Westcountry Walking Holidays
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Westcountry Walking Holidays

The South West Coast Path
Somerset - Devon - Cornwall - Dorset

Minehead - Porlock - Lynmouth - Ilfracombe - Clovelly - Hartland Quay - Boscastle - Tintagel - Port Isaac - Padstow - Newquay - St Ives - Land's End - Penzance - St Michael's Mount - Porthleven - Lizard Point - Falmouth - Mevagissey - Charlestown - Fowey - Looe - Plymouth - Salcombe - Dartmouth - Torquay - Exmouth - Weymouth - Isle of Portland - Lulworth Cove - Swanage - South Haven Point

The South West Coast Path offers you 630 miles of stunning coastal walking, over woodlands, high cliffs, long sandy beaches, discreet coves, rocky headlands and picturesque villages. The Path runs from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset and has its origin as a route used by coastguards who needed to be able to investigate every cove and inlet in their patrol for smugglers. Necessary diversions due to coastal erosions have since been introduced at various points, which only add to the drama of the landscape. Today's route can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride, over some isolated and remote terrain, following not necessarily the most direct route between any two points.

South West Coast Path Somerset & North Devon North Cornwall Atlantic Coast Land's End & Lizard Peninsulas South Cornwall South Devon Dorset
 
1. Somerset & North Devon 2. North Cornwall Atlantic Coast 3. Land's End & Lizard Peninsula
4. South Cornwall 5. South Devon 6. Dorset
 
start of the South West Coast Path at Minehead

To walk the South West Coast Path from end to end, it has been estimated by the SWCP Association that you will have climbed the equivalent of 115000ft or 35030m, just a little bit short of walking Everest four times, from sea level! You would have passed through five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, seventeen Heritage Coasts, a National Park, two World Heritage Sites, a UNESCO Geopark and a UNESCO Biosphere reserve... You would also need to use 17 Ordnance Survey maps at 1:25,000 scale to navigate the full route!

end of the South West Coast Path at South Haven Point

You don't have to do it all at once, or you may select specific section(s) to walk. You also do not have to carry the maps and your baggage. Let us sort that out for you. To help you select your holiday, we have broken down the Path into the sections shown on the map above and prepared itineraries with brief descriptions of the terrain and some of the landmarks along the route.

Remember, you may start or end your walk at any point, or if you would like to walk sections that are not consecutive we can arrange transport as required.

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Holiday Prices for 2012

The South West Coast Path
  Standard Single Supp
3 nights, 2 days walking £ 193 £ 54
4 nights, 3 days walking £ 253 £ 72
5 nights, 4 days walking £ 312 £ 90
6 nights, 5 days walking £ 367 £ 108
7 nights, 6 days walking £ 422 £ 126
8 nights, 7 days walking £ 483 £ 144
9 nights, 8 days walking £ 543 £ 162
10 nights, 9 days walking £ 603 £ 180
11 nights, 10 days walking £ 664 £ 198
12 nights, 11 days walking £ 724 £ 216
13 nights, 12 days walking £ 784 £ 234
14 nights, 13 days walking £ 844 £ 252
15 nights, 14 days walking £ 905 £ 270
16 nights, 15 days walking £ 965 £ 288
 
The duration of our tours can be as long or as short as you would like. Please ask for a quote.
 
The Standard Self-Guided Tariff Includes:
  • Accommodation including breakfast, starting the evening before your first walking day
  • Luggage transfers ahead of you every walking day (If you are travelling light and would like to carry your own luggage we will reduce the tour cost accordingly)
  • Waterproof maps, detailed guides and itinerary of your route

Your accommodation will be in specially selected hotels, guest houses and country inns that are close to your chosen route. In the unlikely event that your accommodation is further than 2km from the route we will arrange transport to and from your accommodation to the route. We select accommodation that offers evening meals themselves or is near restaurants and pubs. Again, in the unlikely event that this is not possible, we will arrange transport to and from the nearest village that has pubs and restaurants offering evening meals. Please note: we will endeavour to secure en-suite/private facilities, however this cannot always be guaranteed due to the lack of accommodation in some areas.

 
Our optional services include:
  • Walking on the first or final day of your tour including arrangements for your luggage
  • Upgrade to premier hotels where available
  • Providing a packed lunch every walking day
  • Add rest days into your itinerary
  • Transport to and from the nearest coach, railway station or airport
  • Transport back to your car at the end of your holiday