I must admit, I didn’t know much about the Tamar Valley, except that it’s an AONB near Plymouth. It had been there, waiting for me to visit for a while. …
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Wonderful Cornwall. Located right in the foot of England, it’s like its own little country. The climate is much milder than the rest of England, and you would be forgiven sometimes for feeling like you really are abroad.
Full of cute harbour towns and fishing villages. Rugged cliffs, and sheltered secluded bays. It’s here you will find an abundance of sandy beaches and turquoise blue sea. Oh and of course, it’s not all coastline, although that is a big draw, you will also find moorland and valleys.
Cornwall has two coastlines. The North Coast and South Coast, which have different characteristics. The North Coast is on the Celtic Sea which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. So you can expect lots of ruggedness along here, with big cliffs and generally rougher seas. The South Coast is on the English Channel, thus is a little calmer. However, even though the North Coast is more ‘wild’ there are still areas of calm water, just as in the South you will still find lots of cliff goodness.
You can’t really go wrong wherever you choose.
Fun Fact: The most southernly point on the UK mainland is Lands End, in Cornwall.
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This circular walk from St Ives to Zennor takes you along the coastal path and then back through all the fields. The coastal section of the walk between St Ives …
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This riverside walk from Calstock takes you along the River Tamar, and into the woodland to reach the Okel Tor mine. It was a very last minute and unplanned walk. …
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Walk From Gunnislake To The Devon Great Consuls
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniWow. What a walk. I was absolutely blown away by this walk from Gunnislake to the Devon Great Consuls. Beautiful river, lush green dense forest, disused mines and lovely views …
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The walk from Mousehole to Lamorna takes you along a great bit of coast path. Quite different to other bits of coast path I have walked on actually. I walked …
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This short walk takes you along the coast path from the large port town of Penzance, to the small picturesque fishing village of Mousehole. What was the walk from Penzance …
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This area of the South West Coast path is fast becoming one of my favourites. Recently I walked from Looe to Polperro, and it became one of the top walks …
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I had already walked from Kingsand to Cremyll via Mount Edgcumbe a week or so ago. It was after doing the Rame Head walk. I figured that I would walk …
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This coastal walk takes you from the sand dunes of Par, past the small village of Polkeris, around the Gribbin Head Daymark, and on to the cute port town of …
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Today I moved to Plymouth, and as soon as I dropped my stuff at my new home, I headed out to do a circular walk around Rame Head. If you …
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This coastal walk takes you from the small port village of Charlestown, along the coast past to Carlyon Bay, Spit Beach and Par Sand Beach. It’s a pretty short and …
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How to Walk from Looe To Polperro along the Coastal Path
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniToday I am going to tell you about the coastal walk from Looe to Polperro. It’s a really lovely walk taking you from one cute seaside town to another, in …
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There is a quicker way to walk to Bedruthan Steps beach, however, I like to make an entrance. Which brings us to this 5.7 mile coastal walk from Porthcothan to …
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Cove coastal walk from Porthcothan to Treyarnon in Cornwall
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniThe walk from Porthcothan beach to Treyarnon beach is a short little walk. Only 4.5miles in length. However, it ended up being our most challenging of the trip to …
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Coastal walk to Wheal Prosper and Trewavas mines from Rinsey
by zoe tehraniby zoe tehraniWhat can I say, I was well impressed with the Rinsey mines walk. My original plan was not to do this walk. It was to do a hike along the …