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Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk

31 August - 10:30 - 16:00

Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 - battlefield walk with the Battlefields Trust.

Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory

The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square miles over ten long days. This is an opportunity to explore this nationally significance Cornish battlespace with two walks in one day.

Lostwithiel & Castle Dore – battlefield walks & talks

A morning walk around Lostwithiel will discuss the tightening royalist siege. It will cover the breakout of Essex’s horse and the explosion that destroyed St Bartholomew’s Church and much of the town. The meeting point for this first walk will be at Lostwithiel Community Centre at 10:30. Car parking is usually available in Pleyber Christ Way. The walk will aim to end at Lostwithiel Bridge at about 12:30.

An afternoon walk to Castle Dore will discussion of the parliamentarian withdrawal into the Fowey peninsula. It will consider navy re-supply, the battle across Tywardreath – Castle Dore – Gollant. It will end with the final surrender of Essex’s army. This second walk will start at 14:00 from Torfrey Nursery (OS: SX 113 547) where car parking will be kindly provided. This 2.5km walk (there and back) should take approximately two hours. However, it does involve footpaths across some steep fields, a fence and the possibility of encountering cattle.

The Battlefields Trust – protecting Britain’s battlefields

These Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 walks will be free for Battlefield Trust members. Non-members are asked to make a (small) donation to the trust to support its work in protecting and promoting understanding of Britain’s battlefields.

For more author talks and battlefield walks with Charles Cordell, please check out Charles Cordell Events.

Venue

Lostwithiel Community Centre
Pleyber Christ Way
Lostwithiel, PL22 0HA United Kingdom
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Organiser

The Battlefields Trust
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