South West Coast Path walking holiday, 630 miles of great walking

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday in West Country of England
Itineraries based on the TrailBlazer Guide Book

Old Harry Rocks, Dorset

South West Coast Path Walking Holidays
Itineraries based on the Trail Blazer guide books

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday

A 630 mile walking route which starts in Minehead in Somerset, goes through Devon and Cornwall and finishes in South Haven Point in Dorset. This forms part of the England Coast Path.

This is one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland, one of our Cornwall and Bodmin Moor Walking Holidays, one of our Devon and Dartmoor Walking Holidays, one of our Dorset and Jurassic Coast Walking Holidays, one of our Somerset and Exmoor Walking Holidays, and also one of our National Trail Walking Holidays.

Enjoy a self-guided South West Coast Path walking holiday on the UK’s 630 mile long South West Coast Path, the longest of Britain’s 15 National Walking Trails.

The path starts in Minehead, Somerset, then goes along the north coast of Devon, around Cornwall and Land’s End, along the south coast of Devon, and then finally along the Dorset coast to Sandbanks and Poole Harbour.

These suggested itineraries for a South West Coast Path walking holiday are based on the Trailblazer guide books.

12 day walking holiday
Minehead to Bude
124 miles

26 day walking holiday
Bude to Plymouth
290 miles

22 day waking holiday
Plymouth to South Haven Point
216 miles

We don’t expect you to do the whole South West Coast Path walking holiday in one go!
Take your time and enjoy the scenery and wildlife.
We are based in the South West of England and all our team have detailed local knowledge of the whole of the South West Coast Path.
Please see details and prices below.

Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.

The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.

We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.

Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.

We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.

Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.

All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.

The South West Coast Path is based on the paths trodden by generations of coastguards as they patrolled the cliffs and coves searching for smugglers.

The South West coastline is stunning with many changes of scenery: magnificent cliffs with views of Lundy, one of the largest sand dune systems in Britain now designated an area of special scientific interest, long winding estuaries with large flocks of wading birds, and vast expanses of sandy beaches making this area one of the UK’s most popular with surfers.

The South West Coast Path passes through quaint Devon villages with cobbled streets, picturesque Cornish fishing villages, and headlands to rival Land’s End.

This is fast becoming the most popular walking holiday destination in the UK.

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
12 day itinerary
Minehead to Bude
10 days walking and 11 nights

Suggested Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Minehead
Day 2: Minehead to Porlock                 8 miles moderate
Day 3: Porlock to Lynmouth                14 miles moderate
Day 4: Lynmouth to Combe Martin     13 miles strenuous
Day 5: Combe Martin to Woolacombe 13 miles strenuous
Day 6: Woolacombe to Braunton         15 miles moderate then easy
Day 7: Braunton to Instow               14 miles easy
Day 8: Instow to Westward Ho!      11 miles easy
Day 9: Westward Ho! to Clovelly      11 miles strenuous
Day 10: Clovelly to Hartland Quay       10 miles moderate to strenuous
Day 11: Hartland Quay to Bude           15 miles severe
Day 12: Depart after breakfast

Prices per person for South West Coast Path
12 day itinerary 11 nights

	Double or Twin Occupancy	Single Occupancy travelling with others	Solo Traveller
2025	£1,496	£2,365	£2,585

All prices subject to change

Extra night in Ilfracombe and day trip to Lundy from £118.00 per person

Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Minehead to Bude
Can be added when booking online

Subject to availability Supplement per person per night

Minehead
Northfield Hotel

double/twin
£49.00

single
please ask

Lynmouth
Rising Sun Hotel

double/twin
£53.00

single
please ask

Rock House Hotel

£44.00

please ask

Heddons Mouth
Hunters Inn

double/twin
£25.00

single
please ask

Hunters Inn superior room

£38.00

please ask

If you would like to stay at Hunters Inn in Heddons Mouth, we can revise the itinerary so that this is an overnight stop.

Clovelly
New Inn

double/twin
£27.00

single
please ask

Bude
Falcon Hotel

double/twin
£46.00

single
please ask

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Minehead to Bude
Suggested Tour Duration:
11 nights, 10 days walking
Total Distance:
124 miles
Min/max daily distance:
8/15 miles
Average Daily distance:
12 miles

Features:
Exmoor National Park
Lynton Fenicular Railway
Clovelly
This route connects with:
South West Coast Path Bude to Plymouth
Somerset Coast Path
Coleridge Way
Two Moors Way
Macmillan Way West
Great Gardens of North Devon

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
26 day itinerary
Bude to Plymouth
24 days walking and 25 nights

Suggested Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Bude
Day 2: Bude to Crackington Haven            10 miles strenuous
Day 3: Crackington Haven to Tintagel        11 miles strenuous
Day 4: Tintagel to Port Isaac                        9 miles severe
Day 5: Port Isaac to Padstow                      12 miles strenuous
Optional Day to enjoy Padstow
Day 6: Padstow to Porthcothan                   14 miles easy
Day 7: Porthcothan to Newquay                   11 miles moderate
Day 8: Newquay to Perranporth                   11 miles moderate
Day 9: Perranporth to Portreath                  12 miles strenuous
Day 10: Portreath to Hayle                            12 miles moderate
Day 11: Hayle to Zennor                                 12 miles severe
Day 12: Zennor to St Just                               11 miles severe
Day 13: St Just to Porthcurno                         12 miles moderate
Day 14: Porthcurno to Penzance                    11 miles strenuous, then easy
Optional Day: day trip to Isles of Scilly
Day 15: Penzance to Porthleven                    14 miles strenuous
Day 16: Porthleven to Lizard                          14 miles moderate
Day 17: Lizard to Coverack                            11 miles strenuous
Day 18: Coverack to Mawgan Smith              14 miles moderate
Day 19: Mawnan Smith to Falmouth              10 miles moderate
Day 20: Falmouth to Portloe                          14 miles easy, then strenuous
Day 21: Portloe to Mevagissey                       12 miles strenuous
Optional Day: to visit Lost Gardens of Heligan
Day 22: Mevagissey to Par                              11 miles strenuous
Day 23: Par to Polperro                                  13 miles moderate
Day 24: Polperro to Portwrinkle                    13 miles strenuous
Day 25: Portwrinkle to Plymouth via Cremyll Ferry    15 miles moderate
Day 26: Depart after breakfast

Prices per person for South West Coast Path
26 day itinerary 25 nights

	Double or Twin Occupancy	Single Occupancy travelling with others	Solo Traveller
2025	£3,350	£5,325	£5,825

All prices subject to change

Extra night in Padstow from £75 per person

Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Bude to Plymouth
Can be added when booking online

Subject to availability Supplement per person per night

Bude
Falcon Hotel

double/twin
£46.00

single
please ask

Boscastle
Wellington Hotel

double/twin
£39.00

single
please ask

If you would like to stay at the Wellington Hotel in Boscastle, we can revise the itinerary so that this is an overnight stop.

Tintagel
Camelot Castle Hotel

double/twin
£55.00

single
please ask

Port Isaac
Old School Hotel

double/twin
£65.00

single
please ask

Port Gaverne Inn

£98.00

please ask

Slipway Hotel sea view room

£53.00

n/a

Slipway Hotel non sea view room

£43.00

please ask

Padstow
Padstow Harbour Hotel sea view room

double/twin
£136.00

single
n/a

Padstow Harbour Hotel non sea view room

£115.00

please ask

Old Ship Hotel

£49.00

please ask

Old Custom House

£79.00

please ask

Golden Lion

£49.00

please ask

Newquay
Victoria Hotel sea view room

double/twin
£53.00

single
n/a

Victoria Hotel non sea view room

£32.00

please ask

Harbour Hotel

£79.00

please ask

Oceanside Hotel

£49.00

please ask

St Just
Cape Cornwall Golf Club

double/twin
£35.00

single
please ask

Mousehole
Ship Inn

double/twin
£24.00

single
please ask

If you would like to stay at Ship Inn in Mousehole, we can revise the itinerary so that this is an overnight stop.

Penzance
Yacht Inn

double/twin
£34.00

single
please ask

Queens Hotel

£79.00

please ask

Hotel Penzance

£79.00

please ask

You may be staying in Penzance more than one night on your itinerary, therefore the price of upgrade is the per night price.

Porthleven
Harbour Inn

double/twin
£89.00

single
please ask

Mullion
Mullion Cove Hotel
Polurrian Bay Hotel

double/twin
£89.00
£68.00

single
please ask
please ask

If you would like to stay at Polurrian Bay Hotel in Mullion, we can revise the itinerary so that this is an overnight stop.

Lizard
Top House Inn

double/twin
£25.00

single
please ask

Coverack
Bay Hotel

double/twin
£72.00

single
please ask

Helford
Budock Vean Hotel

double/twin
£96.00

single
please ask

Falmouth
Falmouth Hotel

double/twin
£55.00

Single
please ask

Greenbank Hotel

£75.00

please ask

St Michaels Resort

£75.00

please ask

Portloe
Lugger Hotel

double/twin
£83.00

single
please ask

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Bude to Plymouth
Suggested Tour Duration:
25 nights, 24 days walking
Total Distance:
290 miles
Min/max daily distance:
9/15 miles
Average Daily distance:
12 miles

Features:
Tintagel Castle
ferry across River Camel
ferry across River Gannel
tin mine and beam engine
Minack Theatre at Porthcurno
St Michael’s Mount
ferry across Helford River
ferry across Carrick Roads
Lost Gardens of Heligan
Cremyll ferry to Plymouth
This route connects with:
South West Coast Path Minehead to Bude
South West Coast Path Plymouth to Poole
Saints’ Way

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
22 day itinerary
Plymouth to South Haven Point
20 days walking and 21 nights

Suggested Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive Plymouth
Day 2: Plymouth to Newton Ferrers              8 miles easy
Day 3: Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea    13 miles easy, then strenuous
Day 4: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe               14 miles strenuous
Optional Day: optional extra day in Salcombe
Day 5: Salcombe to Torcross                        13 miles strenuous
Day 6: Torcross to Dartmouth                      10 miles moderate
Optional Day: optional extra day in Dartmouth
Day 7: Dartmouth to Brixham                       11 miles strenuous
Day 8: Brixham to Torquay                           8 miles moderate
Day 9: Torquay to Teignmouth                     11 miles strenuous
Day 10: Teignmmouth to Exmouth                8 miles easy
Day 11: Exmouth to Sidmouth                       13 miles moderate/strenuous
Day 12: Sidmouth to Seaton                          10 miles severe
Day 13: Seaton to Lyme Regis                         7 miles moderate
Optional Day: optional extra day in Lyme Regis
Day 14: Lyme Regis to Burton Bradstock 11.5 miles strenuous
Day 15: Burton Bradstock to Abbotsbury    8 miles moderate
Optional Day: optional extra day in Abbotsbury
Day 16: Abbotsbury to Weymouth                13 miles moderate/easy
Day 17: Isle of Portland                                  13 miles moderate
Day 18: Weymouth to Lulworth Cove           12 miles strenuous
Day 19: Lulworth Cove to Kingston             10 miles severe
Day 20: Kingston to Swanage                      10 miles severe
Day 21: Swanage to South Haven Point/Sandbanks     7.5 miles moderate
            with option to walk on to Poole or Bournemouth, an additional 5 miles
Day 22: Depart after breakfast

Prices per person for South West Coast Path
22 day itinerary 21 nights

	Double or Twin Occupancy	Single Occupancy travelling with others	Solo Traveller
2025	£2,856	£4,515	£4,935

All prices subject to change

Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Plymouth to South Haven Point
Can be added when booking online

Subject to availability Supplement per person per night

Salcombe
Fortescue Inn

double/twin
£49.99

single
please ask

Dartmouth
Bayards Cove Inn

double/twin
£55.00

single
please ask

Weymouth
Hotel Rembrandt

double/twin
£59.00

single
please ask

Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove Inn

double/twin
£55.00

single
please ask

Swanage
Grand Hotel

double/twin
£62.50

single
please ask

Pines Hotel

£59.50

please ask

Purbeck House Hotel

£60.50

please ask

South West Coast Path Walking Holiday
Plymouth to South Haven Point
Suggested Tour Duration:
21 nights, 20 days walking
Total Distance:
216 miles
Min/max daily distance:
7/14miles
Average Daily distance:
11 miles

Features:
Dartmouth
2 ferries
Jurassic Coast
Undercliff at Lyme
Durdle Door
This route connects with:
South West Coast Path Bude to Plymouth
Dart Valley Trail
Exe Valley Way
Two Moors Way
Purbeck Way

This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.

The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.

Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.

Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.

What’s included
in your South West Coast Path Walking Holiday in UK

accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
daily luggage transfer
support should there be any problems on route
detailed itineraries
guide book
Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps

Optional Extras
for your South West Coast Path Walking Holiday in UK

upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
transfers back to car or station
parking facilities
rest days
inn to inn walks
day trip to Lundy

What’s not included
in your South West Coast Path Walking Holiday in UK

lunches and dinners
travel insurance

What our customers say about our UK South West Coast Path walking holiday

Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.

Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.

This is in addition to our existing
booking conditions.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

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