South Cornwall Coast Walking Holidays

This is the quieter, gentler end of the South West Coast Path, and four ferry crossings give it a rhythm: Falmouth to St Mawes, then Place, Fowey to Polruan, and finally the Tamar into Plymouth. In between you walk out to Nare Head and Dodman Point, through Portloe and Polperro, and past the Georgian harbour at Charlestown, where tall ships still moor. Detour inland from Mevagissey for the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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SOUTH CORNWALL COAST: HISTORIC PORTS & FISHING VILLAGES

South Cornwall Coast: Historic Ports & Fishing Villages

A self-guided walking holiday exploring a beautiful but relatively quiet section of Cornwall’s South West Coast Path

£ 970

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Introduction to South Cornwall Coast

This is the quieter, gentler end of the South West Coast Path, and four ferry crossings give it a rhythm: Falmouth to St Mawes, then Place, Fowey to Polruan, and finally the Tamar into Plymouth. In between you walk out to Nare Head and Dodman Point, through Portloe and Polperro, and past the Georgian harbour at Charlestown, where tall ships still moor. Detour inland from Mevagissey for the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

  • Four ferry crossings, ending with the Tamar into Plymouth
  • Dodman Point and Nare Head
  • Fishing villages at Portloe, Polperro and Mevagissey
  • Charlestown’s Georgian harbour and its tall ships
  • The Lost Gardens of Heligan
  • Birdwatching at St Anthony Head and Portwrinkle

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