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The largest and most experienced self guided walking holiday company in the South West of England, we are the specialists for walking holidays and luggage transfers along the UK's longest and best National Trail, the 630 mile South West Coast Path. In addition we provide walking short breaks and holidays on all the inland coast to coast path options such as The Saints Way in Cornwall and the Two Moors Way crossing Devon. One of the few walking companies acutally based in the area we operate in, we are staffed by walkers who know and love these trails, know what to see and what to avoid when walking along the South West Coast Path.

What's Special About Us?  What makes us different is a unique approach to our routes and our delivery to walkers. By working with you to design and create tailor made itineraries and options we ensure we provide you with the walking experience you want, staying in the places you want to go whilst always working to make sure you get the most out of your time on the trail.

Now View our Walking Routes Map and start planning your "escape" 

Our website is loaded with images and information about all the routes we offer so please look round it and contact us with your questions - we are always happy to help advise. Escape the crowds, escape the “standard itineraries” and the “set accommodation” and find out about how we can support everyone from individual hikers through to the largest walking groups by giving you the most comprehensive and unique experience you can get in the South West on foot.  

Coast Path 2 The Atlantic Wreckers Trail Coast Path 3 the Beach Path to ST Ives Coast Path 4 Wild Lands End Way Coast Path 5 The Lizard Trail Coast Path 6 The Harbours and Coves Route Coast Path 7 The Ancient Maritime and Estuaries Route Coast PAth 8 The Red Cliffs & Rivers Ramble Coast Path 9 The Jurrasic Coast Trail Saints Way Smugglers Way The Two Moors Way Coast Path 1 From Mighty Moors to Golden Shores Brief summary off all the South West Coast Path sections The Coast Path Eating Experience The Cooper Trail The Eden Trail Fowey Estuary Circle Daphne du Maurier Walk Multi Activity Walking Breaks The Harbours and Feasts Walk The Lizard Ale Trail One Centre Walking Holidays Coast Path Short Breaks

 

Quick Links to Our Four Most Popular Walks

The Wild Lands End Way - West Cornwall

Porthcurno Walking Holidays, South West Coast PathSt Ives to Penzance Walking on the South West Coast  Path - The first and last walking route in the Country Includes  St Ives, The Minack Theatre, Penzance, Sennen Cove, abandoned tin mines, stone circles and even a dinosaur egg beach. This walk takes you to the end of the country at Lands End and back again through a grantite coastline of stark cliffs and idyllic beaches that never ceases to surprise and delight the walker.

 

 The Lizard Trail - South Cornwall  

Cornwall Lizard Walking Short Breaks, South West Coastal PathWalk through the unique flora and geology around the Lizard Peninsula to the UK's southernmost point and back on remote and less visited trails linked by unspoilt villages. Highlights include Frenchmans Creek (Daphne du Maurier), the Tropical Gardens at Trebah and Glendurgan, Kynance Cove Cornwall’s most atmospheric and best loved Cove,  St Michaels Mount and the Helford Passage Creeks. End in Falmouth home of The National Maritime Museum after a week of unspoilt villages such as Cadgwith, Coverack and Mullion. Options include a rest day at St Michaels Mount in Marazion, windsurfing and surf kayaking at Coverack, river kayaking in Helford and links to the St Michaels Way Cross Cornwall Path.
 

The Classic Cornwall Short Break

Fowey Walking, Walking Holidays UKThe best Cornwall has to offer in two or three days. Stay in the most inspiring harbour towns at Fowey, Charlestown and Mevagissey and in between enjoy miles of trail with the full variety of coastal landscape. The Cliffs and Coves of Daphne du Maurier's wild coast line near Fowey, untouched golden beaches at Lantic Bay, Tall Ships at historic Charlestown, the ancient medieval Fishing Harbour at Polperro. Suitable for all levels of walkers with great facilities and exploring to undertake on your overnight stops. Options to visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan, The Eden Project and even take a gentle adventure up into the wooded creeks of the River Fowey by Canoe

 

The Atlantic Wreckers Coast

Cornwall North Coast Walking, Luggage Transfers Cornwall79 wonderful miles of wild, remote wave battered Coastline. The most challenging walking along the South West Coast Path but accessible to everyone with short mileage days possible. The centre of Cornwall's Wrecking and Smuggling history walk past King Arthurs Clifftop Castle at Tintagel, stay in timeless fishing villages at Port Isaac and Boscastle and end the walk in cosmopolitan Padstow with a celebration at Rick Steins. In between keep your eyes out for seals, falcons, ancient rock carvings, hidden rocky valleys, and towering crags. Along the way try surfing in Bude  or cycle the stunning off road Camel Trail in Padstow.

 
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