Independent Trails: Fact File CACN2

South West Coast Path

Trail Facts

 

Total distance: 78 miles (125km)

Duration: 8 nights, 7 days walking

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 8 ½ miles (13.5 km)/15 miles (24 km)

Average daily distance: 11 miles (17.5km)

Waymarking: The route is very clearly waymarked with South West Coast Path National Trail acorn waymarks and is very easy to follow.

Season: All year

Starting point of holiday: Westward Ho!

End of holiday: Padstow

Code: CACN2

 

Itinerary

 

Day 1: Travel to Westward Ho!

 

Day 2: Westward Ho! to Clovelly                    11 miles (17.5 km)

 

Day 3: Clovelly to Hartland Quay                    10 ½ miles (17 km)

 

Day 4: Hartland Quay to Bude                        15 miles (24 km)

 

Day 5: Bude to Crackington Haven                9 ½ miles (14.5 km)

 

Day 6: Crackington Haven to Tintagel            11 ½ miles (18.5 km)

 

Day 7: Tintagel to Port Isaac                          8 ½ miles (13.5 km)

 

Day 8: Port Isaac to Padstow                         12 miles (19 km)

 

Day 9: Depart from Padstow

 

Extra nights/Rest days

 

An extra night gives you a chance to explore some of the villages on the path or simply relax on one of the sandy beaches for which Cornwall is famous. The pretty little village of Clovelly is a popular choice.    Clovelly is also worth considering if you would like to visit Lundy Island, which is noted for its birdlife. There is a lot to see at Bude and Tintagel.   Port Isaac is another good choice for a rest day.   Padstow, with its lively harbour is an ideal base for enjoying the unique atmosphere of Cornwall.

 

What's included

 

• 8 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses.
• Full English breakfast. Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• Maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail
• An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it
• Emergency assistance

 

Travel Information

 

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

 

Most convenient International airport: London

 

Outward journey from London to Westward Ho!: There is a fast and frequent service from London Paddington to Barnstaple (4 hours) via Exeter. From Barnstaple it is a short bus or taxi journey to Westward Ho!

 

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: The nearest railway station to Padstow is Bodmin Parkway. There is a regular bus service between Padstow and Bodmin Parkway. The journey time to London Paddington from Bodmin Parkway is 4 hours.

 

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