South West Coastal Path
Hiking the 630 miles of coastal Path from Poole in Dorset to Minehead in Somerset Hike SummaryThe South West Coastal Path
Poole to Minehead- For more information you can visit the official SW Coastal Path website here
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News from the trail
Good drying weather
Something changes in your life once you get to a certain age where your interest in the weather focuses on how good or bad it’ll be for drying your washing. Well today was definitely a good day for putting the washing out and I took full advantage. My socks and boots...
A strange one
I think today will be one of those days that I look back upon with fond memories but actually at the time was a bit of a slog. The weather has been pretty unpleasant with rain and fairly strong winds plus the path from my camping spot, near Port Isaac, to here has...
Mind the gap
The problem was that the gap was a bit of a nuisance. It’d annoyed me at the time when I couldn’t get from Kimmeridge Bay to Lulworth Cove on the South West Coastal Path. It had only been my first day of proper walking and I’d already failed and had to get a taxi to...
Go west, then east a bit
The path from Lamorna carried on in the same vane as it’d arrived. Really slippy, lots of polished rocks to climb, and complex parts to navigate. It was a really fun path but not one you could rush. The rocks are so smooth and worn that they seem almost metallic. Unfortunately when it’s wet this makes them very slippy. I knew it was about 10 miles to Lands End and at this rate I wouldn’t be there any time soon.
In comes the mist
What a great start to the day After packing up a very wet tent we drove down to Porthleven where I’d finished my previous day. Jenny and I have holidayed here before and we found a cafe near a pub called The Ship and had breakfast. The Ship has happy memories for us...
Time to stop?
The most southerly point of the path I finally made it to Lizard Point. I’d been looking forward to this as, along with getting into each county, Lizard point seemed a significant milestone. I don’t feel especially impressed with myself at the moment but I hope when I...