When I got out of my hotel in Porlock Weir I found an excellent little cafe who set me up with cheese sandwiches for the days walk.Then it was a walk across shingle where the shingle bank had breached at Porlock opening a chunk of farmland to the sea which is now a wetland marsh.I…

Leaving Lynmouth was another steep climb but I was soon making my way across rolling hills , I climbed up to join the Coleridge way which gave views over steep Coombes and.more rolling farmland.However along with the farmland came less wildness of the countryside and soon I descended into woodland infested with rhododendrons in every…

The sun rose on a clear day at my camp on Hangman’s hill. The views were everything I expected and more and after some photographs and a breakfast of porridge I carried on towards Lynmouth.As yesterday had been dull and foggy today was bright and clear with views in all directions.The path crossed moorland before…

I set off from Ilfracombe with my plan being to camp some 15 miles away beyond Hangman hill, one of the highest points on the Coast path at over 1000 feet.The way out of Ilfracombe was dominated by the Verity statue by Damien Hirst which stood , obviously pregnant, at the harbour mouth.As I climbed…

It was one of the coldest mornings of my entire walk with ice caked on the outside of my tent. However I was still toasty on the inside thanks to my sleeping bag and it’s winter inner.I was looking forward to breakfast in Woolacombe. I had forgotten how long the beach is there and I…

The weather was a strangely dull sun which persisted most of the day.I followed the river out of Braunton and after edging along the estuary along with numerous dog walkers I reached the sand dunes called the Burrows.This proved to be less exciting than I hoped as I was sent along a roadway alongside the…

I set out from Instow and met with another walker Mark who was also walking the coast having worked his way round the South Coast. He wasn’t doing it as a through walk but we exchanged notes for a few miles.Just after he carried on at his normal pace, which was faster than mine, I…

I left Westward Ho at a tardy 10am. Even so the frost was still present and puddles were firmly frozen. My walk today was to take me across the bridge at Bideford and on to Instow.The path had a large bank of shingle and pebbles protecting the nearby golf course from the sea.The golf course…

Alastair and I shared breakfast but he set off before me , and as he was walking faster than me we agreed to meet in Clovelly . My 19kg backpack and the previous 3700 miles have slowed me down. Also I keep stopping to take photographs.The wind was blowing quite strongly as I set off…

My hopes of a warm breakfast were dashed as the wind was still blowing hard even in the lea of an six foot Cornish wall.Grumpily I packed up my tent, which was at least dry due to the wind, and set off along the path.The coastline here was rough and wild to match the wind…