South West Coast Footpath

Leg 1 - September and October 2017 - 430 miles

With Steve and Harry

Leg 2 - April 2018 - 200 miles

For the last 15 years, it has been an ambition to walk the South West Coast Path. For more information on this path go here.

In September and October 2017 myself and my dog (Harry) walked 3/4 of it in one hit over 8 weeks, 34 days (returning home each weekend) - from Minehead to Plymouth- 430 miles or 12.5 miles per day average.

In April 2018, we plan to complete the path - 200 miles in 14 days.

Anyone is welcome to join us!

Below you will find the blog we are writing as we do it.

Click Here to find the Route Description day-by-day.

We also link to the travel company who worked with me to plan the route - Encounter Walking Holidays - it is completely custom to my requirements.

Day 48 - Worth Matravers to Poole - 15.3m / 6:06 - last day!

The last day of the path!! We start back at Worth Matravers, a bit broken from the day (and night!) before. It’s a beautiful start to the...

Day 47 - Osmington Mills to Worth Matravers - 20.7m / 8:15

Today is a very difficult day to complete the blog for. I have probably included far too many photos for the casual observer. But I am...

Day 46 - Portland to Osmington Mills - 19.51m / 6:57

After a great night in the pub - with old English music and a fantastic sea bass washed down with some Doom Bar - we emerge onto the...

Day 45 - West Bexington - Portland (Chiswell) - 17:73m / 6:06

Bit of a contrasting day from yesterday in terms of terrain. One which felt a lot like we were getting through to get to other bits of...

Day 44 - Lyme Regis to West Bexington - 17.8m / 6:52

Our first day in Dorset! Thankfully, the torrential rain that hit overnight clears just as we start walking. And we are joined by this...

Day 43 - Sidmouth to Lyme Regis - 18m / 7:00

Welcome to the world Risto Madhava Aithal who was born at 2:02 this morning! My newest nephew... 😀 Today stood out like a sore thumb...

Day 42 - Exmouth to Sidmouth - 13.40m / 4:45

Today is our first day on the Jurassic Coast. We wake up in Exmouth after a good night. Happy that it is going to be a less strenuous...

Day 41 - Babbacombe to Exmouth - 15m / 5:44

And almost identical distance from yesterday but very different. No rain around like the rest of the country seems to be having but we...

Day 40 - Brixham to Babbacombe (Torquay) - 14.90 / 5.45

The guide book says that this “for many, is a day to endure rather than enjoy” since it is “easy plodding through pedestrian walkways”....

Day 39 - Stoke Fleming to Brixham - 15.55m / 6:48

A wet one! It’s being saying all week that Friday will be a bad day. But, as always, you have to wait until the day to see what is really...

Day 38 (Day 4, 2nd leg) - Salcombe to Stoke Fleming - 19.11m / 7:24

A great night. Very tempting to stay in Salcombe and take advantage of this offer... I am the one on the left. But instead we get up and,...

Day 37 (Day 3, 2nd leg) - Bantham to Salcombe - 13.5m / 4:48

What a spectacular day on the path! Took far too many pictures so you will have to indulge me just a little - I hope it is as enjoyable...

Day 36 (Day 2, 2nd leg) - Noss Mayo to Bantham - 15.38m / 5:33

For the first time ever on this walk, I haven’t got an internet connection or phone signal that allows me to upload all the pictures. So...

Day 35 (Day 1, 2nd Leg) - Plymouth Hoe to Noss Mayo - 13.57m / 4:20

So here we are again! With 217 1/4 miles to go, to complete th South West Coast Path, we arrive in Plymouth today eager for our mission....

The Final 200 Miles - April 2018!

We plan to finish what we started and complete the final 200 miles of the South West Coast Footpath in April 2018. This time we will do...

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