Part 3
Bude to Land's End - May 2024
Porthmeor Cove to Pendeen Watch 24 September 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 7.1km; ascent: 136m Total distance: 9.3km; ascent: 201m Walking time: 2h 31′ Total time: 3h 26” Overnight: Self-catering, Trewellard This was the section I missed out when I … Continue reading →
The author is a long-term staff writer for ‘New Yorker’ magazine who lives outside the city on the banks of the Hudson river. In 2014 he happened to meet a stranger, a big grizzled man wearing “denim overalls, a faded … Continue reading →
In September 2024 I spent five days cycling in the Eastern Netherlands, mostly in Gelderland Province but with a couple of short incursions into Germany. I had booked a self-guided holiday with Dutch Bike Tours: they made all the hotel … Continue reading →
Lamorna to Penzance 16 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 10.5km; ascent: 52m Total distance: 12km; ascent: 101m Walking time: 2h 53′ Total time: 5h 02′ Overnight: Hotel Penzance, Penzance Logistics For my last night I’d booked what I hoped … Continue reading →
Pendeen Watch to Land’s End 15 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 16.2km; ascent: 352m Total distance: 17.6km; ascent: 352m Walking time: 4h 27′ Total time: 6h 10′ Overnight: The King’s Arms, Paul After a good night’s sleep yesterday’s dark … Continue reading →
St Ives to Porthmeor Cove 14 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 11.5km; ascent: 349m Total distance: 17.3km; ascent: 510m Walking time: 4h 48′ Total time: 6h 55′ Overnight: The North Inn, Pendeen Extract from SWCP Handbook St Ives to … Continue reading →
Lelant to St Ives (and rest day) 13 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 5.7km; ascent: 77m Total distance: 6km; ascent: 77m Walking time: 1h 25′ Total time: 1h 42′ Overnight: The Nook, St Ives As forecast, the weather was awful … Continue reading →
Portreath to Lelant 12 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 21.3km; ascent: 162m Total distance: 21.6km; ascent: 186m Walking time: 4h 57′ Total time: 6h 28′ Overnight: The Nook, St Ives Sunday morning bus times weren’t helpful for getting back … Continue reading →
Perranporth to Portreath 11 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 20.2km; ascent: 547m Total distance: 20.9km; ascent: 547m Walking time: 5h 09′ Total time: 7h 16′ Overnight: Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth Staying in an AirBnB last night I had to … Continue reading →
Newquay to Perranporth 10 May 2024 Distance on Coast Path: 14.2km; ascent: 184m Total distance: 16.3km; ascent: 194m Walking time: 3h 51′ Total time: 6h 06′ Overnight: AirBnB on Ramoth Way, Perranporth To leave Newquay I’d had to look at … Continue reading →
