Overview
Discover challenging and dramatic walking trails shaped by the footsteps of traders, smugglers, saints and pirates. Cornish walking trails will reveal ancient tin mines, clifftop castles, timeless fishing villages and wild moors as you travel through a landscape of huge cliffs and hidden coves that goes back to the depths of time itself. In between the coastal drama, iconic harbours such as St Ives and Padstow give walkers access to some of the UK‘s best restaurants and coastal hotels. A county encircled by the wild Atlantic ocean, there is over 330 miles of spectacular world class coast path here taking you around the farthest corners of England - put simply it feels like walking on the edge of the world.
Stretching from coast to coast across the southwest of England, Devon is a richly diverse county with rugged shores and cliffs in the north, and classic Victorian seaside resorts in the south. In between you'll find tranquil green pastures, wooded gorges and the two dramatic wild moors in the National Parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor. Choose Devon for its walking variety, and you'll find that the popular image of cream teas and thatched cottages is true - but that Devon is so much more once you explore it on two feet. Coast to coast routes like the Two Moors Way will offer a journey through it all from the wild northern shores that inspired the Romantic poets to the maritime ports of the south coast.
Free your soul and clear your mind! Walking on the wild moors of these National Parks is a wonderful antidote to modern living. England's last true wilderness, Dartmoor offers 365 square miles of virtually uninhabited freedom with high moors and twisted dramatic granite tors a land of myths, ghosts and legends. Exmoor, its smaller and more gentle neighour, is 250 Square miles of near perfect and unique beauty, with high uplands swathed in heather and steep, wooded gorges and rushing streams. See Dartmoor ponies and Exmoor stags in these wildlife rich areas, home to 30 species of mammals and over 240 types of bird. The moors offer a unique opportunity for more challenging walking where the only human sound you will hear is the rhythm of your own breath.
Avoid the crowds and discover “Secret Somerset” missed by so many rushing headlong for the far South West. The 'land of the summer people' was named in a time when this area could only be visited in the summer months as the sea receded. Today its a rich, fertile and 'for real' landscape crowned by the fine walking ridges of the Mendip and Quantock Hills both protected areas of outstanding natural beauty. Rising up over King Arthur‘s Vale of Avalon along with the magical Tor at Glastonbury, walkers will find hidden gorges, wooded combes and the best inland panoramas of the South West. Also boasting its own Jurassic Coast Path, providing a gateway into the wilds of Exmoor National Park, Somerset offers walking routes without the crowds for those who want to find..... what the rest miss.
Dorset has a comfortable old world “English” feel to it and its walking routes traverse a rather more green and agricultural land of thatched cottages, cream teas.... and fossils ! Walkers here will find the more gentle rolling farmland, pretty villages and chalk ridges beloved by Thomas Hardy that sweep down to end abruptly at the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. Here, alongside the sea, those after more challenging routes can take a walking holiday through time itself amongst the dramatic chalk stacks, cliffs and arches of the Dorsetshire fossil coast. An area that can be very busy in high season but often suits walkers looking for more gentle and less exposed walking than the far west of the region.
Wales offers some of the best walking and outdoor activities to be had anywhere in the world. The 870-mile Welsh Coast Path was only fully opened in 2012 and is the world's first walk along the entire coast of a nation. The terrain is on an equally grand scale with towering cliffs, vast stretches of unspoilt golden sands, imposing castles, offshore islands and to the north there is the backdrop of Snowdonia National Park with its stunning mountains. Wales in general offers walkers great value for money compared to more popular areas like Cornwall with walking options to suit everyone, from those who want the cosmopolitan restaurants and facilities of towns like Tenby and St Davids, through to isolated and remote forests and coastal hills that sit on the very cusp of the Snowdonian Peaks. Bursting with confidence and pride in its “Welshness”, its Celtic history, language and culture there has never been a better time for walkers to enter Wales.
The South West Coast Path is the UK's longest National Trail and one of the top ten walking routes in the world. It snakes, dips and rises continuously on its way through a staggering 1014km (630 miles) of pristine coastline, 450 miles of which is through nationally protected areas. It's a challenge too; walking the entire South West Coast Path is the equivalent to scaling Mount Everest four times! From towering cliffs to hidden coves, ghostly tin mines to lush subtropical wooded creeks. One minute a dramatic rock theatre hewn out of the cliffs, the next a prehistoric fossilized forest or a 20thC Art Deco Island Hotel. What sets The South West Coast Path apart from other trails is that around almost every corner is yet another surprise as you retrace the footsteps and histories of the tin miners, fisherman, smugglers, wreckers and the customs men who chased them.
12th September 2023- We are sorry but we are now fully booked until October on all our routes - please contact us for Autumn and 2024 dates
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The Pembrokeshire Coast Path has very good travel connections to and from its different sections. For more detail on getting to and from the individual North, West and South sections, follow the links at the bottom of this page.
Train Arrival to the Amroth Area. There is no train station at the start of the path at Amroth but regular trains run from London Paddington to Kilgetty and Tenby taking 4.5 to 5 hours changing at Cardiff or Swansea. Kilgetty is only around 3 miles from the start of Pembrokeshire Coast Path at Amroth and Tenby is on day 1 of the route itself and makes a very good base for the night before starting the walk. For full details see the Coast Path South Travel section
Train Departure from St Dogmaels and Cardigan Area - Again there is no train station at Cardigan at the end of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path but regular buses do run from Cardigan to Carmarthen, taking around 1.5 hours. From Carmarthen, it's only 4 hours back to London Paddington on the train. If you wish to depart by train, the other option is to finish at Fishguard / Goodwick Harbour two days before the end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Here, you can catch a train direct from the trail to London Paddington taking 5 hours.
Bus Arrival - National Express Buses run a service twice a day, as well as an overnight option from London Victoria which drops at Kilgetty (for Amroth), or Tenby at the start of the Coast Path. Travel time around 6.5 hours.
Bus Departure - There is no coach service from Cardigan at the end of The Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Regular buses run to Carmarthen, however taking around 1.5 hours and from here you can pick up the National Express service back to London which takes 5.5 hours.
Air Arrival - For those flying in, there is a busy regional airport at Cardiff from where you can reach Kilgetty (for Amroth) and Tenby by train in around 2.5 hours. International flights arrive from Paris, Dussledorf, Dublin and Amsterdam. From within the UK there are direct flights to Cardiff Airport from London, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Newcastle, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Bristol airport also offers options with a journey of around 4 hours onto Pembrokeshire or you can fly to any of the London airports and take the train option to Wales listed in the train arrival section.
Air Departure - From the end of the path in Cardigan (St Dogmaels) regular buses run to Carmarthen, taking around 1.5 hours. From here, the train returns to Cardiff and the regional airport in under 2 hours.
Car Arrival - There is a basic long stay Car Park at Amroth operated by Pembrokeshire National Park; the more secure options are in Tenby where there are several car parks within the town. There are also accommodation options at Kilgetty that can provide long stay parking options for those staying there at the start of the trip.
Returning to your Car - From the end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path at St Dogmaels, you can return to Amroth or Tenby on public transport using a mix of bus and train options. Options take between 2.5 and 4 hours depending on the time of day you travel though services out of season and on Sundays can be more of a problem. Its also possible for us to arrange a private transfer back to your car so please ask for prices; journey time door to door is only around 1 hour by road.
Ferry Arrival - For those arriving from or returning to Ireland, there is a direct Ferry crossing from Rosslare with Irish Ferries taking only 4 hours to arrive at Pembroke Dock, right on The Pembrokeshire Coast Path. If you are then heading to the start of the trail in under an hour you can reach Kilgetty or Tenby by train or bus.
Ferry Departure - From the end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path at St Dogmaels, you can return to the Irish Ferry in Pembroke using bus and train options; quickest option being around 2.5 hours. However, you can also catch the alternative Ferry option from Goodwick/Fishguard on the coast path with Stenna Line. To reach this ferry from the end of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path takes only 1 to 1.5 hours to Goodwick, or with a private transfer will only take around 40 minutes.
Travel Information for the Pembrokeshire Coast Path South - Amroth to Milford Haven
Travel Information for the Pembrokeshire Coast Path West - Milford Haven to St Davids
Travel Information for the Pembrokeshire Coast Path North - St Davids to St Dogmaels (Cardigan)
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