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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ South West Coast Path Holidays9 Sections of around 1 week cover the full 630 miles of this the nations favourite long distance path
Section 1 "From Mighty Moors to Golden Shores" - Minehead (Somerset) to Westward Ho! (Devon)
87.5 miles - 33.5 Easy 41 Moderate 3 Strenuous Highlights - The Wild Moors of Exmoor and the Golden Sands and surf of North Devon. Great Hangman (highest Point of the Coast Path), The Uk’s Largest Sand Dune Biosphere, The Taw and Torridge Estuaries, Tarka Trail, Porlock Wier, Lynmouth and Ilfracombe harbours
Options – Lundy Island, Surfing, Cycling on the Tarka Trail, link to crossing Devon on the Two Moors Way
 79 miles - 3 Easy 5 Moderate 71 StrenuousHighlights - Stunning wild and remote Coastline, challenging Walking in places, Wrecking and Smuggling History, King Arthurs Cifftop Tintagel Castle, untouched fishing villages at Port Isaac, Boscastle and end in Padstow with Rick Steins.
Options – Surfing in Bude, Cycling on the Camel Trail in Padstow, Link to Crossing Cornwall on the Saints or Smugglers Way
Section 3 The Beach Path to St Ives - Padstow to St Ives (Cornwall)
 66 miles - 14 Easy 48 Moderate 4 StrenuousHighlights - Cornwall’s longest run of golden beaches and cliffs. Bedrthun Steps Rock Formation, Old Tin Mines, Cornwall’s premier surfing waves, eat at Rick Steins and Jamie Olivers en route to the stunning harbour at St Ives.
Options – Surfing at locations right along the coast, Cycling on the Camel Trail from Padstow, Coasteering and Coastal Adventure sports in Newquay, link to the Saints Way and the St Michaels Way cross Cornwall footpaths.
Section 4 The Wild Lands End Way - St Ives to Penzance (Cornwall)
 41 miles - 2 Easy 16 Moderate 23 StrenuousHighlights - St Ives and the Tate Gallery, The World Heritage Tin Mines Coast, Ancient Standing Stones and Quoits, Cornwall’s best loved beach at Sennen with Porthcurno beach as a bonus, The Minack Rock Theatre, Zennor the village lost in the past. The Atlantic Ocean round Lands End, as clear and clean as you can get.
Options – Surfing at St Ives and Sennen, Rest Days to visit ancient stone circles and villages, performances overlooking the sea at the Minack Theatre. Circular walk option using the St Michaels Way cross Cornwall path.
Section 5 The Lizard Trail - Penzance to Falmouth (Cornwall)
 61 miles - 3 Easy 51 Moderate 7 Strenuous Highlights - Unique flora and geology of the Lizard Peninsula, remote and less visited trails and villages. Frenchmans Creek (Daphne du Maurier), Tropical Gardens at Trebah and Glendurgan, Kynance Cove Cornwall’s most atmospheric and best loved Cove. St Michaels Mount, Helford Passage Creeks, The National Maritime Museum unspoilt villages at Cadgwith, Coverack and Mullion.
Options – Rest Day at St Michaels Mount in Marazion, windsurfing and surf kayaking at Coverack, river kayaking in Helford, links to the St Michaels Way Cross Cornwall Path
Section 6 The Harbours and Coves Route - Falmouth (Cornwall) to Plymouth (Devon)
 77 miles - 14 Easy 31 Moderate 32 StrenuousHighlights - Maritime history in Falmouth and Plymouth, stunning fishing harbours and film locations at Mevagissey, Fowey and Polperro all with excellent restaurants. The untouched Roseland Peninsula, Daphne du Maurier’s novel locations, more gentle walking than the North and West but equally varied.
Options – Walk or Cycle to the Eden Project, visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Canoeing on the River Fowey, fishing trips from Looe, links to the Saints Way and the Smugglers Way cross Cornwall Path.
 76 miles - 15 Easy 16 Moderate 45 Strenuous
Highlights - Historical ports of Plymouth, Dartmouth, Salcombe and Brixham. Sculpture and Art along the award winning Plymouth Waterfront Walkway. Navigate crossings of 3 stunning and timeless estuaries in South Devon, Napoleonic Forts, Seals and Falcons, Lost Villages, Shingle Bars, Salt Marsh High Cliffs and Wild Headlands. Agatha Christies Burgh Island, The Thurlestone Rock Arch, Slapton Ley Nature Reserve and much more.
Options – Rest days with fine facilities in Dartmouth and Salcombe. Inland walks up the Dart Valley Trail, canoe, sail or boats up the River Dart, Surfing in Bigbury, take a sea tractor to Burgh Island !
Section 8 The Red Cliffs and Rivers Ramble – Brixham (Devon) to Lyme Regis (Dorset)
 57 miles - 8 Easy 22 Moderate 27 Strenuous
Highlights - Huge variety in scenery and walking terrain a faithful microcosm of the full 630 mile path in 5 days. From the entertaining Regency resorts and beaches of Torbay, Teignmouth and Dawlish through to strenuous cliffs and cove walking on the South Devon stretch of the Jurassic Coast Heritage Site. Impressive geological formations, stunning estuaries at Exmouth and Axemouth, some of the best overnight accommodation and facilities along the entire coast path and the unique jungle like undercliff path between Seaton and Lyme Regis.
Options - Short breaks 2 or 3 days on the Jurassic Coast Section from Exmouth to Lyme Regis. Start at Babbacombe to miss out Torbay. Start from Exmouth and link to the Jurassic Coast Trail to complete the full World Heritage Site Walk through the land of the fossils
 86 miles - 12 Easy 47 Moderate 27 Strenuous
Highlights - Superb Geology along the entire path - a walk through time. Fossil hunting, lost villages, Chesil Beach, the mysterious Isle of Portland, scaling the highest climb on the South Coast Path at Golden Cap, perfect Lulworth Cove and Durdle Dor Arch. Overnights at some great locations such as Lulworth and Abbotsbury villages.
Options - Downlands Undercliff Path Section at Lyme Regis. Inland South Dorset Ridgeway Path. Watersports of all kinds at Weymouth and Poole. Guided Fossil Hunting and Butterfly Walks in the chalklands.
Coast to Coast RoutesThe Saints Way - Padstow to Fowey (Cornwall)
 28 miles - 10 Easy 18 Moderate 0 Strenuous 2 or 3 days walkingHighlights – Gentle inland walking on paths and lanes Coast to Coast, Classic Harbours at Padstow and Fowey, Helmans Tor, trail links ancient holy wells, churches and Saints Relics
Options – Surfing in Padstow, Cycling on the Camel Trail, Visit the Eden Project, Canoeing on the Fowey, Links to the South West Coast Path
The Smugglers Way - Looe to Boscastle (Cornwall)
 36 miles - 6 Easy 15 Moderate 15 Strenuous 2 or 3 days walkingHighlights – Climb Cornwalls highest peak at Brown Willy, Rough Tor and Bodmin Moor, The hidden West Looe Valley, Haunted night at Daphne du Mauriers Jamaica Inn, the natural fjord harbour at Boscastle
Options – Canoeing on the River Fowey, sea fishing from Looe, Witchcraft at Boscastle !
The One Hundred Mile Challenge - Boscastle Circle via Fowey & Looe (Cornwall)
 106 miles - 19 Easy 47 Moderate 40 Strenuous Highlights – Climb Brown Willy, Rough Tor and wild Bodmin Moor, King Arthurs Clifftop Castle, unspoilt harbours at Fowey and Port Isaac. Rick Steins in Padstow, haunted Daphne du Mauriers Jamaica Inn, the ultimate in variety over 100 miles with two Crossings of Cornwall on the Saints Way and Smugglers way and spells on the North and South Coast Path.
Options – Surfing in Padstow, Cycling on the Camel Trail, Visit the Eden Project, Canoeing on the Fowey, sea fishing from Looe, Witchcraft in Boscastle !
The Two Moors Way - Coast to Coast in Devon crossing Dartmoor and Exmoor
 89 miles - Mainly moderate walking but with some isolated open moorland stretchesHighlights - Superb Coast to Coast walk taking in the mighty moors of Dartmoor and Exmoor with isolated and unspoilt mid Devon countryside in between. Tors, standing stones, Iron Age villages and deserted Tin Mines on Dartmoor. Hidden river valleys frequented by otter and Kingfisher including Castle Drogo and the Teign Gorge. Timeless unspoilt and unvisited villages of mid Devon linked by rolling pastures and green lanes. Wild deer, ponies, birds of prey and carpets of heather on Exmoor, The Ancient Tarr Steps Clapper Bridge, Legend and literature throughout including Lorna Doone, Sherlock Holmes, Coleridge and Tom Cobley. The chance to undertake sections of open access moorland walking where you are free to explore off path.
Options – Optional first day to complete a coast to coast walk from South to North by walking in from Plymouth on the Erme-Plym trail. Short breaks covering the Exmoor section OR Dartmoor section only. Coast Path and Moors combination walks giving the ultimate in variety. Walk from Fowey to Plymouth on the coast path and then the Two Moors Way over Dartmoor. Or Cross Exmoor to the North Devon Coast Path before following this superb trail to Minehead or Barnstaple.
The St Michaels Way - Penzance to St Ives (Cornwall)
 9 miles - 6 Easy 3 Moderate 1 days link walking
Highlights – Marazion Marsh (Birdwatching), St Michaels Mount, Trencom Hills and its views, moderate coast to coast walk without any crowds.
Options – Surfing in St Ives, Links to the South West Coast Path, circular walk link with the Wild Lands End Way
Mid Cornwall & Fowey Short Break Walks 15-25 miles - Moderate and easy walking options 2 and 3 day routesHighlights – Fowey Estuary Walk, Encounter Eden Trail, The Daphne du Maurier Walk the Copper Trail on Bodmin Moor, standing stones, unspoilt overnight locations at Fowey and tiny Lerryn home to Wind in the Willows.
Options – Cycling on the Camel Trail, Visit the Eden Project, Canoeing on the Fowey, Links to the South West Coast Path
Speciality and Multi Activity WalksThe Coast Path Eating Experience
 Padstow to Newquay (Cornwall) Between 2 or 3 days 23 miles - 13 Easy 10 Moderate 0 Strenuous
Highlights - Fine walking and Fine Food ! Eat at Rick Steins, Jamie Olivers and other top class restaurants whilst you walk. Classic North Coast Beach and Cliff Walking. Bedruthan Steps, Watergate Bay Sands, Trevose Head, Stepper Point, the Trevone Round hole. Overnights in Padstow and Watergate Bay.
The Harbours and Feasts Walk
 Eden to Looe via Fowey (Cornwall) Between 2 and 3 days 27 miles - 9 Easy 11 Moderate 7 Strenuous
Highlights - Eat at the best restaurants and stay in luxury boutique hotels in the best harbours along the South Coast visit Fowey, Looe, Charlestown and The Eden Project. Walk the classic Cornwall short break trail on the coast path including Daphne du Maurier's wild cliffs and cove coastline, untouched beaches between Fowey and the medieval fishing harbour at Polperro. Tall Ships, towering cliffs and golden sands the best of Cornwall in a weekend.
The Lizard Ale Trail
 The Lizard - Marazion to Falmouth (Cornwall) Between 4 and 6 days 61 miles - 4 Easy 51 Moderate 6 Strenuous 0 Severe
Walk the full length of the Lizard Peninsula staying in welcoming Inns and Pubs with local real ale and good food every night. Highlights -
Unique flora and geology of the Lizard Peninsula, remote and less visited trails and villages. Frenchmans Creek (Daphne du Maurier), Tropical Gardens at Trebah and Glendurgan, Kynance Cove Cornwall’s most atmospheric and best loved Cove. St Michaels Mount, Helford Passage Creeks, The National Maritime Museum unspoilt villages at Cadgwith, Coverack and Mullion.
Options – Rest Day at St Michaels Mount in Marazion, windsurfing and surf kayaking at Coverack, river kayaking in Helford, links to the St Michaels Way Cross Cornwall Path
Multi Activity Walking Holidays and Breaks
 Fowey, Newquay, Padstow and most coast path areas Highlights - Walk, Surf, Cycle and Canoe all in one holiday and stay in great harbour towns at Fowey, Padstow, Mevagissey and Port Isaac
Options – Surfing in Padstow, Kite Buggies, Kite Surfing, Paddle Boarding, Surf Ski and Paddle Boarding in Newquay. Cycling on the Camel Trail, Visit the Eden Project, Canoeing on the Fowey, Links to the South West Coast Path
One Centre Breaks
 In Padstow, Fowey, Dartmouth, Boscastle and many more locations. Stay in one place with walks and transfers arranged for you. No repacking the bags every day and the cheapest way to have a self guided walking holiday taking in a variety of inland and coastal trailsSouth West Coast Path Short Breaks
 Available anywhere and everywhere along the South West Coast Path. Look at the South West Coast Path holiday summaries for inspiration and get in touch for our ideas about a short break walk in the area you most want to visit. We will tailor your break to suit your energy, your available time and your interests. From 2 to 4 days with all the activities and options available if you want them.
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