Stedman, H: South West Coast Path. Part 2

INTRODUCTION Cornwall Coast Path History 9 - How difficult is the path? 11 How long do you need? 13 - When to go 14 Festivals and annual events 15 PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK Practical information for the walker Route finding 17 - Accommodation 18 - Food and drink 22 Information for foreign visitors 26 - Money 26 - Other services 28 Walking companies 28 Budgeting 30 Itineraries Which direction? 31 - Village and town facilities 32 Suggested itineraries 37 - Day and weekend walks 39 What to take Keep it light 40 - Rucksack 41 - Footwear 41 - Clothing 41 Toiletries 42 - First-aid kit 43 - General items 43 Camping gear 43 - Money and documents 44 - Maps 44 Sources of further information 44 - Useful books 46 Taking dogs along the path 47 Getting to and from the Cornwall Coast Path Getting to Britain 50 - National transport 51 Local transport 53 - Public transport map 54 Public transport services 56 PART 2: THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURE Flora and fauna Flora 61 - Conservation schemes: what's an AONB? 63 Fauna 65 PART 3: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING & OUTDOOR SAFETY Minimum impact walking Economic impact 72 - Environmental impact 73 - Access 74 The Countryside Code 76 Health and outdoor safety Avoidance of hazards 77 - Dealing with an accident 78 Weather and weather forecasts 80 PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS Bude 83 Bude to Crackington Haven 88 (Upton 88, Widemouth Bay 88, Crackington Haven 94) Crackington Haven to Boscastle 94 Boscastle to Tintagel 99 (Bossiney 101, Tintagel 101) Tintagel to Port Isaac 106 (Trebarwith Strand 106, Port Gaverne 111, Port Isaac 111) Port Isaac to Padstow 113 (Polzeath 117, Rock 119, Padstow 121) Padstow to Trevone 125 Trevone to Treyarnon 129 (Harlyn Bay 129, Mother Ivey's Bay 129, Constantine Bay/Treyarnon 131) Treyarnon to Mawgan Porth 132 Mawgan Porth to Newquay 135 (Watergate Bay 135, Porth 137, Newquay 138) Newquay to Crantock 143 Crantock to Perranporth 146 (Holywell 150, Perranporth 150) Perranporth to Porthtowan 153 (St Agnes 153,

Co-authored by Henry Stedman & Joel Newton. Born in Chatham, Kent, Henry Stedman has been writing guidebooks for over 15 years and is the author or co-author of over a dozen titles, including the South West Coast Path series Parts 1 to 3: Exmoor & North Devon Coast Path, Cornwall Coast Path and Dorset & South Devon Coast Path, Kilimanjaro - The trekking guide to Africa's highest mountain, Dolomites Trekking, Coast to Coast Path, Hadrian's Wall Path, as well as the Rough Guides to Indonesia and Southeast Asia and The Bradt Guide to Palestine. When not travelling or writing, Henry lives in England editing other people's guidebooks, maintaining his Kilimanjaro website and arranging climbs on the mountain through his company, Climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Joel Newton took his first footsteps on the South-West Coast Path in 2007. With ill-fitting shoes and a bag that was far too heavy he set off from Minehead, eventually arriving in Falmouth five weeks later with a far lighter bag and an injured foot. That journey was over but it was to become the inspiration for many more including Offa's Dyke Path, West Highland Way, Great Glen Way, Hadrian's Wall Path, Cotswold Way, and sections of The Pennine Way - in addition to finishing the SWCP. He finally reached Poole Harbour whilst co-authoring his third book for Trailblazer, Dorset & South Devon Coast Path. His first book was Exmoor & North Devon Coast Path.

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