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You are here: Home > Why Walk With Us ? Why walk with usSix points to consider before you book your walk! Choice - We have more routes and more options in the South West than any other walking company – Click Here to view Flexibility - We are unique in working with you to build a tailor made draft itinerary to fit you, your requirements and your ideal walking break. There are no set holidays, accommodation, itineraries or experiences with us . Openness - Encounter Walking is the only company to let you view full details on your accommodation so you can see it before you book giving you the chance to choose, reject and control your overnight stop options. Don’t get a nasty surprise booking elsewhere. Experience and Reliability - As the largest walking holiday operator in the South West your accommodation, luggage transfers, itineraries, maps and experience are all taken care for you as you wander by our team. We do this week in week out for walkers and our experience and ability to manage your walking is second to none. Local Knowledge - Based in Mid Cornwall we have developed our walking portfolio outwards along the trails and paths we walk, we love and we can specialise in. We therefore know the locations not to miss as well as those to avoid and are full of extra ideas and suggestions for “distractions” along the trails to make your holiday more than just a walk. Value for Money - Our flexibility in tailor made itineraries means we can offer walking holidays to suit whatever you can afford from the best value basic B&B’s through to the five star luxury hotels. Whichever you select our planning and delivery will give you not only the best value for whatever money you spend but more importantly the best walking experience! So how we do all this ? For more details on what to expect from us visit the section on the website ABOUT OUR WALKING HOLIDAYS But don’t just take our word for it – scroll down through the Testimonials below and see real feedback from our walkers on not only our organisational skills and service delivery but also on the quality and inspiration they found on the world class walking routes. 
Testimonials:"The organisation of the trip was simply brilliant. All the stress of plotting routes, booking accomodation etc was taken on by Encounter Cornwall. You thought of everything -even the taxi ( the drivers were always on time and very friendly) I would highy recommend you for your efficiency, friendliness and for the wonderful holiday you arranged for us." BF - UK "I wanted to thank you for organizing this amazing trip for us, it
really was a great experience, one that I will consider again.
Cornwall really is as beautiful as people say... the walks were well thought through including the provided maps and info , and perfectly sized for all of us. We came away with a new found love for this region and will return hopefully sometime soon. Encounter Cornwall is doing an excellent job to ensure that!" C W - London "We have previously walked with another company in England and had problems with communications and luggage transfers. With you, our luggage transfers and accomodation bookings were seamless. We were very impressed with your care and friendliness. We would certainly recommend your company to any of our friends over here." B H - Australia "There was total disagreement as to which was the best day - they were all good!" M N - Tring, Hertfordshire "The trip was TOTALLY AWESOME !!!
The scenery was SPECTACULAR and the weather was for the most part fanstastic
It truely was a fantastic holiday, we really could not have asked for anything more. You guys are great and we would definately come back for more. We will never forget this trip. Thanks so much for making it so special for us. It went perfectly as you planned it ...
We will be back for more for sure. You could not find a better long distance hike anywhere in the world as far as I am concerned (it was more difficult then we thought it would be) !!
SK (Sheryl Kotzer) USA" S K - USA "We really enjoyed the walking holiday and were so lucky with the weather with glorious sunshine every day, the scenery was great, and we were really very happy with the entire package you organized. Actually so much so that we are thinking of exploring another part of Cornwall next year and will no doubt be back on to you for advice on this in 2010." C O'N - Cork, ROI "The organization was superb; efficient without being officious, attentive to detail without being overpowering. You did a really great job." G McG - Scotland "Thanks so much for fulfilling our requests and organising a really good holiday for us. Got back home yesterday having had a great week. Very pleased with the accommodation and the hassle free arrangements, which all worked perfectly. We felt that the whole thing had been arranged to ensure nothing went wrong – detail on the itinerary was just right.
Port Isaac to Padstow was fantastic. One of our best ever day’s walking in Cornwall.
We did St Mawes to Looe last year and booked all the arrangements ourselves. It was a real pleasure to be able to use you to do it for us this year – and a real relief that you were able to come up with such consistently good accommodation – we did Penzance to Falmouth a couple of years ago with another company and the accommodation was extremely variable with some well below par. We’ve really appreciated your attention to detail and your local knowledge. Thanks again." VB - Horsham, W. Sussex "I will use Encounter Cornwall again. Thanks!" C T - London "The best day’s walk was through the waterfall, Rocky Valley and Castle - amazing coast leading to Tintagel. Encounter Cornwall went above and beyond call of duty. Helpful and understanding at every step - and we had many changes to our requests" TS - Manchester "...every day was full of interest and had its own highlights, in particular the spring flowers were fantastic all along the coast - gorse & blackthorn blossom, carpets of violets and primroses, plus snowflakes and red campion, thrift and squill ....
very impressed with the all the information and its presentation - clear, concise, comprehensive and accurate
- we had a thoroughly enjoyable week with wonderful weather and coastal walking, backed up by confidence in your choice of accommodation - the bathrooms were superb! We were also impressed that most of our hosts spoke highly of their dealings with your organisation.
We shall definitely recommend you to our walking friends and look forward to tackling another section of the SWCP in due course." EW - Buckinghamshire "We did visit Geevor mine and took the tour, which was fascinating. Hearing the men who were actually miners talk about their work and their love-hate relationship to it was an unforgettable experience.
We'll hope to be back for more before too long. The scenery was so beautiful that it will be hard to keep away." P T - London "We have only one word for our walk and stay in Cornwall:
PERFECT!
We will recommend Encounter Cornwall to all our friends and we´ll be back!
LS (Norway)" LS - Norway "The best coast walks were Boscasle to Port Isaac and Fowey to Looe. Stunning and quite varied scenery. We also loved the inland trails ...lovely wooded glades and remote moors. We did not have as good weather on the Smugglers Way which was a shame, but it is a lovely walk. We also enjoyed the contrast of coast to inland and the sense of covering long distances, especially tangible on the Smugglers Way with Brown Gelly disappearing ever more into the mist.
Very well organised, provided us with routes and accommodation we could not really have found on our own. Good value for money" P B - Liverpool "Our best day's walk was Crackington Haven to Tintagel - scenery, weather, lunch in Boscastle, wildlife (saw some Peregrine falcons!) flora was breathtaking." M D - Kent "the best stretch was from St Ives to St Just. The walking was more challenging and scenery fantastic. But we enjoyed every day.
Looking forward to our next walk with you from Penzance to Falmouth hopefully later in the year" M O'N - Devon "... every day was a bit different, but they were all very nice. It wouls be most difficult to tell you which day was the nicest of them all.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Everything was organised to perfection" H B - Switzerland "Well done Encounter Cornwall - I hope we will travel with you again." J A - Castle Cary, Somerset "I would recommend Cornwall in May to everyone." S B - Israel "Our best day was the one from Marazion to Porthleven; the combination of country and sea, plus going from gentle to not too difficult and finishing with the harbour views was quite spectacular.
The Ferry Boat Inn at the Helford Passage is not be missed.
the organization couldn't have been better (at least 2 of the hotels we stayed in also gave you glowing approval for you organization abilities)." K H - Bermuda "Every day was brilliant - but we were exceptionally lucky with the Mediterranean weather we had throughout.
There were no problems, and we were very impressed with your organisation and professionalism." M S - Surrey "... the coastal path is so well signed that is is almost impossible to go wrong.
Hartland Quay to Morwenstoweis breathtaking for sheer dramatic scenery of the rugged coastline there, but every day's walking on this stretch was magnificent
We were very impressed by Damon's helpfulness on the telephone and his efforts in finding 9 days' accom in twin room at relatively short notice in a busy period. All luggage transfers worked very well" M B - Brockenhurst, Hampshire "Very difficult to isolate the best day as they were all enjoyable
A big thankyou to everybody at Encounter Cornwall" A S - S. Yorkshire "The walk and the holiday were marvellous – we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves
We had underestimated the nature of the trail and welcomed the more tranquil pace and opportunity to get a good look at the views and bays.
You don’t specifically ask for feedback on the pre holiday arrangements/admin but again I was very impressed by the information and assistance I received when planning the walk. It was a good balance of friendly and efficient, particularly as this was the first time I had arranged something like this." S J - Cheshire "We had a brilliant time - great walking, lovely scenery, very good weather (always helps!) and nice choice of accommodation.
Again many thanks for all your organisation and dealing with our late booking." P W - London "Brilliant holiday, everything provided, friendly, could not be more helpful, (thank you, Tim, for the trip in the safety boat). We would definitely go with Encounter Cornwall again." P B - Waterlooville, Hampshire "Great organisation-- thanks for a wonderful walk.I hope I can use you again." D H - Queensland, Australia "Perranporth Beach had fantastic clifftop scenery and the tide was out enough for us to walk the whole of the beach in the sea. Beach was deserted too. I felt 10 years old again!" V B - West Sussex "Thank your for the organisation. We will recommend you further. We had a marvellous holiday and hopefully will be able to come again!" H S - Switzerland "... Stunning views, wildlife ... I still have pictures of the coast path in my mind and I hope they will stay there for some time (at least until I have the fotos developped)
There were so many good days, it will be difficult to pick them. Anyway, certainly the ones in perfect weather, but then Encounter Cornwall didn't have anything to do with it, or did they? St Ives to Pendeen was wonderful because of the coastline. Again coming into Polperro and Polperro to Looe was fantastic. I also enjoyed Falmouth to Portloe very much, all due to spectacular coastline and passing scenic villages.
Thank you for organizing a perfect walking holiday. Everything was well planned and looked after! I would always choose you again for walks in Cornwall." S S - Germany "We are back from our holidays in cornwall. The weather was not so good, but the rest was wonderful. The organisation super. You have managed all very good. Thank you for all." G S - Switzerland "We had a fabulous time and all went very smoothly. We were very happy with service provided and would certianly use the company again." R G - Cranleigh, Surrey "We had a great holiday, thanks to you and everyone else we met who were very helpful and organised, it made the difference and took it from a good holiday to a great holiday." S S - Glasgow "The scenery on the walk was stunning and the ruggedness of this part of the coast was wonderful – I would love to see it during a winter storm. We saw lots of seals basking on the Carracks and spent some time there just watching them. We also saw, for the first time, a massive baby cuckoo being fed by a much smaller bird (sparrow sized) in the mining ruins outside St Ives." K D - Swindon "We had a fantastic time and were so impressed with your organisational skills. Thankfully the bags were safely tranferred each day so we had dry clothes to change in to!!
The kids managed the mileage with no problem... We will definitely do more of your trips - possibly the North Cornish coast as we are not familiar with that so I'll look on your website for inspiration." E W - Kent "Luggage transfers worked like clockwork. Everything was booked as described. Thank you.
We had a brillaint time. Thank you very much." M G - Stamford, Lincolnshire "We had a fine tour, and you had arranged everything in a good way, so we have nothing to complaint about -" V K - Germany "Superb and very helpful as ever. And we greatly appreciated your immediately helpful response when we had to cut our holiday short. It really did make things a lot easier for us. Thank you." A S - London "thank you, it was my first experience of long distance walking and you made it such a good one I will definitely be doing it again" L F - Worthing "thank you once more for all your efforts. We had a wonderful walk!" SB - USA "The day from St Just to Porthcurno is just stunning.
It has become an annual pilgrimage that we both look forward to." M H - Sheffield "The walk was excellent - and the children managed it all. Thank you so much for arranging it so well - we were very impressed with all the places we stayed - very friendly and helpful." R B - Cambridge "It was a perfect holiday and we will certainly recommend Encounter Cornwall to anyone who is interested." C A - Germany "All of it was the best coast walking ive done" P S - Middlesborough "they were all great days, the weather was bit rough at times, glad we took your advice and walked west to east direction, but the walks were great - nature in all its aspects, rough seas, buzzards, seals, wild flowers, hedgerows full of fruit etc.,
holiday was fabulous : left us feeling fit and well and with truly spectacular images of those coasts and seascapes in our memories." L W - Yorkshire "All good, thank you very much! We had great weather for walking and thoroughly enjoyed it all coming home really feeling de-stressed and invigorated" L S - Norfolk "We had no problems what so ever. Considering I left the booking so late, I am pleased at the efforts taken to get my holiday arranged. All points from accommodation itinerary taxi transfers parking etc were all covered to the smallest detail; it really was a hassle free holiday." P B - London "We had a wonderful time and a great experience, we really hope to walk with your company again. We know you tried to accomodate us, you were prompt and accurate in you information, which we appreciated. Everything was just as it should be, even the weather. Thanks so much for all your efforts." L M - Milton Keynes "You guys are worth giving feedback to -
all 3 days were great, each with special interest. If we had to choose 1, it would be from Crackington Haven to Tintagel.
we have travelled all over the world and I must be honest – “You guys rock!” You really lived up to your customer promise and it was a wonderful experience. It certainly surpassed my expectations of the British travel experience over many years (I encountered the usual standard in Cardiff and London – enough said). It was such a pleasure to get to a destination after a strenuous walk to find our luggage in the room and no paperwork to be handled either checking in our out.
Perhaps the best feedback for your Brand Image is when I told the manager at the Riverside that the food was good, he specifically requested “Please tell ‘Encounter Cornwall’!”
Next time it’s surfing and biking!" A H - South Africa "... it was gloriously exhilarating to be walking high above the sea in the fresh air and in such a remote area.
We enjoyed the trip immensely and would recommend you warmly to anyone who wanted a trouble free walking holiday in Cornwall." C S - Oxfordshire "An evening showing at the Minack is not to be missed
The transfer arrangement were very good and well organised. It was much better than some we had used in the past." T S - Cheshire "This holiday was one of the best we ever had.
This was definitely our first but not our last coastal path walking." C K - Germany "We met a lot of wonderful people, the trail was great, the scenery brilliant"
V P - Canada
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