Part 1: We decided to walk 630 miles on The South West Coast Path - Britain's longest hiking trail.

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We decided to start an epic adventure walking on the South West Coast Path from Minehead in Somerset to Poole in Dorset.
This is the first part of our short RU-vid series charting our long and beautiful walk along some of the most spectacular coastline of the UK. We tread the path once taken by mariners, smugglers, the coastguard and miners to experience an unforgettable journey.
It is currently the longest hiking trail in the UK. However, this will be until the completion of the England Coast Path which will cover a distance of 2795 miles. That's quite far. Don't fancy doing that just yet!
Hope you enjoy the journey with us.
Rob & Tamsin.
Timestamp
00:00 South West Coast Path Intro
00:31 Packing and Travelling to start the South West Coast Path
02:50 South West Coast Path Minehead to Porlock
03:55 South West Coast Path Porlock to Lynmouth
04:30 South West Coast Path Lynmouth to Heddon Valley
10:19 South West Coast Path Heddon Valley to Watermouth
14:44 South West Coast Path Watermouth to Croyde

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30 июл 2024

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@dandandan676 Год назад

I loved my 630mile pilgrimage no one really knows what it takes and no one knows what they are truly made of until they complete the path

@RobandTamsin Год назад

It really was a challenge. It definitely made me feel that I could achieve more than I thought I could. :) What was your favourite part?

@dandandan676 Год назад

@@RobandTamsin my fave part was seeing The determination and grit to get it done ✅

@andrewmorgan3765 7 месяцев назад

Roll on September when myself and partner will be following in your footsteps, great video guys 👍

@Mikhael1964 2 месяца назад

Great inspiring videos guys,,thanks fr sharing your wonderful journey👍. Its been ten years since i last did it,wild camping..Im 60 now,and done it 7 times in total in my life,and still get really excited about starting out. Which i shall be doing yet again tomorrow, starting in the morning😊⛺

@chrisburton7776 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for this - brings back all my memories of the walk. How fantastic is the coast on the SWCP. I was lucky enough to have lunch at Morte Point and watch the seals.

@RobandTamsin 3 месяца назад

Very cool!

@mike8669 Год назад

Really enjoyable and inspiring video for myself to get out in nature more thanks a million for sharing your adventures

@PostcardAndAPint 2 года назад

We started the Welsh coast path. Started in Chester and got to Llandudno. Took us 2 years!! Stunning hike though. What gorgeous weather you had! Looking forward to seeing more from you. 🍻

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

That’s probably next for us. Been to parts of Pembrokeshire and it is very nice. We will have more soon. Plan is to put a video out every Sunday of the Swcp.

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin Do the whole of Britain, Rob and Tamsin! I've met three people doing it so far on my own coastal walk.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

@@pulchralutetia I've got to be careful about what I sound enthusiastic about as Rob needs little encouragement. I bet it would be amazing. 😀

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin Go for it! Not sure I would do it in one go though as it would take about 18 months!

@macstyle2012 Год назад

Very helpful video, i am planning walking lands end to john o groats, but as i would fly into the UK to Bournemouth i was thinking of starting at Poole and extending my walk to include the complete south west path rather than half way along at lands end.

@RobandTamsin Год назад

Wow that sounds amazing - I hope you are going to share your fabulous adventure! If you do want to add on the south west Coast Path you will be adding a good 360 miles to your journey. However you will get to collect a whole load of beautiful stamps, a new addition to the Path since we enjoyed it, a stamp rally! The Jurassic coast and South Devon and Cornwall parts of the path are amazing and depending on the time of year your doing it would be something I wouldn't want to miss :) Good luck on your wonderful adventure.

@macstyle2012 Год назад

@@RobandTamsin Will let you know when, maybe a few years away when I get closer to retirement as its not easy to take 4+ months off work when self employed. Been looking at the Harvey maps - south west coast path, Offas Dyke path, Pennine Way, West Highland Way and Cape Wrath trail, joining them up using whatever footpaths I can plot out.

@gingerwoods616 2 года назад

Looking forward to the rest of your journey. Was in Croyde last summer. Gorgeous part of the SWCP!

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

We love Croyde, we spent one of our days off there, catching some waves. 😁 Part 3 is up - we are trying to release an episode each Sunday at 6pm - lots more coastal path views to be seen, thanks for watching. 👍

@gingerwoods616 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin Need to watch part two yet :-)

@chrisbeale5000 2 года назад

Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Looking forward to doing this hike myself. Thanks for sharing.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

It's a fantastic trip, well worth it. 😀

@Dany-yi5rz 2 года назад

The landscape is awesome, but not the vid. No real information, music far too loud, words mumbled hardly understandable. There are far better videos on the SWCP.

@RobandTamsin Год назад

@@Dany-yi5rz I agree there are much better ones than ours. Go check them out :)

@marksidebotham4508 2 года назад

Nice one man 👍

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Cheers! We have a new one every Sunday so don't forget to subscribe 😉

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

Great video. Really enjoyed it. I've walked from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Barnstaple. I'm doing Barnstaple to Minehead and beyond next month. Can't wait! Thanks again for posting. :-)

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Wow Scarborough to Barnstaple sounds really far?? The North Devon bit is beautiful. Croyde is a great place to stop for a surf and an icecream 😉

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin I've lost track but I think it's 2000 miles from Scarborough to Barnstaple (whole coast incl. Scotland is approx. 6000 miles, depending how you do it of course). The east coast is surprisingly good in places (Suffolk, Norfolk, N Yorks) and I really appreciate the solitude of the less touristy parts. I've found the SWCP to be best out of season. I had fantastic weather this January in N Cornwall.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

@@pulchralutetia Yes the path out of season is fantastic. January must have been chilly? Lovely and crisp though no doubt.

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin It was actually pretty mild and zero rain for 5/6 days.

@TravellingTorunn 2 года назад

This is amazing. I have walked some stretches of the path and aim to finish it during some summer holidays in the years to come. Really interesting to see where you have walked. Good video 👍🏻😊 Thank you. Subscribed 😊

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Thanks for watching Torunn. We really enjoyed seeing how it changes on the journey. Where have you walked to so far?

@TravellingTorunn 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin Yes, the terrain changes a lot. But it is beautiful wherever we are. A friend and I have walked from Westward Ho! to Penzance during three summer holidays in 2017, 18 and 19. But have had to drop it the two last years due to travel restrictions. We live in Norway and it also takes some time to travel so far South West in England. Our first aim is to complete Cornwall but hopefully we will do the rest too 👍🏻😊 This summer we'll walk the Lizard peninsula.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

@@TravellingTorunn Wow you’ve walked a lot of the good stuff! The Lizard was one of our favourite parts, if a bit strange - you’ll see why in a later video 😉 We did try to go back to the lido in Penzance in December but it was closed due to a storm. Norway is a beautiful country that we definitely want to visit 😀

@TravellingTorunn 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin looking very much forward to the Lizard path. We have enjoyed all so far, and we really loved walking the West Penwith. We also walked the St. Michael's Way from St. Michael’s Mount to St. Ives, one of our "rest days" in 2018 😁 It was interesting but we enjoy the coastal areas more. We also visited The Isles of Scilly in 2019. Fantastic place! You are welcome to Norway! It is quite different from South West England.

@pulchralutetia 2 года назад

@@TravellingTorunn Lizard is stunning. Cadgwith, Mullion Cove, Lizard Point, Kynance Cove.... Make sure you go to ANN's PASTIES in Lizard village (or Porthleven) as they do the BEST pasties in Cornwall (apart from PHILPS).

@oggg4604 2 года назад

I definitely want to give this a go ! What did you do for food ? And was the trail all accessible? Amazing walk inspired me !

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Do it! It is amazing! So we got plenty of snacks in the towns. Our camping stove - MSR was pretty ferocious so great for a quick cuppa but does not simmer - so mostly super noodles or cous cous. We used the SWCP 8 week itinerary as a guide so finished quite often near towns. As a result if we were camping we did treat ourselves to a pub dinner or fish and chips. The trickiest places to find shops was between St Ives and Lands End and Lands End and Penzance. Do you need to stock up before that stretch. Not a lot of good shops around the Lizard either. Coverack has a lovely little post office shop and cafe though and highly recommend the Fat Apples cafe near Porth Allow too. There also appeared to be a seasonal campsite at the Fat Apples cafe that looked lush! Hope that is helpful. Any other questions feel free to ask. What time of year do you think you might do it?

@oggg4604 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin thanks for taking the time to reply :) I’ll try bring as much as I can food and wise as have a jetboil so can cook within reason . I’ll definitely look into shops on the route but thanks for the advise . Such a peaceful world when you’re hiking so much to appreciate 😍 I’m not sure when would be ideal time of year to try ! Did you use power banks or what was you’re case to charge for filming or phones ? Glad you had company as i always walk solo but enjoy you’re future adventurous :)

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

@@oggg4604 September to November was glorious, slightly quieter but the daylight started to dwindle towards the end. Spring would be nice as the days get longer... We had a power bank each and we even started out with a hiking solar panel (it didn't survive the train journey) 😒 We charged as much as we could when we stayed in hotels or stayed with family. Rob's drone batteries also doubled as extra power supplies when we were desperate. We also used to take a bag fully of charging stuff if we went to a restaurant or pub and most people were fine with us plugging in. We also did risk charging some camera batteries in campsite toilets/ laundry rooms over night. People were very friendly and chatty, if you look like you're on an adventure people want to know about it. 😄

@plj471 2 года назад

Correction...the around Wales footpath is 870 miles long. The only country in the world to have a footpath go completely around it. Maybe the next hike??.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Wow! That sounds incredible! Just been watching some @dazbass007 walk of the Anglesea path and we love the Pembroke Coast. We are coming to Pembroke at Easter so maybe we could squeeze a bit in then 😀 Thanks, A great shout!

@Mikhael1964 2 месяца назад

Correction..The longest coastal footpath is the SWCP 630 miles. When finished, the King Charles III England Coast Path will stretch for almost 3,000 miles/5,000 kilometres and be one of the longest continuous walking routes in the world. This path will be fully walkable by the end of 2024 they say..😊

@Atikus1983 2 года назад

Shall we take the ferry to Takeromi when we are in Ishigaki?

@dazbass007 2 года назад

nice video guys im thinking of doing this next year in one go as well new sub here as well atb daz

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Thank you! Welcome to our journey. It is a great path to do all in one go, if you can. We were very lucky with the weather. Have you done any good paths that you could recommend?

@dazbass007 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin there is lots of amazing trails my most recent was good the Anglesey Coast Path 130 miles also the Cumbria way was decent although it chucked it down all week 😀 check my vlog out atb daz

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

@@dazbass007 that sounds awesome- will definitely take a look. We were so lucky with the weather, not a fan of soggy boots! Will definitely be checking your blog out for some tips and tricks!

@fightingfitfilmsproduction678 7 месяцев назад

What advice would you give anyone planning on doing the same thing?.

@RobandTamsin 7 месяцев назад

Start in the spring so the days are getting longer. Carry less, you can always buy bits along the way. You don’t really need to carry food, if you want to wild camp you need to camp between the recommended stops, if you follow the SWCP recommended stops you will end up in built up areas not really suitable for wild camping. Shelter from storms in historical inns. Don’t rush you want to remember the places separately. 63 days was quick!

@lukecurtis1675 Год назад

Me and a friend are planning on doing this. We have it all planned and a looking forward to doing it next summer. We will only be 16. Do you think we can do it

@RobandTamsin Год назад

Of course, as long as you have planned and prepared, loads of people do parts of it for Duke of Edinburgh and the scouts. Also make sure you have trained walking longer distances and have the right footwear.

@msjapan112 2 года назад

How many kms did you walk on average per day?

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Hi, on average we walked about 16km per day. We had a few rest days and some excursions off the trail. Thanks for watching!

@msjapan112 2 года назад

@@RobandTamsin Thank you for your prompt answer! 16km! That's a good pace. It will be nice to have rest and leisure days sometimes, yes. Thank you!

@patrickgarrett8341 Год назад

Were you mostly wild camping ?

@RobandTamsin Год назад

Honestly we planned to but if your follow the recommended SWCP itinerary it takes you town to town so less wild camping opportunities. It would be better to offset the towns then camp in the quieter areas. We did end up in inns and airbnb quite a lot.

@asifmuniruniverse7732 2 года назад

But I'm not fat so I don't need hiking

@asifmuniruniverse7732 2 года назад

i daily walk routine

@andrewharris8439 2 года назад

Great walk.not natural presenters. Bit boring to be honest.

@RobandTamsin 2 года назад

Thank you Andrew for your honest feedback. You know if you fancy bingeing the other 14 episodes you can tell us if we improve, or not 😉 It was our first time trying to document such a long trip and then working out what to include and how to edit it, a very steep learning curve. There are worse episodes - if you want to check out "Lake Biwa Bike Ride I don't think we talk at all! and Sand bath Ibusuki is quite a niche video where we get buried in a shallow hot sand grave and is less than 5 minutes long.