"Lawless Helford!" In search of Pirates and Kylie's Tree. Helford to Frenchman's Creek, Cornwall.

In our video today we follow a 3-mile circular walk from Helford Village to Frenchman's Creek. We wanted to find out if there was any truth in Daphne Du Maurier's novel inspired by, and called, 'Frenchman's Creek', a story of romance and pirates.

We discovered that Helford has a lawless past of piracy and smuggling. Piracy was recorded in the Tudor period by Cornish High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall, Richard Carew, who wrote the Survey of Cornwall in 1602. He describes pirates entering the Helford River, looking warily over their shoulders as they go, with Helford being commonly known by its nickname of 'Stealford'. Smugglers have used this river to disembark their cargo for onward transportation.

We also discovered that Kylie Minogue has used a tree stump in the creek to make a romantic video!

Perhaps this area, with its tranquil seclusion is many thing to many people but above all, it is a great place to take a woodland, creekside walk in a stunning location.

Music Credit: Lullaby by Yung Logos

Disclosure: The river cruise was gifted by www.helfordrivercruises.co.uk

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We are Sarah and Andrew and we film our walks around Cornwall and publish on YouTube, usually weekly. Sometimes we stay in accommodation in Cornwall and upload our vlog. Sarah is fascinated by sea glass and likes to collect it so there may be the occasional sea glass video too. The channel is a hobby and we both have normal day jobs!

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