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Welcome to the PAROW (Penwith Access and Rights of Way) Web Site. The site is provided to help you to enjoy your walking and riding in the countryside of Penwith.
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PAROW was formed in 2002 at the instigation of Penwith District Council, The Ramblers Association, The West Cornwall Footpaths Preservation Society and West Penwith Bridleways Association.

PAROW is a partnership supported by Cornwall Council it has received support from the Cornwall AONB Partnership, and Objective 1 Rural Funds, and is currently recieving support from the European Fund for Rural Development under a Explore West Cornwall project..

The Objective of PAROW is to promote and achieve wider access to public rights of way, paths and open land in Penwith, with further development of the network, in partnership with all aspects of the community.

PAROW Forum meetings are held once each month. All interested in our paths and RoW are welcome to attend. See Meeting Schedule.

PAROW employs a Paths Officer and Assistant Path Officer (both part time) to work alongside the Counwall Council, Parish Councils and their agents in the improvement of our paths network. The Paths Officer also works with voluntary groups such as the Ramblers, Footpaths and Bridleways Associations and their members to work on our paths.


EXPLORE WEST CORNWALL TINNERS WAY is the current initiative for PAROW which continues and maintains the work achieved under the previous Explore West Cornwall project. The new project which will also focus on improving moorland access via the "Tinners Way" between St Ives and St Just and associated paths over the moors. commenced in April 2011 and runs for two years. It has been funded via West Cornwall Local Action Group (LAG) with European funds via the SW RDA.

Local Action Groups
The Leader approach is a delivery mechanism under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). It is a method of using local knowledge to promote an integrated “bottom up”, community-led delivery of RDPE funding. In England it is being implemented by Local Action Groups and targeted on rural areas with particular needs or priorities, as identified by the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and regional implementation plans (RIP).


The first EXPLORE WEST CORNWALL now completed, concentrated on improving historic sites and access to them, improving paths and resolving local problems, and also providing new walks guides. It too was funded via West Cornwall Local Action Group



To see the new walk guides from the Explore West Cornwall Projectssss see Where to Walk

Penwith is relatively well off for footpaths. Bridleways are not so numerous but many other paths are ridden. Many footpaths and bridleways have been neglected over the years. Move mouse over pictures!

St Leven BW 52 before being cleared by PAROW

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Chun Castle on Penwith Moors

 

Work in progress by Cornwall County Council
on the Kennel Lane Bridleway Madron

See Paths Improvement Program

Cornwall Council, which has legal responsibility for our footpaths bridleways, is aware of the poor state of many of our paths. However Budget constraints make putting things right immediately impossible. It has now completed a phased programme on the renovation some of the paths in Cornwall costing £2.1M, but much more work is required..