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South West Coast Path: Falmouth to Plymouth (9 Days & 8 Nights)

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9 Days & 8 Nights
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South West Coast Path: Falmouth to Plymouth (9 Days & 8 Nights)

  • Walk this varied section of the SWCP from Falmouth to Plymouth.
  • The fortress of St Mawes, one of Henry VIII’s best preserved castles.
  • The historic and charming port town of Fowey.
  • Whitewashed cottages and colourful fishing villages.
  • The tall ships at the tiny port of Charlestown.
Walk this diverse section of the South West Coast Path from Falmouth to Plymouth. Start your adventure with a short ferry crossing to St Mawes and wander around the fabulous medieval castle grounds before following the southern coastline to Plymouth. Discover dramatic coastlines, colourful harbours, quaint unspoilt fishing villages and great locally-caught seafood. Megavissey, Charlestown and Fowey are all great places to add extra nights and you can take time to visit the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan en route.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Falmouth and overnight Day 2 Falmouth to Portloe 13.5 miles / 22 km Day 3 Portloe to Mevagissey 12.5 miles / 20 km Day 4 Mevagissey to Charlestown 7.5 miles / 12 km Day 5 Charlestown to Fowey 10 miles / 16 km Day 6 Fowey to Looe 12 miles / 19 km Day 7 Looe to Portwrinkle 8 miles / 13 km Day 8 Portwrinkle to Plymouth 13 miles / 21 km Day 9 Onward travel
THIS TRIP'S CARBON SCORE

This trip has a carbon score of 7kg per person per night, meaning it’s one of our best trips! For comparison, a carbon count of 7kg is equivalent to 1 single running shoe (not even a pair!). Here at Macs, we pride ourselves on being a responsible travel company and continue to adopt, develop and innovate ways to positively impact the environment. Find out more information on how we've carbon counted our trips.

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  • Walking the South West Coast Path

    The South West Path stretches around the south-west peninsula of England, exposing dramatic coastal scenery as the walk unfolds.  The route is split into several delightful sections as walking the entire route at once would be rather time-consuming.  This video gives you an overview of the route and how best to tackle it.  

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