favourite swimming locations

favourite swimming locations

Wild swimming has grown in popularity in recent years and for good reason. It’s hard to beat the feeling you get from immersing yourself in a cold lake, plunge pool, river or sheltered cove. It’s just  incredibly invigorating and refreshing.

Highlights of West Penwith

Highlights of West Penwith

BEST VIEWPOINT: Rosewall hill Just a mile or so outside the tourist honeypot of St Ives is – perhaps – one of the best viewpoints in West Penwith, Cornwall; one that few people know about or visit. If you head

What makes a great campsite?

What makes a great campsite?

We’ve done a fair bit of camping in all sorts of different campsites. Below, we try to put our finger on what makes a great campsite (and what doesn’t)… Location –   Like with any accommodation, location is key… be it

Cycling the Camel Trail – Padstow- Bodmin

Cycling the Camel Trail – Padstow- Bodmin

Holidaying in Cornwall isn’t just about relaxing on the beach and eating ice creams. The seventeen mile Camel Trail  in north Cornwall is one of the UK’s finest off-road cycling tracks, giving you the opportunity to explore the breath-taking scenery

South West Coast Path: final section from Kingswear to Poole

South West Coast Path: final section from Kingswear to Poole

South West Coast Path: Stage six: Kingswear to Poole In his sixth and final blog on the South West Coast Path Richard Langley passes though East Devon, along the majestic Jurassic Coast before reaching Poole, his final destination. Distance 125 miles

South West Coast Path: section five – from Looe to Kingswear

South West Coast Path: section five – from Looe to Kingswear

In his fifth blog on the epic South West Coast Path Richard Langley leaves Cornwall behind as he walks from Looe and heads for Kingswear in South Devon. Distance; 89 miles Ascent; 14,784 ft. Looe to Plymouth What a day’s

South West Coast Path: section four – The Lizard to Looe, Cornwall

South West Coast Path: section four – The Lizard to Looe, Cornwall

The fourth section of his epic journey along the South West Coast Path, took Richard Langley around the Lizard Pennisula to Looe in Cornwall … Distance; 80 miles Ascent; 15,400 ft. Heading towards Porthallow  Using the community campsite at Kuggar

South West Coast Path: section three – St Ives to Helston

South West Coast Path: section three – St Ives to Helston

In his third blog on the South West Coast Path, Richard Langley describes the spectacular 62 miles section from St Ives to Helston. After a few days walking from Bude, feeling tired after a long day and without a campsite

South West Coast Path: section two – Hartland Point to St Ives

South West Coast Path: section two – Hartland Point to St Ives

Here in the second blog on the South West Coast Path, Richard Langley recounts his journey westwards across the rugged North Cornwall coast from Hartland to St Ives. Before I left Hartland I had a day’s rest whilst camping at