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Cadgwith
Cadgwith is an idyllic fishing village with thatched cottages spilling onto a tiny beach full of fishing boats. Park above the village and join the coastal path - you will see the large white dishes of Goonhilly Earth Satellite Tracking Station and then Lloyds Signal Station. Eventually you will pass the Devil’s Frying Pan, a 200ft drop to a collapsed sea cave where the sea flows through a narrow arch at high tide.
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Coverack
From Coverack there is a lovely circular walk along the coastal path to Chynhalls Point and Black Head, and then turning inland to walk across fields and country lanes back to the village.
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Crooklets Beach, Bude
Walking from Crooklets Beach in the heart of Bude, north along the coast to Northcott Mouth is a great way to escape and enjoy peace and tranquility.
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Dunkery Beacon
An open moorland walk to the top of Dunkery Beacon. Drive up onto Exmoor from Wheddon Cross and park at Dunkery Gate just as you get on National Trust land. Then choose your own long or short route to the top of the Beacon where you will get a view over Porlock and across the Bristol Channel to Wales.
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Exmoor National Park
This route is along the highest of the sea cliffs in the Exmoor National Park. Starting at Combe Martin take the coast path around Wild Pear Beach, then a stiff climb to Little Hangman (715 feet high). Climb on - more gradual this time - up to 1046 feet and the summit of Great Hangman to get the best of the panorama across Combe Martin Bay.
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Hartland Point
The South West Coast Path provides some of the most stunning scenery including Lundy Island from the high cliffs in north Devon. Try starting at Hartland Point and walking towards the lighthouse and then the radio mast, looking out for the rusting remains of the Johanna shipwreck on the beach. A circular route along Blagdon Cliff and then Upright Cliff (where there is a small waterfall) will take you inland to Blagdon Farm and eventually your starting point.
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Helford
The picturesque hamlet of Helford has a lovely walk along the river, up alongside Frenchman’s Creek and then through woodland past Kestle and back to the village.
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Lee to Bull Point
There are lovely sea and valley views along a walk from the small coastal village of Lee, west of Ilfracombe to Bull Point. Take a route through Borough Valley and Damage to the Point, returning along the coast by the lighthouse. The Brumpus Inn at Lee is good for lunch.
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Lustleigh
A short three mile walk taking in some of the better known tors, starting in the lane above Lustleigh up the footpath into the woods. At the junction of two paths take the upper one and climb high above the River Bovey. At the end you will find Hunters Tor and the Ancient Hill Tor, follow the path down to the right and then take the dog leg to Peck Farm, returning to your car along the path on the lower slopes of the wood.
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Men-an-Tol
Start on the moors outside Penzance at this ancient monument for views of all three coasts. In olden days children with rickets were passed naked through the stones to be cured. Make your way to the Merry Maidens stone circle and then Ding Dong Mine engine house.
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Newton Poppleford
Start at Newton Poppleford Church, between Exeter and Sidmouth, for quiet countryside and good views across the Otter Valley. A circular route of 6.25 miles starts towards the west of the village before linking with the East Devon Way and crossing the River Otter.
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Perranuthnoe
The path runs along the coast on the eastern side of Mount’s Bay. Pass the jagged rocks of Cudden Point to Prussia Cove, famous for its rock pools and caves as well as the smuggler John Carter, whose obsession with Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia, led to the naming of the area.
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Port Isaac and Port Gaverne
This walk enables you to explore two idyllic harbourside villages and the lovely wooded countryside between them. Port Isaac has classic Cornish character by the boat load - clusters of tiny whitewashed cottages, narrow twisting lanes and the lovely scent of freshly-caught fish.
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St Breward on Bodmin Moor
A good moorland walk that can be had starting from the church is St Breward, on the western side of the moor. The views will include Britain’s first commercial wind farm at Delabole, then the lovely wooded valley of the Camel estuary.
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St Ives
Leave Porthmeor Beach behind, skirt round Clodgy Point and then head inland towards Eagles Nest, the home of the late Patrick Heron, the abstract painter whose exhilaratingly colourful work crowns the entrance hall of the Tate of the West. Make your way towards Seal Island for a display of synchronized swimming by a squad of grey seals.
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The Camel Trail
The Camel Trail is a 19 mile route that follows the beautiful Camel River from Padstow, where it joins the sea in a wide estuary, to Poley’s Bridge inland, where it is merely a stream running through woodland.
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The Helford Valley
One of the nicest walks in the Helford valley is from Mawnan Church, just outside the village, to Rosemullion Head. You walk through woodland and then join the coastal path for wonderful views across Falmouth Bay.
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The Hurlers and The Cheesewring
Take the opportunity of staying in this area to explore Bodmin Moor - a bleak wilderness quite unlike the traditional expectation of landscape in the West Country. The moor has many stone circles and standing stones, of which The Hurlers and The Cheesewring are two of the best known. If you start at Minions, the highest village in Cornwall, just outside Liskeard, The Hurlers are just a short distance.
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The Jurassic Coast
It would be remiss not to mention the pleasures of walking the Jurassic Coast here; a good way to combine a little exercise with a history lesson is to join one of the organised Fossil Walks from Charmouth.
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The Lizard
Start in the Lizard village and go past Pentreath Cove, a locals' surfing spot, and Lion Rock, across Lizard Downs and down into Kynance Cove. Enjoy the beach - there is a cafe here for refreshments and then go up the cliff on the other side to do a big loop of the nature reserve. You will pass some ancient settlements and highland cattle and then go back towards the Lizard following the raised footpath across the fields. You can finish with one of Ann’s famous pasties on the green.
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The Puffing Billy Track
There is an old tramway track across the south of Dartmoor which climbs to 1,500 feet to give wonderful panoramic views down the south Devon coast. Originally used by the clay mining industry trams, this route forms part of the Two Moors Way, which runs from Ivybridge in the south to Lynmouth in the north.
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The River Torridge
An inland route along the River Torridge, start from Castle Hill in Great Torrington, looking across the valley towards the RHS Rosemoor Garden in the distance. Walk to the Waterloo Obelisk, built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo, and explore the path returning to the town through the Commons, 350 acres of land donated to the public in the 12th Century.
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The Wessex Ridgeway
The Wessex Ridgeway follows an historic trade route between Marlborough in Wiltshire down to the coast at Lyme Regis. At 137 miles long, we suggest you pick just a small section to walk…
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Tintagel and the Rocky Valley
Take a peek at the castle ruins in Tintagel before setting out south along the coast path towards Boscastle. The views of the coastline throughout this walk are spectacular. Along the way you’ll come across a ruined village and Bronze Age carvings.
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Trefusis Point, Flushing to Mylor Churchtown
Running alongside the waters of the Carrick Roads, this short walk from the village of Flushing to the yacht harbour and waterside church at Mylor Churchtown has wonderful views.
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Zennor
Take the path from the ancient settlement of Zennor to Zennor Head and maybe spot a mermaid at nearby Pendour Cove or enjoy the views towards the Pendeen Watch Lighthouse.
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