Fantastic walk beautiful scenery. The stages were very manageable, less challenging than the previous section. I had two very windy days but as they were shorter sections I managed them by starting off early. Signage is very good in most sections. Accommodation was excellent ,helpful and friendly. Looking forward to continuing next year.

To walk along the Cornish coast path was exhilarating and to look at the sea below crashing against the rocks and hear the choughs and kittiwakes calling made the walk memorable. On one section the walk reminded one of Cornwall's tin mining past At the same time, parts of the walk were strenuous particularly from Perranporth to Portreath where a steep climb down and up which is repeated 3x tested legs and stamina. Here walking poles were necessary. What made the walk particularly attractive was the variety of terrain from walking paths through vegetation, to open moorland, meanders on the cliff tops around the deep coves, and long walks across sandy beaches where a walk in the sea relieved sore feet. Overall, the accommodation was excellent, breakfast excellent and patrons welcoming. The room two of us shared at the Glendeveour in Newquay. was very small; However, John the owner welcomed us and was helpful in suggesting a place to eat in Newquay. As we were staying one night, it hardly mattered..
A possible suggestion for future walkers could be to indicate the distance from the end of the day's trail to the accommodation. The walk from Portcothan to Old MacDonald's Farm and the following day through Newquay to the Glendeveor was quite a hike and I think we would have appreciated realising this. These are minor complaints for overall the walk was a rewarding experience,, I'm encouraged to do another section and would recommend the walk to others. Thanks to Encounter Walking for preparing us well with the booklets and maps, and the efficient transfer of our bags each day to our accommodation.

Stunning scenery ! Overall, much more challenging than we expected. We are 2 fit senior women and found the elevation changes difficult but do-able with caution. We could not have handled it without walking poles. We had 2 days of rain , soaked to the skin. I didn't realize that we were so remote, Not sure what we would have done if injured and had to evacuate. We had a list of taxis but the small towns we reached were few and far between , not a taxi in sight.
Accommodations were good , breakfasts wonderful. We enjoyed dinner on site. Some added mileage to our walk. A taxi , booked the night before, from our hotel in Newquay to Crantock Beach saved walking around around the Gannel at high tide and the ferry was closed for the season.
We met some friendly and interesting walkers along the way., sharing stories and photos.
it was a memorable 5 days plus an extra nigh in St Ives, I would definitely consider another walk with Encounter.

We had a fabulous experience walking the Southwest Coast Path with Encounter Walking Holidays!.
It was our second; two years ago we walked from Penzance to Falmouth -- also a wonderful holiday.
What's not to love? The coastline, with its cliffs, coves, and beaches... the other walkers, always willing to chat and share information and tips... the cafés and bakeries with their cinnamon buns and pasties... the pubs with their comfort food and joviality. We have had many satisfying vacations, in the U.S. and overseas, but never have I been happier than during these ten days in Cornwall.

The highlight was our stay at the Pig. I would recommend that you tell travelers to follow the walking directions from the trail to The Pig from Encounter and add that there are several sets of steps leading up from the beach before the correct set. Google will send walkers to the main roads which I think would have been a mistake. We had two avoidable negative experiences unfortunately. The first was the walk from the trail to the McDonald's Farm accommodation. After a full day of walking, this steep uphill trek in traffic on a very narrow road with no room for pedestrians was truly unpleasant and scary. We had had a great day up until that point. I wish Encounters had told us that we should get a ride for that stretch. The walk back down the next day after a good night's sleep was fine... I would stay at the following places again: The Old Custom House, The Pig at Harlyn Bay, St. Agnes Hotel, Primrose House.

The views are amazing! Tough walk between St Ives and Zennor, not far in miles, not terrible hills, but the rough ground makes it hard, would suggest stopping at The Tinners Arms as we did.

Our fourth trip with Encounter, they are excellent - highly recommend them!.

All reservations were in order. B & Bs were fabulous. Hiking was challenging. Scenery was amazing!

This was our third walk we booked with Encounter Walking. The walk was wonderful and great, we enjoyed every day of walking. The information and guidebooks we got from Encounter Walking were very helpful so we were well prepared. We stayed in nice B&B and small Hotels, the accommodations were clean, charming, friendly and very close to the Coast Path. Some parts of the Coast Path were full of ascents, descents and quite steep but the views were wonderful. The luggage transport was perfect and well organized.
We had excellent days of walking, thank you to the Encounter- Walking- Team for the perfect organisaton.

We enjoyed the walk of the section 3 very much. Almost all day tours were wonderful. If I had to weigh it up I would say that the section around Mawgan Porth is the least beautiful. There you can feel the proximity of the airport of Newquay and more tourism. But that doesn't really matter because so many other parts of the path are really amazing. All the booked rooms were very good, everywhere people were very kind and helpful. It was particularly beautiful in the Fistral Beach Hotel (rooms with sea view and very good food) and the Portreath Arms Pub Hotel (also good food and very kind people and freshly renovated rooms).
We would like to give Encounterwalking a big compliment - for the perfect organization, the exceptionally good communication and the very good documents. All in all we had a great week. Thank you,

We are just back from a great walk on the Cornish Coast and would like to thank you for putting the trip together for us. As always, we appreciate that Encounter gives us the ability to choose our own accommodations. This trip, we stayed in friendly pubs, luxury resorts and a 15th century manor house. All were wonderful. We crafted the trip to have a spa day for my wife’s 75th birthday at Watergate Bay and it did not disappoint. The Cornish Coast is spectacular and the walking, while challenging for people of a certain age, is well worth the effort. The entire trip went off without a hitch. Thank you.

I would whoteheartedly recommend them! Being not from the UK we weren't familiar with the public transport so much. They figured it all out for us so everything worked like a charm.
B&bs were lovely and all close to the path.
Everything was perfect!

The route planning and information provided was extremely thorough and very helpful.
Of the 15 different accommodations/overnight stays, they were all of a very high quality, with only one exception.
The baggage transfers were very efficient.

We enjoyed every day of this walking holiday. Everything was very well organized. We stayed in nice hotels/B&B’s in cute villages. The luggage was perfectly taken care of every day again.
This was our second time we walked with Encounter and we’re already looking forward to next year.
We appreciated the way you thought along with us while we were planning the trip. Almost everything was possible and could be arranged.

Every day was different with great scenery, historical points of interest, camaraderie with other walkers and mostly good walking weather. Highlights were the rugged coastal scenery, forests with spring wildflowers, historical sites and buildings, old mining relics, quaint villages and small harbours. All our accommodation chosen by Encounter was excellent, easy to find using the notes provided, and well suited to walkers. Encounter provided great organisation for our walk.

A seamless holiday with no problems with any if the organisation. Beautiful scenery and beautiful wildflowers in April.

Zuerst muss ich sagen, dass die Tour vom Team encounterwalking absolut top organisiert war. Kontakt schnell und zuverlässig, Unterkünfte top, Gepäcktransport absolut zuverlässig, die Leute vor Ort freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Gesamte Strecke von Minehead bis nach Lizard war fantastisch. Natur, Geschichte, Museen und Begegnungen haben mich absolut beeindruckt. Die Strecke des South West Coast Path bietet alles was einen Wanderer herausfordert und begeistert: Viele steile Auf- und Abstiege, fantastische Ausblicke, Wegbeschaffenheit aller Art (Gras, Schlamm, Felsen, wurzlig, Bach über oder durchquerungen u.s.w.), Wind, Regen, Sonne, Tierbegegnungen, Geschichte, Natur und vieles mehr. Ich möchte daher keinen Streckenabschnitt hervorheben, selbst die flache Strecke (41 km) von Braunton nach Westward Ho!, von vielen als langweilig beschrieben, hat seinen Reiz. Wer einmal am South West Coast Path unterwegs war wird wahrscheinlich wieder kommen, ich auf jeden Fall. Der von mir gewählte April Termin war ideal, noch keine Hauptsaison, Wetter war gut, von 23 Wandertagen waren nur 2 Tage an denen ich die ganze Etappe im Regen laufen musste. Der Wind war an manchen Tagen stark aber kein Problem und die Temperatur lag zwischen
+5 Grad und +18 Grad. Fazit; eine fantastische Wanderung, wenn man mit Freude, Neugier, Wissenslust und Akzeptanz der Elemente (Wegbeschaffenheit, Sonne, Regen, Wind u.s.w.) unterwegs ist, deshalb Danke an das encounterwalking Team für eine perfekte Organisation. TRANSLATION - First of all, I have to say that the tour was absolutely well organized by the encounterwalking team. Contact was quick and reliable, accommodation was top-notch, luggage transport was absolutely reliable, the people on site were friendly and helpful. The entire route from Minehead to Lizard was fantastic. I was absolutely impressed by the nature, history, museums and encounters. The South West Coast Path route offers everything that challenges and inspires a hiker: lots of steep climbs and descents, fantastic views, all kinds of path conditions (grass, mud, rocks, roots, crossing or crossing streams, etc.), wind, rain, sun, animal encounters, history, nature and much more. I therefore don't want to highlight any one section of the route; even the flat route (41 km) from Braunton to Westward Ho!, described by many as boring, has its charm. Anyone who has been on the South West Coast Path once will probably come back, I certainly will. The April date I chose was ideal, not yet peak season, the weather was good, out of 23 hiking days there were only 2 days where I had to walk the whole stage in the rain. The wind was strong on some days but not a problem and the temperature was between +5 degrees and +18 degrees. Conclusion: a fantastic hike if you go with joy, curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and acceptance of the elements (path conditions, sun, rain, wind, etc.), so thank you to the encounterwalking team for perfect organization.

We really enjoyed this holiday the places we stayed were fantastic and dog friendly. All the hotels were clean and we finished in St Ives this was the favourite hotel of the trip such awesome views of the sea and straight onto beach for the dog ! Great Holiday

Loved the varied choices of routes. It made it difficult to decide, but ideas for future walks. I was surprised by how much was open in October, so still plenty of coffee and cake options. Such friendly people everywhere I stayed. The dog was also made a fuss of and there were no issues about eating alone.

Porthcothen to Newquay took much longer than expected. Needed a taxi! Map was great. Book didn't add much in terms of the walk. Good on facilities eg shops and restaurants Particularly liked Seiners and Primrose House. Would have preferred not to have a disabled room at Seiners. All staff excellent. All breakfasts excellent. Great holiday

Old Custom House hotel in Padstow. Shower not working

So friendly helpful and personal. Particularly loved 27 The Terrace and Gurnards Head - so comfortable. But appreciated mixing these with lower cost places to manage budget!

Looking forward to walking another section in 2025!

we live in the states & all questions were answered about the trip in a very timely manor. the book was very helpful along with the added comments from Encounter W H as to any recent changes with the route. Directions to B&B were very good. Directions for buses did not relate how exciting that can be as the VERY Big city buses run on the tiny little lanes in the countryside ! Drivers were amazing. also we found in the bigger little hamlets that public toilets were not marked but if there was a public parking lot near by then most of the time so was a public toilet. we asked for B&B with private ensuite bath 3 star and above. this was delivered. we found that this usually put us on the top floor with a view and maybe a bigger room. most required us to take our luggage up and down the 3 flights of stairs . but , what are a few more stairs after doing this walk ! it was our second trip with Encounters W H and we would use them again .

Very easy and friendly, they fullfill every wish and answer every question. We decided for the "relaxed" option which was just a perfect mix of long and short walks. The notes and itinerary were excellent. Maps were not needed as the path is super easy to find. 13 accomodations were from okay to really nice (somtimes even with amazing views of the sea or harbor) and two were so bad that I would not recommened to book them ever again.

We were delighted by this experience and hope to come back soon. We were really impressed by the quality of the service delivered by Encounter Walking Holidays and the fact that everythind went smoothly and that we had no problem at all during our holidays: we were always expected, our luggage was waiting for us, we received useful tips from Encounter Walking Holidays about restaurants, the need to book in advance and we found their suggestions very useful.