Independent Trails: Fact File CACS3

Padstow to St Ives

Trail Facts

 

Total distance: 66 miles (105 km)

Duration: 11 nights, 10 days walking

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 4 ½ miles (7 km)/8 ½ miles (13.5 km)

Average Daily Distance: 6 ½ miles (10.5 km)

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: Padstow

End of holiday: St Ives

Code: CACS3

 

Itinerary

 

Day 1: Travel to Padstow

 

Day 2: Padstow to Trevone                                       5 ½ miles (9 km)

 

Day 3: Trevone to Porth Cothan                               8 miles (13 km)

 

Day 4: Porth Cothan to Mawgan Porth                      4 ½ miles (7 km)

 

Day 5: Mawgan Porth to Newquay                             7 miles (11 km)

 

Day 6: Newquay to Holywell                                       6 ½ miles (10.5 km)

 

Day 7: Holywell to St Agnes                                        7 miles (11 km)

 

Day 8: St Agnes to Portreath                                      8 ½ miles (13.5 km)

 

Day 9: Portreath to Gwithian                                       7 ½ miles (12 km)

 

Day 10: Gwithian to Hayle                                           5 miles (8 km)

 

Day 11: Hayle to St Ives                                              5 ½ miles (9 km)

 

Day 12: Depart from St Ives

 

Extra nights/Rest days

 

Padstow with its lively harbour is an ideal place to relax and unwind before starting the tour. The popular resort of Newquay, with its beautiful beaches, is a popular choice for a rest day.    If you prefer somewhere quieter, consider Portreath.   The delightful town of St Ives with its narrow streets and alleyways that invite exploration, its fascinating museums and galleries and its lovely beaches is a good choice for an extra night.

 

What's included?

 

• 11 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 Padstow: The nearest railway station to Padstow is Bodmin Parkway. There is a regular bus service between Padstow and Bodmin Parkway. There is a regular train service from London Paddington to Bodmin Parkway (4 hours)

 

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: There is a frequent service from St Ives railway station to London Paddington via Exeter (6 hours).

 

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