WALKING

Once you have walked in Cornwall you won’t want to walk anywhere else. Cornwall has about 265 miles of challenging varied coastline to choose from and that is where most of our walks are taken. There is nothing to match coastal walking with the views, the clean air, the sea, the wild flowers, rugged cliffs or golden sanded beaches and heritage, history and stories of smuggling, fishing and folk. Our vehicle transports you to the start of your walk which is expertly guided by our walks leader Steve Hebdige. His wide local knowledge from the stories and history of the area to the names of the wild flowers makes your day really interesting. You could find yourself walking down Lands End way with its prehistoric landscape, wild cliffs and rugged terrain, the Lizard coast with rare plants, scenic harbours and the best pasty shop in the County, the North coast jewelled by battered cliffs and glorious beaches, the South coast pierced by peaceful river estuaries home to kingfisher and otter. All is within easy distance of Newquay. When possible our vehicle meets you with lunch. At the end of the day it is there to carry you home. Our maximum length of walk is about 10 miles per day.

CORNISH ALLSORTS

This week is for fairly active people who enjoy mostly being out of doors doing something interesting but don't want to walk miles and miles. Spending a day at a Bronze Age village or exploring a rare natural habitat contrasts well with visiting a plantsman’s garden or an old mining area. Rock pooling, bird or badger watching, discovering Holy Wells, eating roast chestnuts back home collected on a walk, peaceful in a church or eating warm scones piled with jam and silky Cornish clotted cream could be your forte. Meeting giants and ghosts and jelly fish or seeing seals from the coast or dolphins from the Orca Sea-Faris boat (see links page for more info on this company)might take your fancy. Backdrops to our days out could be rugged cliffs, the wide stretches of Bodmin Moor, miles of golden sands or tiny old cottages in a pretty fishing village. These are just some of the activities you might find yourself involved with - real Cornish ‘Allsorts’.

BEST OF CORNWALL

For the less active - a coach tour with a difference. Our vehicle also takes you to places where the big coaches cannot go. We do include some of the better tourist attractions such as the Eden Project and National Trust properties like Lanhydrock. We might arrange a day on the Isle of Scilly or take a walk around an interesting hamlet or enjoy the beauty of Cornwall's magic coast. There are special gardens we share with you or you could find yourself standing atop Carn Brea and enjoying the views across the County then take a stroll to look at the Basset Memorial and huge weather shaped granite tors in a Neolithic setting, lunch that day a picnic eaten in the low walled remains of an Iron Age house.