8 day Tour
Price:
not yet available
Land cost only
Dates:
Spring/Summer 2009
Distance: Walks
cover
4 - 8 miles a day
Grading:
Easy and Easy/Moderate
Meals: All
breakfasts,
4 pub/pack lunches and
4 evening meals
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Days 1 - 4
Leaving London in the morning, we'll head southwest to Cornwall, stopping en route for lunch in the lovely old city of Bath whose name comes from the famous Roman baths and spas that were built there centuries ago.
We'll have time to walk around the beautiful, old Saxon abbey and some of the many splendid Georgian terraces that are such an elegant feature of the city.
We'll arrive later on in the ancient seaport of Fowey in southeast Cornwall, where we will be welcomed into our accommodation before gathering in the evening for a friendly, relaxed reception meal where we can get better acquainted as a group.
Over the next few days we'll walk along coastal paths with breathtaking views of the English Channel with waves breaking at the base of the cliffs.
We shall pass through landscapes that were home to and inspiration for writers such as Daphne du Maurier, author of 'Rebecca', 'Jamaica Inn' and 'Frenchman's Creek', to name only a few. We'll walk through Cornish fishing villages that are unspoilt by time. Nestled snuggly against the cliffs and protected by their small harbor walls, they are full of character and folklore.
We'll enjoy a walk along this beautiful section of the famous South West Coast Path (that follows the coastline right around Cornwall). With an array of wild flowers growing on rugged cliffs that overlook turquoise seas washing in and out of coves and inlets, it is a truly romantic setting!
On our one day off, those who choose to can spend the day at the Eden Project, known as 'the eighth wonder of the world'. This incredible collection of huge biomes house plants from all over the world in various climatic environments. Set in a crater 35 acres in size it is visually stunning.
The morning of day five, we'll head further south to the wonderful headland known as The Lizard, where we'll settle for the next few days. From our comfortable Inn, we shall walk along another section of Cornwall's Coast Path to the southern-most point in England at Lizard Point, where craggy rocks jutting out of the sea have claimed many shipwrecks over the years.
Another day we'll walk past old smuggler's coves with their blue-green waters. One of these, called Prussia Cove derives its name from a notorious smuggler called John Carter who frequently used it as a hideout and whose interest in Frederick the Great, the King of Prussia led to the naming of the cove.
We'll also have time to visit St Michael's Mount, a tiny island with what used to be an old abbey perched on it. It can be reached by a low tide footpath or by boat when the tide is in.
Another walk shall take us along a dramatically beautiful section of coastline, further west still, where we will pass the amazing Minack Theatre. Carved right out of the headland, this open air theatre has a stunning, romantic backdrop of cliffs with waves crashing against them.
Our final day will see our return
to London with a stop along the way in the lovely city of Salisbury, famous
for it's beautiful Cathedral, where we shall pause for lunch before heading
off again.
If time permits we will also have a brief stop at Stonehenge, the famous ancient stone circle, before our arrival at our London hotel where we will have time to freshen up before dinner and to bid our farewells.
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