The South West Coast Path -
the Coastline of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset
The South West Coast Path is a spectacular 630-mile (1,008km) trail around the south-western tip of England. Beginning at Minehead in Somerset it follows the coastline through Devon and Cornwall to Poole in Dorset. We have divided the trail into ten sections to provide a selection of walking holidays ranging in length from three nights to four weeks or more.
The ten sections of the South West Coast Path are North Devon, Cornwall's Atlantic Coast - North, Cornwall's Atlantic Coast - South , Far West of Cornwall, South West Cornwall, South Cornwall, South Devon, Tor Bay and Babbacombe Bay, East Devon and Dorset.
North Devon
| Total Distance | 87 miles (139 km) |
| Start and Finish | Minehead to Westward Ho! |
| Availability | All Year |
The South West Coast Path between Minehead and Westward Ho! is astonishingly diverse. It begins with the high ‘hog's back' cliffs, purple tinted moors and beautiful coastal oak woodlands of Exmoor. Around Combe Martin the coast softens to one of low cliffs, tiny coves and headlands. These are replaced in turn by sweeping sandy beaches and dunes and then by the shores of the beautiful Taw and Torridge Estuaries. The Valley of Rocks with its jagged sandstone pinnacles, the dramatic gorge of Heddon Mouth, Culbone Church, the smallest complete parish church in England and the delightful villages of Bossington, Porlock and Lynmouth add to the interest of this splendid walk.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDEV1 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £470 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| NDEV2 | 8 nights, 7 days walking | £535 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| NDEV3 | 12 nights, 11 days walking | £820 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
Cornwall's Atlantic Coast - North
| Total Distance | 78 miles (124 km) |
| Start and Finish | Westward Ho! to Padstow |
| Availability | All Year |
The coastline between Westward Ho! and the little seaport of Padstow with its lively harbour is a spectacular one of high cliffs, rugged headlands and secluded little coves. The path crosses many notable viewpoints, including Gallantry Bower, Hartland Point and The Rumps; passes the tiny inlets of Crackington Haven and Port Quin; the sleepy little village of Morwenstow; visits a number of picturesque fishing villages including Clovelly, Boscastle, Portgaverne and Port Isaac; and explores Tintagel's dramatic ruined castle, the birthplace of King Arthur.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CACN1 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £475 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| CACN2 | 8 nights, 7 days walking | £525 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| CACN3 | 9 nights, 8 days walking | £590 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
Cornwall's Atlantic Coast - South
| Total Distance | 66 miles (106 km) |
| Start and Finish | Padstow to St Ives |
| Availability | All Year |
Between Padstow and St Ives the coast path passes beautiful little sandy bays, rocky promontories, long beaches, dunes, cliffs and dramatic rock stacks like the Giants Stepping Stones of Bedruthan Steps. Little fishing harbours like Perranporth and Portreath, the sleepy village of Gwithian with its pretty thatched cottages, old tin-mining villages like St Agnes, with its neat terraces of miners' cottages, the forlorn ruins of old engine houses perched on the cliffs, Iron Age cliff castles, Bronze Age barrows and ruined chapels add to the charm of this lovely walk.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CACS1 | 6 nights, 5 days walking | £410 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| CACS2 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £475 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| CACS3 | 11 nights, 10 days walking | £745 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
Far West of Cornwall
| Total Distance | 40 miles (64 km) |
| Start and Finish | St Ives to Penzance |
| Availability | All Year |
The coastline of the Land's End peninsula between St Ives and Penzance is one of the most beautiful in Britain, with rugged granite cliffs dotted with the ruins of old tin mines. In spring and early summer the clifftops are carpeted with a dazzling array of wild flowers. Inland, the moors glow purple and gold with heather and gorse in late summer and are littered with quoits, standing stones, stone circles and other mysterious remains. As well as the delightful port of St Ives, with its narrow winding streets and picturesque harbour, the path visits the pretty fishing villages of Mousehole, Lamorna and Sennen Cove; the tiny hamlets of Porthgwarra and St Leven, the open-air Minack Theatre, perched spectacularly on the cliffs above beautiful Porthcurno Bay; the sleepy mining village of St Just, and the old seaport of Penzance.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWC1 | 4 nights, 3 days walking | £285 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| FWC2 | 5 nights, 4 days walking | £345 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| FWC3 | 6 nights, 5 days walking | £420 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| FWC4 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £485 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
South West Cornwall
| Total Distance | 60 miles (96 km) |
| Start and Finish | Penzance to Falmouth |
| Availability | All Year |
Beginning at Penzance, this stretch of the coast path around the beautiful Lizard Peninsula to Falmouth, visits the picturesque island of St Michael's Mount, which is linked by a causeway to the mainland at low tide; the idyllic coves of Kynance and Gunwalloe, the smugglers' hideaways of Prussia Cove and Coverack; and the pretty fishing villages of Porthleven, Mullion and Cadgwith, where whitewashed thatched cottages cluster around the tiny harbour. The rugged cliffs of red-green serpentine around The Lizard provide a superb contrast to the tranquil woods, creeks and inlets of the Helford River so beloved by Daphne Du Maurier.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| SWCO1 | 5 nights, 4 days walking | £350 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| SWCO2 | 6 nights, 5 days walking | £420 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| SWCO3 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £495 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
South Cornwall
| Total Distance | 76 miles (122 km) |
| Start and Finish | Falmouth to Plymouth |
| Availability | All Year |
This stretch of the coast path between Falmouth and Plymouth explores a more gentle coastline of tranquil estuaries, wooded inlets, sandy coves and headlands giving glorious views over bays sheltering some of the prettiest villages in Cornwall, like Mevagissey, Portloe, Portscatho and Polperro, where whitewashed cottages jostle for the best view of the harbour. The path also visits the historic ports of Plymouth, Falmouth and Fowey, the impressive coastal defences of Henry VIII and the beautiful Georgian harbour of Charlestown with its square riggers.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| SCOR1 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £485 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| SCOR2 | 8 nights, 7 days walking | £550 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| SCOR3 | 11 nights, 10 days walking | £760 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
South Devon
| Total Distance | 67 miles (107 km) |
| Start and Finish | Plymouth to Brixham |
| Availability | All Year |
South Devon's coastline is one of spectacular contrasts. Wave-battered sandstone cliffs and rugged headlands that have claimed countless shipwrecks, give way to tranquil wooded estuaries and inland to lush, rolling farmland with patchwork fields. Beginning at the historic navel port of Plymouth the path visits picturesque Salcombe Harbour, the beautiful old town of Dartmouth with its spectacular sea defences, Burgh Island with its ancient smugglers inn and a string of attractive coastal villages, before ending at the old fishing port of Brixham.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| SDEV | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £485 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
Tor Bay and Babbacombe Bay
| Total Distance | 27 miles (43 km) |
| Start and Finish | Brixham to Exmouth |
| Availability | 1st April to 1st October |
This short stretch of the South West Coast Path begins with a promenade through the bustling resorts of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay lining Tor Bay; rounds the spectacular headland of Hope’s Nose with its cluster of offshore rock islands and seabird colonies; and then continues around beautiful Babbacombe Bay to The Ness, a tall tree-lined cliff of sandstone at the mouth of the River Teign. After a short ferry journey to Teignmouth, the path continues through Dawlish, a pleasant resort famous for the black swans that paddle around in the stream running through the town, to the village of Starcross and the ferry to Exmouth.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| TOR1 | 3 nights, 2 days walking | £215 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| TOR2 | 4 nights, 3 days walking | £295 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
East Devon
| Total Distance | 28 miles (45 km) |
| Start and Finish | Exmouth to Lyme Regis |
| Availability | All Year |
East Devon's coastline is a colourful one, its red sandstone cliffs contrasting vividly with the lush green of the surrounding countryside. As the path winds east from Exmouth to the lovely old port of Lyme Regis, it visits a number of picturesque towns and villages including Branscombe with its whitewashed cob and thatch cottages, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth and the old fishing village of Beer where colourful inshore trawlers are launched from the pebbly beach.
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| EDEV1 | 4 nights, 3 days walking | £285 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| EDEV2 | 5 nights, 4 days walking | £350 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.
Dorset
| Total Distance | 75 miles (120 km) |
| Start and Finish | Lyme Regis to Poole |
| Availability | All Year |
Dorset's coastline is renowned for its dramatic beauty and variety. Beginning at the old port of Lyme Regis the drama begins with the high cliffs of Golden Cap, which abruptly give way to the pebble ridge of Chesil Beach and the tranquil shores of the Fleet Lagoon. Then, just as abruptly, high cliffs rear up with sea-sculpted coves, stacks and arches, before dropping down to the white sandy beaches and dunes of Studland Heath and the tidal flats and inlets of Poole harbour. Along the way the path passes famous rock formations including Durdle Door, Old Harry Rocks and Dancing Ledge; visits the attractive old market town of Bridport and the picturesque villages of Burton Bradstock, Lulworth, the deserted range village of Tyneham and Abbotsbury, with its medieval swannery.
The Dorset Coast Path goes through the Lulworth Ranges. These are normally open around Easter, May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday, most of the summer period and many weekends. Please contact us before booking to ensure they are open.
Book an extra night at Weymouth if you wish to enjoy the circuit of the Isle of Portland (15½ miles/25 km).
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| DOR1 | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £505 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| DOR2 | 8 nights, 7 days walking | £560 per person | More Information | Book Online |
Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £20 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency.