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Walking Holiday on the UK's
South West Coast Path
from Newquay to Land's End
(or vice versa)
7 nights, 6 days walking
Total Distance:
65 miles
Min/max daily distance:
9/12 miles
Average Daily distance:
11 miles
Grading:
moderate to severe
Features:
ferry across River Gannel,
St. Ives,
tin mine and beam engine
You make your own way to Newquay. We can assist with coach or rail transfers if necessary. Car parking is available for the duration of the walk and we can return you to your car or station at the end of the holiday.
The route goes via Towan Head and Fistral Beach before you make you way over the River Gannel. Porth Joke is the first bay you come to and is a delightfully quiet cove. Then via Kelsey Head and Holywell Beach to Penhale Point and Ligger Point. Across the wide expanse of Perran Beach into Perranporth.
After leaving Perranporth you visit Travaunance Cove which was once a busy port for the tin and copper industry. Then there are interestingly named places such as Tubby's Head, Tobban Horse, Sheep Rock, Horse Rock and Gull Rock. The cliff top is strewn with heather and gorse, and the surf rolls in over golden sandy beaches as you approach Portreath.
Places like Ralph's Cupboard, Deadman's Cove and Hell's Mouth are a testament to the power of the sea. The Godrevy Lighthouse now provides comfort to sailors. Iron worked in the foundry at Hayle went to make London's Tower Bridge.
A pleasant morning's walking around St Ives Bay and the River Hayle estuary. After St Ives this is the most deserted stretch of the south west coast path. On a clear day you can see as far back as St Agnes Beacon. Seals can sometimes be sighted on The Carracks.
Zennor is a picturesque miniature village surrounded by interesting rock formations, both natural and man-made, the latter being Neolithic burial chambers and Bronze Age ceremonial sites. As you go further west the lighthouse at Pendeen Watch comes into view as you descend from Chypraze Cliff.
There is plenty of industrial archaeology from the days of tin and copper mining to poke around. Levant Beam Engine and Geevor Tin Mine are both worth a visit. On a clear day from Cape Cornwall you can see the Scilly Isles. Cape Cornwall is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the English Channel. You are now heading in a southerly direction towards Land's End across Whitesand Bay and Sennen Cove.
We can transfer you to your car or station.
| Other walks in Cornwall include: SWCP NE Cornwall SWCP NW Cornwall SWCP Land's End Circular SWCP SW Cornwall SWCP SE Cornwall Saints Way Copper Trail Great Gardens of Cornwall Isles of Scilly |
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What's included
in your UK walking holiday
on the South West Coast Path
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
Short walking breaks are also available, with 2 or 3 days walking. Just select the part of the coast path you want to walk.
The above distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
We pride ourselves in offering the widest choice of bespoke walking holidays on the South West Coast Path.
We have no minimum party size and do not cancel holidays due to minimum numbers.
Optional Extras
for your UK Walking Holiday
on the South West Coast Path
- upgrade to the region's most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
Three nights from
Seven nights from
£219
£409
All prices subject to change
next section
By Car to Newquay where parking is available
By Train / Bus to Newquay
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Contact us for schedule and availability. Lines are open 9am to 9pm 7 days a week.  +44
(0)1837 880075or email us 2009 prices held for 2010 |
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