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SOUTH WEST COAST PATH
Route and Accommodation Guide
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Minehead to Padstow
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FACTFILE |
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Length
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1014km/630
miles. Britain's longest National Trail from Minehead on the North Devon
Coast to Poole in Dorset. Usually
walked in week or weekend chunks. |
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Terrain
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Spectacular and varied,
sometimes challenging, along some of the finest coastal scenery in
Europe. |
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Connecting Paths |
Camel Trail, Channel to
Channel, Dart Valley Trail, Bournemouth Coast Path, East Devon Way,
Erme-Plym Trail/Erme Valley Trail
(for Two Moors Way), Exe Valley Way,
Hardy Way, Jubilee Trail (Dorset), Liberty Trail,
Macmillan Way, Plymouth Link,
Monarch's Way, Saints' Way, Tarka Trail, Templer
Way, Two Moors Way, Wessex Ridgeway |
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Maps
Great savings!
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Explorer
maps:
OL9, OL15,
OL20, 102, 103, 104, 105,
106, 107, 108, 110, 111,
115, 116, 126, 139
Landranger maps:180, 181, 190, 192,
193, 194, 195, 200, 201,
202, 203, 204
The Way is shown on these maps.
Click on map number to order. |
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Tourist Information
Centres |
Barnstaple 01271 375000;
Bideford 01237 477676; Braunton 01271 816400;
Bridport 01308 424901; Brixham 01803 852861; Bude 01288
354240; Budleigh Salterton 01935 445275;
Combe Martin (seasonal) 01271 883319;
Dartmouth 01803 834224; Dawlish 01626 863589; Exmouth
01395 222299; Falmouth 01326 312300; Fowey 01726
833616; Ilfracombe 01271 863001; Ivybridge 01752 897035;
Kingsbridge 01548 853195; Looe (seasonal) 01503 262072;
Lyme Regis 01297 442138; Lynton 01598 752225;
Minehead 01643 702624; Newquay 01637 854020; Padstow
01841 533449; Paignton 01803 558383; Penzance
01736 362207; Perranporth 01872 573368; Poole
01202 253253; Plymouth 01752 264849; Salcombe 01548 843927; Seaton 01297
21660; Sidmouth 01395 516441; St Ives 01736 796297;
Swanage 01929 422885; Teignmouth
01626 770769; Torquay 01803 297428;
Wareham 01929 552740; Weymouth
01305 785747; Woolacombe (seasonal) 01271 870553 |
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View location on MultiMap
Explore Exmoor National Park.
Glorious walks from the door
to the moor and SW coast path.
01643 705244
Email Visit Website |
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Nr. Selworthy
Minehead |
Real Farm - Real Food - Relax. A true taste of
country living!
18thC Farmhouse charm with 21stC comforts. Recommended by "Which" Guide,
featured in Country Living Magazine and on Rick Stein's 'Food Hero's'. Idyllic situation on 500acre organic hill
farm within National Trust Estate.
Wonderful organic breakfasts. Outdoor Hot Tub. Perfect for a romantic break.
Bed and Breakfast from £35 pppn - £199 per week. Free bottle of organic wine
if booked through Bestwalks.
Traditional farm cottage with quality decor and furnishings with many
period features. C.H. & log burner. Sleeping 2-6. Prices from £299 to £850 per
week. Free organic and local food basket for Bestwalks clients.
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PORLOCK
01643 862978 |
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MYRTLE COTTAGE
Bed and Big Breakfast! When we say big, we're not
just talking about quantity, we're also referring to quality. We use the
very best of local produce. Cosy, beamed en-suite rooms in a thatched 16C
dwelling just a stroll from the sea at the foot of Exmoor. The beauty of the
landscape defies description and that breakfast will stand you in good stead
as you explore it.
Bed and Breakfast from £23.50 pppn.
Visit website: www.myrtlecottage-somerset-exmoor.co.uk for full details |
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LYNTON
01598 752357
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NORTHCLIFF HOTEL
Standing in its own grounds, the hotel has some of
the finest views of the North Devon coastline and is ideally situated for
exploring the coast and touring the Exmoor National Park. All rooms are
en-suite, individually decorated and command panoramic views.
Bed and Breakfast £32-34 pppn. Four course dinner £16.
Visit website: www.northcliffhotel.co.uk for full details |
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WOODY BAY
Nr Lynton
01598 763224 |
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MOORLANDS HOTEL
Built in the late 19th Century to provide shelter
for travellers on the old Lynton to Barnstaple railway. Now extended to
provide bed and breakfast and self-catering accommodation with its
own private residents bar, dining room and outdoor swimming pool. Your
comfort and relaxation are our business!
B & B £30-32 pppn, evening meals £15. Apartments from
£180 pw
Visit website: www.moorlandshotel.co.uk for full details |
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BARNSTAPLE
West Buckland
01598 760254 |
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HUXTABLE FARM
Relax and unwind in this comfortable 16C medieval
farmhouse with oak panelling, beams, crackling log fires, uneven floors and
low doorways! In a secluded position within acres of rolling countryside it
is an ideal hideaway for exploring Exmoor N P and N Devon. En-suite rooms,
family rooms, tennis court, sauna, games room. On Tarka Trail & Macmillan
Way.
B and B from £29pppn. Discount for 3 nights. Optional 4 course dinner £20.
Visit website: www.huxtablefarm.co.uk for full details |
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Green Tourism |
TINTAGEL
01840 770514 |
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BOSAYNE
A
charming 8 bedroom Edwardian House
only 200 metres from the rolling waves
of the Atlantic where you will be warmly welcomed into the comfortable
surroundings of our friendly, family run B and B. Comfortably
furnished single, twin, double
and family rooms, many with en-suite.
Free WiFi access. Historic
Tintagel centre only a 2 minutes stroll away.
Baggage
transfer for coast walkers.
B and B from £25pppn. Discounts for 3 nights or more. Packed
lunches.
Visit website: www.bosayne.co.uk for full details |
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