North Cornwall Coast Walking Holidays

Between Bude and Padstow the coast path is at its most demanding, with big daily ascents and few easy exits. You climb from Crackington Haven to High Cliff, at 223m the highest in Cornwall, where kestrels and falcons ride the updraught, then drop into the narrow harbour at Boscastle. Tintagel’s castle ruins stand on the headland said to be King Arthur’s birthplace. The walk ends on the Camel Estuary at Padstow, with Port Isaac and The Rumps en route.

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North Cornwall Coast private tours

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Cornwall’s Dramatic Northern Coast

A self-guided walking holiday exploring the challenging north coast of Cornwall between Bude and Padstow

£ 670

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7 days

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Introduction to North Cornwall Coast

Between Bude and Padstow the coast path is at its most demanding, with big daily ascents and few easy exits. You climb from Crackington Haven to High Cliff, at 223m the highest in Cornwall, where kestrels and falcons ride the updraught, then drop into the narrow harbour at Boscastle. Tintagel’s castle ruins stand on the headland said to be King Arthur’s birthplace. The walk ends on the Camel Estuary at Padstow, with Port Isaac and The Rumps en route.

  • High Cliff, the highest cliff in Cornwall at 223m
  • The harbours of Boscastle and Port Isaac
  • Tintagel Castle and the King Arthur legend
  • Grey seals at Phillip’s Point and cliff-nesting seabirds
  • The Rumps Iron Age fort above the Camel Estuary
  • Padstow, with an optional extra day on to Porthcothan

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