Walks of South West England
Granite Tors on Dartmoor
| Walk | Miles | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lacock, Abbey and River Avon | 2.1 | The beginnings of modern photography in a medieval village. |
| Rosemergy, Bosigran Castle, Carn Galver and Porthmeor Cove | 2.5 | A walk along a windswept coast and up a sheltered valley. |
| Seatown and Golden Cap | 2.8 | A walk climbing from sea level to reach panoramic views on a Dorset clifftop. |
| Treen, Gurnard's Head and Porthmeor | 2.8 | Cliff walking on a dramatic north-west Cornish peninsula. |
| Tintagel and Tintagel Castle | 2.8 | From a coastal village to castle ruins linked with legend. |
| Venford Reservoir and Bench Tor | 3.0 | A walk to a view of the Dart valley from the gritstone outcrops of Bench Tor. |
| Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve, Stokeleigh Camp and the Avon Gorge | 3.2 | Through the lush woodland of a nature reserve on the edge of a dramatic gorge. |
| Carn Brea | 3.2 | From Redruth to a castle within an Iron Age hillfort. |
| East Budleigh, Bicton and River Otter | 3.3 | Away from the crowds in the heart of the Devon countryside. |
| Minions, the Hurlers, Stowe's Hill and the Cheesewring | 3.4 | Across open moorland to see ancient sites and stones. |
| Bournemouth Pier, Central Gardens, Bourne Valley and Talbot Village | 3.4 | Walking from the sea through a green valley to lovely Dorset heathland. |
| Land's End and Nanjizal Bay | 3.7 | A coastal walk on the most westerly tip of Britain. |
| Little Dartmouth and Dartmouth Castle | 3.7 | A bracing walk to Dartmouth Castle and along the fortress cliffs of Little Dartmouth. |
| Bremhill, Wick Hill and Maud Heath's Monument | 3.8 | From an old world village on a nature trail cupped in downland. |
| Castle Combe, Bybrook River, Long Dean and Ford | 3.8 | A walk centred on one of the most attractive villages in England. |
| Helland, Hellandbridge, Camel Trail and Shell Woods | 4.0 | Along the route of the old Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway. |
| Urchfont and the Vale of Pewsey | 4.0 | A rural walk from a lovely village to a little known valley. |
| Milton Abbas and Milton Abbey | 4.1 | Through Dorset countryside from an 18th century village to an ancient abbey. |
| Helford, Frenchman's Creek and Manaccan | 4.1 | The haunt of smugglers and the setting of a romantic novel. |
| Week St Mary and Penhallam | 4.1 | Explore timeless Cornish countryside near the Devon border. |
| Lynmouth and Waters Meet | 4.2 | Along a steep sided valley and to a fishing village. |
| Lanyon Quoit, Ding Dong Moor, Nine Maidens, Men Scryfa and Men-an-tol | 4.2 | A walk over quiet and atmospheric moors to prehistoric monuments. |
| Churchtown, Killington, River Heddon, Bodley and Parracombe | 4.3 | From a Georgian church along an old railway line and country lanes. |
| Broadhembury, River Tale, Hangar Hill and Stafford Barton | 4.3 | A stroll around one of the loveliest villages in the West Country. |
| Englishcombe, Inglesbatch, Priston Mill and Wilmin | 4.4 | A rural walk in Somerset to an 18th century working water mill. |
| Charmouth, Monarch's Way, Chardown Hill and Stonebarrow Hill | 4.4 | A fossil beach and dramatic landscape on the beautiful Dorset coast. |
| Chawleigh, Little Dart River, Milford's Hill and West Burridge Cross | 4.6 | Along a wooded valley and across the grassy hills of Devon. |
| Bodinnick, Penleath Point, Pont Pill Creek and Lanteglos-by-Fowey | 4.6 | From a novelist's village to fabulous views over the Fowey Estuary. |
| Old Sarum, Little Durnford and River Avon | 4.7 | A walk around an ancient fortress and along the beautiful Avon. |
| Mells, Great Elm and Whatley Bottom | 4.7 | Through the Somerset countryside around Mells Stream. |
| Sydling St Nicholas, Large Bar Hill, Ridge Hill and Shearplace Hill | 4.7 | A historic village and a ridge-top walk in the Dorset Downs. |
| Haytor Vale and Haytor Rocks | 4.8 | Through the panoramic vistas of Dartmoor to a unique stone railway. |
| Kimmeridge, Steeple, Grange Arch and Ridgeway Hill | 4.9 | A lovely walk to folly with panoramic views from the Purbeck Hills. |
| Bradford on Avon, Avoncliff and Westwood | 4.9 | A beautiful canal and riverside walk in the heart of the Avon valley. |
| Cheddar Gorge | 5.0 | From Cheddar, along the heights above the gorge to the fringe of the Mendip hills. |
| Osmington, Dorset Coast Path, Bran Point and Coombe Bottom | 5.0 | Along the Dorset coastline to an old smugglers haunt. |
| Fingle Bridge, Teign Valley, Castle Drogo and Cranbrook Castle | 5.1 | Walk in the deep gorge cut by the River Teign under Castle Drogo. |
| Burrington Combe, Rock of Ages and Dolebury Warren | 5.2 | Over Dolebury Hill to an Iron Age hillfort. |
| Worth Matravers, Seacombe Cliff, Dancing Ledge and Priest's Way | 5.2 | A breathtaking coastal walk through time amongst the Purbeck quarries. |
| Nynehead, Grand Western Canal, Tone and Runnington | 5.3 | Through rolling farmland and beside a disused canal. |
| Lamorna Cove, Boskenna and the Merry Maidens | 5.4 | Over clifftops and past ancient monuments with stunning seascape views. |
| Holford, The Great Road, Beacon Hill and Smith's Combe | 5.4 | A walk on open moors with broad vistas in the Quantock Hills. |
| Merrivale, Sampford Spiney and Vixen Tor | 5.4 | Through a rugged landscape to Dartmoor's tallest tor. |
| Redcliff Bay, Walton in Gordano, Walton Common and Weston in Gordano | 5.4 | Ancient sites and a crusader's tomb by the Severn Estuary. |
| Montacute, St Michael's Hill, Ham Hill and Witcombe | 5.5 | Through hanging woodlands to an ancient escarpment. |
| Duckpool, Stanbury, Woodford and Coombe | 5.5 | A walk combining the most attractive elements of Cornish scenery. |
| All Cannings, Kennet and Avon Canal, Allington and Wansdyke | 5.5 | Through the Vale of Pewsey to hills and ancient earthworks. |
| Upper Stanton Drew, Pensford, Belluton, Norton Malreward, Norton Hawkfield and Stanton Drew | 5.5 | A walk to the impressive Stanton Drew Stone Circles in a lovely river valley. |
| Downton, Charlton All Saints and Trafalgar Park | 5.7 | Meadows and a country house by an Avon valley village. |
| Broad Chalke, Fovant Down, Chiselbury Hill Fort and Compton Down | 5.8 | From the Ebble valley to unique chalk carvings and an iron age hillfort on Fovant Down. |
| Powerstock and Eggardon Hill | 5.8 | A walk through hidden valleys to a famous viewpoint. |
| Blagdon and Blagdon Lake | 5.8 | A lakeside walk through woodland and along country lanes. |
| Cleeve, Goblin Combe, Pot's Hole, Tap's Combe Camp and Brockley | 5.8 | A secluded woodland walk on the outskirts of Bristol. |
| Roseland Peninsula Coast Walk | 5.8 | A coastal walk around the headlands of the Roseland Peninsula. |
| Steeple Langford, Grovely Wood and Hanging Langford | 5.9 | From streamside paths to downland views and dense woodland. |
| Webber's Post, East Water, Bagley Combe and Dunkery Beacon | 5.9 | An Exmoor walk featuring the heather covered moorland of Dunkery Hill. |
| Corton Denham, South Cadbury, Cadbury Castle and Whitcombe | 5.9 | Magnificent views and an archaeological treasure house. |
| Oldbury-on-Severn, Cowhill and Littleton-upon-Severn | 6.1 | Along the bank of the broad River Severn and across fields to a hamlet. |
| Lansdown, North Stoke, Pipley Wood and Hanging Hill | 6.4 | Walk over beautiful Downland with an isolated feel, right on Bath's doorstep. |
| Malmsmead, Badgworthy Water, Southern Wood and Lorna Doone Farm | 6.5 | To the ruggedness of Exmoor, following in the footsteps of the lawless Doone family. |
| Calstone Wellington, Morgan's Hill and Cherhill Hill | 6.5 | A walk along a Roman road to a monument and a white horse. |
| Dulverton, River Barle, Hinam Cross, Chilcott Lane and Wilway | 6.5 | An Exmoor ramble through wooded valleys and high-banked lanes. |
| Stokenham, Torcross and Slapton Sands | 6.5 | Following leafy lanes and a coastal path round an important nature reserve. |
| Boscastle, Treworld, Lesnewth, Hennett and Minster Wood | 6.6 | Rural Cornwall, from Boscastle harbour to a Hardy monument. |
| Portesham, Black Down, Bronkham Hill and Corton Hill | 6.7 | Across the Dorset Downs overlooking the English Channel. |
| Somerset Levels: Westonzoyland and Middlezoy | 6.8 | A walk through the flat wetlands of the Somerset Levels. |
| Studland, Black Down, Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks | 6.8 | Across heathland and along the coast south of Studland Bay. |
| Winsham, Forde Abbey and Cricket St Thomas | 6.8 | A walk through beautiful gardens and countryside on the Somerset and Dorset border. |
| Portland Bill Peninsula Coastal Walk | 6.9 | A walk exploring the quarries and coastline of the Isle of Portland. |
| Looe, Kilminorth Wood, Porthallow, Talland Bay and South West Coast Path | 7.1 | Wooded valleys, high hills and clifftops paths around Looe. |
| Widecombe in the Moor, Hameldown Tor, Grimspound and Natsworthy | 7.2 | Through high moorland scenery to a remarkable prehistoric site. |
| Bude, Marhamchurch, Phillip's Point and Efford Beacon | 7.5 | Along an unusual waterway to an unspoilt coastal path. |
| Axbridge, Cheddar Yeo, Crook Peak and Wavering Down | 7.6 | Two different landscapes around a historic town. |
| Ebbor Gorge, Fair Lady Well, North Hill and Priddy | 7.7 | A varied walk through a deep wooded gorge to the mysterious sites of Neolithic Man. |
| Lundy Island | 7.7 | An exploration of the wildlife haven that is Lundy Island. |
| Kingston Deverill, Rodmead Hill and White Sheet Hill | 9.1 | A walk over the Wiltshire Downs to an ancient trackway and a hilltop fort. |
| Hinton Charterhouse, Midford, Combe Hay and Wellow | 9.5 | Explore an unusual system of disused railways and canals. |
| Crowcombe, Hurley Beacon, Great Hill, Aisholt Common and Wills Neck | 9.7 | A walk up the scarp and along the spine of the Quantock Hills. |
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