload our vlog. Sarah is fascinated by sea glass and like to collect it, so there may be the occasional sea glass centric video! The channel is a hobby and we both have normal day jobs!
Frequency asked questions:
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Since December 2018 we have used: Canon Powershot G7x MkII
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[@ianmiller4445]

Thankyou again, to our two Cornish piskies, who provide a delightful taste of Cornish delight.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it! Sarah :)

[@suerobertson5132]

Awesome surprise. What a nice thing to do. Oxoxoxoxoxo

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you! It was so much fun! Sarah :)

[@chrisneedham5803]

Another great video. Cornwall is a truly amazing place to live. 😎😎🍷🍺👍🏼 🐶🐾🐾🐶

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Couldn't agree more! Sarah :)

[@blitzpfalz9973]

You have found a super nice place for your hike. I love Cornwall with its small bays, the villages and the sea. The Schwansee is an insider tip. I've only seen half of the video and I'm already looking forward to the second part tomorrow morning. For your navigation you urgently need "Komoot" this is a hiking navigation program I will email you a free trial subscription tonight because you can plan something and then let it navigate. stay healthy Greetings Günter

[@user-ee9vx5ws5q]

Здравствуйте Сара и Эндрю. Давно не смотрела ваши сюжеты, по разным причинам. Сегодня пересмотрела все ваши последние видео, которые пропустила. Отдохнула душой и телом! Я так соскучилась по ним! Спасибо вам большое, вы помогаете мне радоваться жизни!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Здравствуйте! Спасибо за прекрасный комментарий, и я рад, что вам понравились наши видео! Мы стремимся к беззаботному видео, чтобы уменьшить другие заботы и снять стресс! Sarah :)

[@TheSWolfe]

What a cool thing to do - that was very nice of u!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Cheers! They were really, genuinely surprised! They were great company too, Sarah :)

[@Louisa93able]

All that washed up sea weed; I understand it is good for fertilising the garden. Nice as always to go on a walk with you.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Yes, I remember as a child, my grandad used to swear by seaweed as a fertiliser! Sarah :)

[@Louisa93able]

@@CornishWalkingTrails Perhaps we will return to the wisdom of the past by making the most of what nature provides.

[@candicewexler1737]

Very enjoyable

[@micksmusicchannel]

We so love this place. My wife spent so much of her childhood there at her grandmother's. We make sure to visit when we're down there. Gyllyngvase is my favourite place and the gardens are amazing.

[@esthermorrissey1454]

What a lovely surprise for a lovely couple.Another very enjoyable video in splendid weather for September. It is such a shame that we have to have so many new builds here in the most beautiful parts of our glorious County, no wonder you were lost. I love Elizabeth Gardens, so very well kept and so very tranquil. Falmouth, has a lot of interest & the beaches are the cream on the top. Thank you.

[@oneviewcornwall8200]

Excellent video, one feels like you're actually there. Love those two beaches, special memories especially eating out close to both beaches 🌞

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Couldn't agree more! Some great food offered in the Falmouth area, Sarah :)

[@octoysruskid]

You guys are tenacious - love it! ✌️🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@pam9824]

That was such a lovely surprise for George and Ginny and as for the walk, it was really interesting. I've not been to this area of Cornwall before but will be definitely be visiting next year. Thank you Sarah and Andrew.👍♥️🍻xx

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Our pleasure! They were bowled over and it was lovely to spend some time with them! Sarah :)

[@mariannetapper266]

IF you two " are able to be lost" somewhere .well..then I shouldn't feel so bad when I ...Hmmm.. Loved the surprise ❤ ( I'm in St Buryan )

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Lost somewhere we know too! Sarah :)

[@theresacurran4012]

Thankyou both for a beautiful walk ,Sarah and Andrew you did very well to find your way .

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thanks 👍Sarah :)

[@MariaLeel]

How absolutely lovely... How kind you are :) x

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

😊 thank you! Sarah :)

[@evelynnicholl5366]

Im standing at the bus stop waiting to get to my work , thank you for this video , wish i was there 😊🌅💝

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

How fascinating (and lovely!) to think you watch us to pass the time before your bus arrives! I will have that picture in my mind now when I'm filming! Sarah :)

[@ttorretta]

Wow! That was quite an adventure. We loved the way you guys shared your mishaps and let us be a part of it. You are both so sweet to make this special video and meet some of your viewers. What a lovely surprise for George and Ginny! My wife was teary eyed. :)

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Oh bless her! I'm so glad she was so engaged with the story! George and Ginny were brilliant sports and took the surprise so well, a lovely couple! Sarah :)

[@sharonpearl9318]

That was beautiful. I loved the beach hits and the lush greenery.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it! Sarah :)

[@susannortham11.11]

I can understand why that is their favorite walk, really great. How nice that you surprised them :)

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

They were such lovely people and treated us to a very welcome ice cream!! Sarah :)

[@judybee]

I love a surprise! How lovely for them to meet you both. Sorry that a lot of it turned out to be a ''housing estate' walk though! When you did hit the beach, they are really pretty....I've not been to that part of Falmouth before. Poor old Andrew ''really enjoying this walk''! Nothing worse than getting lost and not knowing which way to turn. I once went on a Heron finding walk....the largest Heronry in UK and got completely lost in the woods with dusk settling in...no compass, no map, no nothing....not even a blinking Heron in sight! I'm glad you met up with some of your fans...and you do have a lot, you two, all of them green with envy that you live in such a spectacular part of our country.....J x

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Love your Heron story! Maybe we will 'bump' into you one day Judy! One of our most loyal fans! Sarah :)

[@loristeiner5493]

Hello Sarah and Andrew ! What a great video , Such fun, especially the “speed filming” lol, and what a lovely surprise , so heartwarming and uplifting, great job you two ! I hope all is well your way ! Lyla sends her best regards to the fur boys🤗Have a great weekend , Lori

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

I hope we made you smile or even laugh! Our little fur babies are doing just fine. The black and white one is now 13 and half! Quite lively at times although like to sleep a lot, love to you all, Sarah :)

[@melaniehewetson428]

Love your Chanel and vicariously going on walks I’ll never be able to do any more but, as you mentioned recently they’re Not just ordinary ads which I don’t mind at all, as you’ll hopefully get some small payback from them but, the first ad break today was over three mins and within same break a second ad for nearly twenty mins. I did skip second one ! Thanks so much though for all your lovely walks and humour too.

[@sudsymama]

What a lovely area of Cornwall. Enjoyable video to watch!

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Glad you enjoyed it! Sarah :)

[@chelskiwolf]

Love you guys

[@dawnabc5580]

Thank you again for another lovely walk xx

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Our pleasure! Sarah :)

[@clivemacken552]

I went on that beach many a summer holiday we stopped at 6 Penzance road also caught a eel in that run off

[@emilymorrissey5305]

nice to see home! xxxx

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thank you!! 😊

[@lewisgilfillan8679]

Wish it was a nice day when I went there this year

[@helenbosworth627]

Thankyou for another video enjoyed watching .Beautiful place I been there so lovely . A good surprise you both did that was nice .😀

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Thanks so much 😊We were getting a bit worried at one point! LOL! Sarah :)

[@helenbosworth627]

@@CornishWalkingTrails yes change there where to go very confusing you got there in the end Sarah and Andrew . Stay safe takecare xx

[@stephenjohns3817]

Actually lived in Falmouth for years and never recognized that route from lake to Maenporth as must be new. If you had walked another 400m past end of lake through the lane then take first left up the hill, that lane would have taken you to the main road to Maenporth...but all road though...

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

We were so frustrated with ourselves! We thought we knew Falmouth quite well but got so confused! Sarah :)

[@micksmusicchannel]

You got a new subscriber👍

[@neilcurson4505]

Did Swanpool to Maeanporth And back on the coast path summer 2019 beautiful.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

I hope you recognised some of it - beautiful scenery! Sarah :)

[@TravellingTorunn]

Very enjoyable video :-) And it still looks like summer! :-) Here we have experienced a little below zero in the early morning the last few days. It is a bit icy and slippery on the pavements, and people have to remove ice from the windshields of their cars. So I very much appreciated this video :) And it is always great to see you two :)

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Warm temperatures right through September this year, 18 degrees C and still some lovely days in October! Sarah :)

[@TravellingTorunn]

@@CornishWalkingTrails September was nice here too, but now, autumn is taking over. A lot colder, but we have had some sunshine ;-)

[@antonycherry1947]

You two are amazing! We've been watching you and enjoying your adventures for quite a while and have now belatedly (sorry) subscribed. P.S. I love Andrew's sense of humour... it's just like mine. And I'm a Devonian! ;-)

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

Andrew says "Jam first!" Can't imagine why....?!? Sarah :)

[@antonycherry1947]

@@CornishWalkingTrails "Jam first"? Never! Haha. Thanks for the reply, Sarah. :-)

[@bookprincess612]

😍😍😍

[@gerhardwiechmann8153]

Stimmt

[@gerhardwiechmann8153]

So schöne gegend

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

I did a walk years ago and instead of coming to a field gate, it was a large housing estate. But you made it in the end.

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

After a while, all the little streets of houses started to look the same! Sarah :)

[@TheSWolfe]

@@CornishWalkingTrails I've become lost in residential areas more often than wilderness.

[@diannemortimer3961]

Adore your videoa , I work in an emergency department and during the last 14 months have enjoyed your antics ...thank you and Sarah where is your top from ?

[@CornishWalkingTrails]

You are so welcome! As for the top - not sure sorry! Sarah :)

[@ginnypeckham4022]

It's spelt "Maenporth".