North Cornwall self guided walking holidays: King Arthur’s Country

North Cornwall has one of the most spectacular stretches of coastline to be found anywhere, and throughout spring and summer wild flowers sprawl across the cliff tops, stone walls and dunes. The Atlantic Ocean provides an awesome and ever changing backdrop to the rugged clifftops; spectacular rocky promontories are interspersed with idyllic sandy coves and picturesque fishing villages; and inland from the coast lies mysterious Bodmin Moor, where Roughtor and Brown Willy make up a splendid rugged skyline and a wealth of ancient standing stones lie scattered across a landscape which inspired Daphne Du Maurier to write ‘Jamaica Inn’.

Picture: Thrift on the coast of North Cornwall - britainonview/Joe Cornish

Guests on all tours will be able to sample the splendour of Cornwall’s wild and rugged Atlantic coast with its numerous magnificent headlands, most notably Pentire which provides one of the finest views in Cornwall; the charm of Port Isaac with its jumble of fishermans’ cottages, the incomparable setting of Tintagel Castle perched on the clifftop, Boscastle with its narrow fjord-like harbour, and the peaceful isolation of The Rumps where John Binyon sat to write his ‘Ode to the Fallen’, now an integral part of our Remembrance Day services. Both grades of tour will also feature an atmospheric walk on the edge of Bodmin Moor where Bronze Age field systems date back to 4,000BC.

Bed & Breakfast option

Your holiday in North Cornwall will be based at a comfortable family-run guest house in the pretty village of Boscastle, with its National Trust-owned harbour. Your room will have ensuite facilities (private bathroom) and you will have a choice of continental or full English breakfast. Boscastle has a number of restaurants and pubs serving meals in the evening.

Bed & Breakfast option

Your holiday in North Cornwall will be based at Lanteglos Country House Hotel [ETC***] set in a very attractive valley inland from Port Isaac Bay, close to Bodmin Moor and the town of Camelford. The hotel, formerly a Pugin-designed vicarage, offers comfortable accommodation and excellent food. All bedrooms have ensuite facilities (private bathroom).

• Introduction
• Far West Cornwall
• North Cornwall
• South Devon Coast
• Exmoor National Park
• Dorset World Heritage Coast
• West Wiltshire Downs
• The Cotswolds
• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
• Derbyshire Dales
• Central Lake District National Park
• Northern Lake District National Park
• Yorkshire's Northern Dales
• Yorkshire Limestone Dales
• North Yorkshire Moors
• Hadrian's Wall Country
• Northumberland Coast
• The Tweed Valley and Scottish Borders