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Walking Holiday on the UK's
South West Coast Path
from Barnstaple to Crackington Haven
(or vice versa)
with optional trip to Lundy
7 nights, 6 days walking
Total Distance:
65 miles
Min/max daily distance:
8/15 miles
Average Daily distance:
11 miles
Grading:
easy to severe
Features:
boat trip to Lundy (optional),
Clovelly
You make your own way to Barnstaple for the start of your walking holiday. We can assist with coach 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.
At Barnstaple the South West Coast Path intersects with the Macmillan Way West. The trail crosses the River Taw via the Long Bridge and heads along the estuary using an old railway trail towards Instow. Here the beach offers the possibility of a swim before walking along the River Torridge into Bideford.
At Bideford there is the option of a day trip to the Isle of Lundy, a wildlife and walkers haven. The South West Coast Path follows the other side of the River Torridge to Appledore, a village with a long history of shipbuilding. Then walk along the beach of Northam Burrows Country Park to Westward Ho! This the only place name in England with an exclamation mark!
From Westward Ho! the South West Coast Path slowly gains height until you are amid gorse and woodlands strewn with carpets of bluebells in May. After Buck's Mills, a quaint Devon fishing hamlet, the path joins Hobby Drive, an old carriageway which takes you to the world famous Clovelly, a highlight of this walking holiday, with its cobbled streets and pretty cottages. On our Great Gardens of North Devon walking holiday you spend a whole day in Clovelly.
The South West Coast Path makes its way through woodland before emerging on the cliff top above Blackchurch Rock and descending to Mouth Mill. After Hartland Point the scenery changes as the rocks below become jagged and dramatic.
The path from Hartland Quay is perhaps the most scenic. There are stunning ravines and waterfalls and interesting little cabins perched on cliff tops as your walking holiday moves from Devon into Cornwall.
The South West Coast Path starts at the lock where the Bude Canal reaches the sea and climbs up to Compass Point. Then along Widemouth Bay to Millook Haven with its chevron folded rock strata in the cliff. Stunning views with waterfalls and ravines abound.
At the end of your walking holiday we can transfer you to your car or station.
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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.
Three nights from £179
Seven nights from £419
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
All prices subject to change
Contact us for schedule and availability. Lines
are open 7 days a week. 9am to 9pm  New York 5 hours behind UK time: 4am to 4pm EDT  Sydney 10 hours ahead of UK time: 7pm to 7am EST or email us |
By Car to Barnstaple where parking is available
By Train / Bus to Barnstaple
Great Gardens of North Devon
walk.
"10 out of 10 for the booking process and 9 out of 10 for the accommodation in Bideford!" Mr Cartwright 2011
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