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[@LB-my1ej]

I may be biased but I think we have one of the most beautiful Countries in the world. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Oh it is. I honestly think Britain takes the crown. Closely followed by Japan. It's these Danger Islands that are the most beautiful.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

I totally disagree.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You're not biased at all! You're totally correct! 😂 Hah! I bet that caught you! 🤣 We are SOOOOO lucky. I feel blessed to be English, British, and European! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 😘 xxx

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@tamielizabethallaway2413 Yeah... Shame about the European bit at the moment though. No doubt we'll rejoin eventually, once people my age are the oldest people in the country.

[@christinerussell113]

​@@MostlyPennyCatWhat on earth has the EU got to do with the beauty of our country, or indeed with that of any other European nation. Because in or out, we are all European nations, just not tied to an anti Democratic, elitist led, and increasingly authoritarian organisation.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

@@MostlyPennyCat we're still European! 😁 We've just left a political union that's all. 😘

[@ijb7511]

I'm British and I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford "exotic" foreign holidays, but whenever I fly home and look out the plane window I always get struck by how beautiful England is.

[@kaydod3190]

😂😂😂

[@johnince64]

As William Shakespeare wrote in Richard III - "this other Eden, demi-paradise". Our islands are truly beautiful.

[@liamhennelly3961]

👌🏻✌🏻

[@PaulK-ve1pu]

It's Richard II-John of Gaunt speech, but I know what you mean. Actually, Gaunt goes on to describe England's ruination by and to the King. This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world, Is now leased out, I die pronouncing it, Like to a tenement or pelting farm

[@joannecunliffe8067]

They are. I get so despondent about living in the UK (at times) in relation to attitudes of a minority of people but then I walk around Ullswater or drive through the Welsh countryside and realise how lucky I am. I stayed in Beddgelert last weekend ("Beth-gell-ert") and drove along the A55 - A470 - A5 - A4086 - A498 to get there. I stopped in a lay-by (on the A498) and looked at the landscape with my mouth hanging open. All I could say was "Wow! Just wow!". I lived in Templecombe ("Temple-coom"), Somerset ("Summer-set") for a while and often visited the Cornish and Dorset coast. The Minack Theatre (in Cornwall) is just FABULOUS!

[@blackbob3358]

He be "sucking up" to little queenie. Did'nt want to lose his head, 64. Needs must !

[@marygarnham764]

Hi there John, I don’t know Shakespeare, but of course I’ve heard bits and pieces over the years, but never heard your quote, it’s lovely and as you’ve said our islands are beautiful. Thanks for jogging my brain into action. Mary G. 😀

[@ptaylor5014]

I live on the jurassic coast in Dorset, when the weather is good and i have time off from work, i go for walks along this stunning coastline, i never get tired of the beautiful scenery.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Sounds awesome! Hopefully we can see it for ourselves someday :)

[@lilydawnpippard625]

Yes, the south west.. I’m from Somerset , it’s beautiful and the walks are amazing.

[@bethcushway458]

Honestly it's so great seeing reactors giving the south of England some love and recognition. It's so beautiful down here but so many people on KZbin pass over it to focus on other parts of the British Isles.

[@martinarscott3524]

totally, living in Plymouth (with Bigbury not too far and Dartmoor on my doorstep) and frequently holidaying on the Lizard Peninsula I don't think you can beat it. Kynance Cove in particular is breathtaking, so often take it for granted....

[@jana7514]

Ohh... Bigbury😍 Loved my short stay at Bantham, about 10yrs ago now. I remember navigating that narrow road to get to the Sloop Inn, but it was such bliss down there, a beautiful area!.. Wish I could return. 🙏😍

[@martinarscott3524]

@@jana7514 Glad you enjoyed your stay :) I tend to prefer Bigbury to Bantham as the sea at Bantham is known for its potentially dangerous undercurrents at times, but otherwise they're both great beaches :)

[@ianvincent4911]

The reactors are nearer Bridgwater.

[@robertlangley1664]

This video doesn’t do justice to the westcountry it skips over some the most beautiful places sacrificial

[@stewarthill5899]

We live in the South West. Our daughter is doing the South West coastal path, piece by piece over time. We accompany her when we can. Parts of the path are very steep and difficult BUT the views are simply STUNNING !! We are very fortunate tol live where we do !

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

The Valley of the Rocks is my favourite. It’s like you’ve transported to another land.

[@kaydod3190]

Not fortunate at all

[@Evelyn-Hall]

Some of the most beautiful parts of the Country is in the South West coast and not just Cornwall but also includes the counties of Devon, Dorset & Somerset! all are very beautiful

[@amylee349]

I love the west coast! areas of Devon, Dorset, Cornwall & Somerset are beautiful. if you do come over i highly recommend going to the small beautiful village of Clovelly in North Devon plus Lynton & Lynmouth (little Switzerland) it has the cliff railway which is also in North Devon. Then the beautiful town of Dartmouth and Brixham harbour in South Devon. The Jurassic coast in Dorset, Durdle door, Poole & Sandbanks beach plus Corfe castle village There are some beautiful villages in Somerset such as Cheddar & Cheddar Gorge, and the lovely Dunster village In Cornwall i love St Ives,& Polperro, Minack theatre & St Michael's Mount Castle. I hope you manage to come over one day!

[@Jen-Taylor225]

I love Devon 😍 i would move there tomorrow if i could !! had plenty of lovely stays there

[@thadtuiol1717]

Yes, you could join all the other champagne socialists running away from the cities they helped ruin.

[@robertlangley1664]

I made after thirty years but it cost me my marriage , my son followed me down here

[@SouthCoastRich]

One of my fave stretches is the stretch between Minehead in Somerset and Combe Martin in north Devon, where the trail coincides with the Exmoor National Park. Beautiful, including one of the longest stretches of ancient coastal deciduous woodland in the UK and high Exmoor hills and cliffs plunging into the sea.. The trail is gruelling because of the numerous ascents from valleys up to clifftops then back down to valleys and so on - the stretch between Hartland Quay and Bude is a very good example of this. Overall though the English coastline has a wide range of landscapes and characteristics.

[@jedworthy]

I live here in Devon, so lucky.

[@reactingtomyroots]

At least you know it :)

[@carolegeorgina6114]

Me too it’s beautiful .

[@chrissampson6861]

I did Minehead to Plymouth in 21 days for charity about 30 years ago and it was tough - very hot, lot of steep ascents / descents and the ground is really hard and rocky along a lot of the cliff tops., my feet were an absolute wreck at the end of it. To do the full Minehead to Poole and have time to enjoy it, take a few days off and take side trips to explore some of the local attractions, I'd allow six weeks. Maybe take a day off near Helston to read Frenchman's Creek at Frenchman's Creek, or read Jamaica Inn in the Bar at Jamaica Inn.

[@johnnybeer3770]

My neck of the woods guys . I'm on the South Devon coast in Torbay , truly blessed. All this area is as beautiful as this if not more so . Who needs London ? Not me .🇬🇧

[@chucky2316]

I'm in torbay aswell and we have stunning coast here if you had down towards kingsbridge but even in our bay we have stunning coast I've fished most of it. Haven't been down to hopes nose for a while

[@johnnybeer3770]

Absolutely , wouldn't want to live anywhere else .

[@helenlloyd6564]

Definitely not London. I made a comment earlier every county has got it's own little gems that need visiting. 😊

[@RubyMadigan]

Fun fact: they mentioned the movie The French Lieutenant's Woman with regard to Lyme Regis. My parents actually met on the set of that film in 1980! I have grown up in south Devon and while I can't any more, I used to love going on walks on various stretches of the coast path. Though not directly on the coast, Exeter is a cool very historical place to check out

[@terryoneill2090]

North Devon is far more rugged and hilly than say Cornwall. It is stunning.

[@andrewtims9524]

I'm from Beer , you saw it on the video on the jurassic coast, absolutely stunning part of the world

[@jamesh2401]

I've walked from West Bay to Seaton while staying in Lyme Regis, Dorset. It's beautiful. Used to stay in Cornwall and Devon a lot too, some of the most beautiful views I've ever seen walking these coast paths.

[@chrisbwhittle]

Seaton walking to Beer and along the cliffs to the Fountainhead Inn at the northern end of Branscombe is another good walk. At Branscombe there is a spectacular land slip you can walk through on the return

[@damianlambert6084]

The railway you were talking about is basically going up the side of a cliff between 2 town's powdered by water. 2 one going up one going down the top one fills a tank with water and the weight enabling it to get to the bottom and at the same time pulling the one from the bottom to the top with it's water tank empty it's a must if you're in the area Lynton and Lynmouth

[@enemde3025]

If there is one family that deserves to travel to the UK to see all the glory we have to offer.... it's you guys. You would be welcomed with open arms. Your enthusiasm for all things British is infectious. Let's hope it's not too long before we see you over here. MOUSEHOLE is pronounced MOUWZUL.

[@ianrose56]

I'm glad to say that this is now my neck of the woods. After moving down from Oxford earlier this year.!! Devon and Cornwall are by far the best counties in England, I know others will disagree, but this is my opinion.!!❤❤🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧😁✌️👌❤️❤️

[@chucky2316]

They are sadly creeping in

[@carolegeorgina6114]

I moved to south west Devon 4 months ago I agree.

[@wayner1786]

As a Kernow resident, I 100% agree. I wouldn't live anywhere else in the UK.

[@dee2251]

Porthcurno beach has the bluest water and whitest sand and it’s right by the Minnack theatre, built by Rowena Cade. A Furnicular railway is one that goes up and down a steep slope, or cliff. There’s also one in Bridgnorth and a few other places in the UK.

[@hardywatkins7737]

Yeah we visited Porthcurno on a school camping trip, camping at the Treen campsite, and noticed the sand was really sandy, fine white sand. I remember us trying to get our teacher to buy cider for us at the pub, ... and Lara Houlson in her swimming costume, and the Minnack theatre was pretty cool.

[@MandyCochrane]

We've walked various short sections of the South West Coast Path over the years on holidays in Exmoor, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. Honestly, it takes your breath away (both its beauty and the fact that there are a LOT of ups and downs!). I'd love to take a whole week or two to walk a longer stretch.

[@hardywatkins7737]

I grew up in south Devon and spent much time enjoying the various beaches and coves of Devon and Cornwall. I've walked bits of the coast path but never set out to walk any distance or anything. I remember visiting Lyme Regis as a child. It's famous for people finding fossils there, so people go there to look for fossils. The bay is quite amazing and the beach goes on and on. I remember the water was really warm and the beach drops off quickly into deeper water. Spent alot of time at Bantham beach because my dad was a lifeguard there and we'd get to use their surf skis and surfboards. Another favourite was Fishcombe Cove near Brixham ... it was stony but bordered by thick woods and there was a raft about 50 meters out that you could swim to and dive from. I went to a couple of raves and beach partys there at one time. Over the years you get quite familiar with much of the coastline as you visit various beaches places from time to time and the coastal towns .. plymouth Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Dartmouth, Falmouth, St.Ives, Penzance ect

[@distracted5097]

Lynmouth and Lynton is so beautiful and have such lovely little shops, and the coastal walk from their is amazing, thats the one where your walking on the cliff with goats

[@hardywatkins7737]

It's a nice little street they've got there, and a interesting place to visit. There was a wildlife park not far away and we saw snow leopards.

[@distracted5097]

@@hardywatkins7737 😮 didn't know there was a wild life park with snow leapords near there, I'm gonna have to go look for it the next time I'm in the area

[@lynjones2461]

We have such beautiful scenery I love our Island xx

[@stevieinselby]

The SWCP is gorgeous 😍 but very few people hike the whole trail in one go - mostly people just go for day hikes or maybe will go for a week or so and cover a longer section. Because it's got villages and towns all the way along, and there are bus services to most of them, it's really flexible and you can take it however you want. My grandparents used to live in Seaton (not sure why they spelled it Seatown on the video) so I grew up visiting there a lot, and I've been to various other sections of it for short trips as an adult. I do know a couple of people who did the whole thing, a friend who had just graduated and his dad who had just retired, so they had plenty of time, I think they took about 6 weeks for it. A funicular railway is a cable-hauled railway on a steep hill where you have two cars and the cable attaches them together looped round an axle at the top station, so as one goes down the other one goes up. The Lynton & Lynmouth railway is water powered - there's a tank under each car, so at the top of the hill the tank is filled with water and at the bottom the tank is emptied out, this makes the descending car heavier (even if there are more passengers going up, which is usually the case!) and pulls it down. There is a driver with a brake, don't worry, it won't run out of control! It has been operating since 1890 and there has never been an accident.

[@PaulK-ve1pu]

I have a view of St Michael's Mount from my bedroom. It was a monastery but is now privately owned. There are also gardens as well as the big house; they are amazing. Because of the Gulf Stream, Cornwall gets virtually no frosts so all kinds of tropical flora grow here. Come on down!

[@blueflamingo6307]

St Michael's Mount is beautiful and yes you can visit inside and all the surrounding gardens

[@juliajoyce4535]

Beautiful part of the UK, I’m glad it’s drone footage, I have done some of this area, but I won’t walk on paths or grass that are too near to the cliffs due to a phobia, when I was 7, I witnessed a dog chase a sheep over a cliff, they both plummeted to the rocks below 😭

[@chucky2316]

It happens

[@reactingtomyroots]

Yeah, I really enjoy seeing the drone footage as well--totally different perspective than we'd normally be able to see. Also, can't say I blame you about the cliffs...that would have been horrific--especially at age 7! Even imagining it is awful.

[@amyw6808]

I was raised in Beer! My parents still live there. It’s a beautiful part of the world. Spent my childhood on the beach. I now live in Lincolnshire, which has horrible beaches (and no cliffs). We never go to the coast here as there is no point. Our parents all live in different towns/ villages along the Jurassic Coast, so we just visit there. We will be going again 1st week of August. (And yes, you can buy beer in Beer. There are 3 pubs and several restaurants. The name really means wooded valley and has nothing to do with the drink.)

[@carolegeorgina6114]

Hi I live in south west Devon the whole of the south west is beautiful. Thank you for this great video 💙♥️

[@chucky2316]

Devon and cornwall are also blessed as we have two coastlines. The atlantic and the english channel

[@linda-jk6iz]

I am lucky enough to live along this path

[@user-tl3ng9jr2e]

I live on the Isle of Wight and it’s really interesting that the top of the island is mostly flat beaches, and the bottom is incredible cliffs the whole way along. Definitely worth checking out if you like that sort of landscape 👍🏻

[@davidmartin3947]

The Isle of Wight coastal path takes in just about every type of scenery, and at 70 miles is a good choice for a week or two's walk, with plenty of locations to stay at on the way.

[@lindylou7853]

Nowhere’s far from a castle, cathedral, stately home … and the sea!!!

[@Smashmouth-lx4vv]

I'm lucky enough to live in Seaton - moved from London 20 years. I've done many of the walks and appreciate your kind words. Best place on earth when the sun shines. Unfortunately it doesn't do that very often!

[@iangordon5354]

Whatever you do, when you visit the West Country, be sure to have a proper Cornish pastie at least once - also available in Devon. Eaten hot straight from the oven (well, give it a few minutes to cool down a bit) there is just about no better lunch on the go.

[@RipperXIX]

I only discovered your channel yesterday, but bizarre coincidence time…I’m on holiday from Plymouth down in St Ives! Had a bit too much sun today lol. Love your videos. All the best ❤

[@reactingtomyroots]

Happy to have you join the fam :) Hope you're enjoying your holiday--aside from the too much sun (I feel your pain there!)

[@RichardEdwards-th4py]

Being a Cornishman you really need to take in a show at The Minack Theatre, it’s an experience you will never forget.

[@andyjdhurley]

Although spelt "Mouse Hole" it's pronounced "Mowzell", it's one of my favourite places to visit in Cornwall. We have a friend who lived in one of the gift shops on the harbour there as a child and I can't pretend I am not just a little envious - what a place to live as a child.

[@innerpeacesound]

Please look further in to Devon too (if you haven't already), as it often gets overlooked for Cornwall- both stunning places. South Devon is a great place to start (that's where Dartmouth and the Railway you saw is). Dartmoor National Park in Devon is amazing- I lived in a place called Torbay for a most of my childhood

[@martinthompson7160]

The prevailing wind is from the west so most west facing coasts are steep and craggy. Over on the east side you are more likely to find low flat land running up to the sea.

[@gennytun]

Many years ago when i was still young and fit, i spent 6 weeks doing nature conservation work in various locations in the SW, before going to Uni. One week was spent repairing wooden steps and building stiles along parts of the coastal path near Hartland point (north Cornwall). The oath gets quite eroded by both weather and many people wearing it down, so periodic repairs are needed. It was tough work but amazing scenery!

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

Done a lot of it, the Devon and Cornish bits, in "shifts". Being a Devonian with a Cornish dad, it had to be done, lol. Glad you liked it.

[@sampalmer1041]

I live in Exminster Devon, I go on costal walks often with friends……we take in turns choosing a walk and a local pub to end the day with a good meal and a well deserved pint. So many great walks on our doorstep.

[@rosalindwright5788]

I’ve performed at the Minack Theatre a few times. They have shows from May to September performed by excellent amateur theatre groups. It’s an amazing place to visit or see a show, built in the early part of the 20th century by one lady and her gardener! When you walk from the car park to the top of the theatre where the open air seating is it has the most jaw dropping view! And performing there is so special especially when it’s full -it holds 850 people! It overlooks Porthcurno beach (which is so pretty and sandy - the one you said you liked ) and backstage it has an 80 foot drop! The dressing rooms are on the side of the cliff! If you see a show in the afternoon you often see sharks and dolphins too! Well worth the visit just to look around.

[@catherinewhite8819]

If you go to Beer, you must see the caves where the limestone was quarried. They are ancient back to Roman times and it’s really interesting to see the different types of pillars carved out, the further you go into them.

[@lyndapotter8591]

Sennen cove is magical, tour3d there a while ago, with our caravan

[@monza1002000]

Years ago l walked the first two northern sections. Always remember going across a beach, then climbing back to the cliffs, or so we thought! It turn out to be just a very large rocky area! Ended up back down the beach level before going up to the genuine cliffs. Great fun and fantastic views.

[@mattbentley9270]

Lynton and Lynmouth, used to go as a kid and stay in a caravan, STUNNING must see

[@nickbowden9160]

I live in Poole. Just 15 mins from the harbour. The Dorset section of this walk is amazing. Around old harry rocks, Lulworth (which features in bedknobs & broomsticks) & durdle door are wonderful famous & scenic spots

[@straightenyourcrowntarot7598]

You can walk to St Michael's mount and visit the monastery. If tide is out. If it's in, you can catch a small boat over there.

[@kennym5898]

Love the West country and those paths pass some truly stunning scenery. However, the West country is famous for it's weather which comes straight off the Channel and Atlantic depending on where you are. In rough weather it's a whole different place. I was at the Lizard lighthouse one year, there was a hurricane in the U.S. the swell and waves were crashing 20 ft at the old lifeboat station! 😮

[@richardfield6801]

The UK has approximately 18,000 miles of coastline if you count all the inlets and headlands. About one third of the UK coastline consists of sand or shingle beaches. I don't know what percentage consists of cliffs. There are also sand dunes and mudflats. With rising sea levels however, the cliffs are eroding fast. Various organisations are currently working to create a single footpath/hiking trail which extends around the entire border of England (excluding Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland). This will be about 2,700 miles long, and when completed will be the longest managed walking trail in the world.I've walked the south-west coast end to end three times in total. It's stupendously beautiful and despite having travelled extensively in many parts of the world this is still my favourite place on earth. This video covers only a small fraction of the types of coastline along the way. Walkers come here from all over the world. Yes you can go to the town of Marazion, walk over the causway and visit the castle on top of St Michael's Mount. You pay but you don't have to book. Mousehole is not pronounced mousehole. You can probably guess that by now. It's Mowzle. But you were right about Porthmeor. It's pronounced Porthmeyor. But the 'e' is very short Watching a play at the Minack theatre with a dramatic sunset in the background is a spectacular way to spend an evening. A combe, coombe, or coomb (pronounced "coom") is a dry, steep sided valley.

[@chsh1]

I love St Michael's mount. Just get a membership to national trust when you visit and you can go to many places like this with no admission fee. You will love the South West i wouldn't want to live anywhere else 😊

[@reactingtomyroots]

That's a good tip that hopefully we'll remember by the time we make it over 😅 The SW definitely looks stunning!

[@ianmerkin6488]

And nearby there are 5,000year old Bronze age village you can walk around..and two major Castles in Falmouth and St Mawes.

[@Will-nn6ux]

There’s a place where I sometimes go on holiday in Cornwall called Crackington Haven which has this lovely long sandy beach, but is surrounded by the rugged cliffs with the coastal path with is really nice to hike from.

[@st50156]

Went to minack theatre and the beach many years ago, there is a footpath to get to the beach. It’s a truly beautiful place to visit.

[@KathBlount]

As a proud Cornish maid I was super excited to see you watching this

[@peckelhaze6934]

A very high percentage of our coastline are cliffs. The south west trail would have been used by smugglers, pirates, centuries ago. There are still many old tin mines standing. We were a great exporter of tin. The 'Gulf Stream' flows around the SW coast because of the warmer climate there are palm trees growing. At 16:17 it is the railway which goes up the cliff face.

[@davestainer8576]

My sister and Brother Inlaw have walked the whole thing by breaking it down into sections and taking several months to do it.

[@karenritchie4353]

The Michaels Mount in Cornwall as nice looking as it is, can sometimes be mistaken for the Mont St Michael in France, which is really beautiful and definitely worth a visit, you should check it out too!

[@cazzyuk8939]

Cornwall is 'Poldark' country - Lindsay may know the books/tv show? It's wild, rugged and beautiful and has lots of pirate legends as it was famous for pirates back in the day. There are still some pirate hewn rock tunnels they used to get the contraband when the ships landed.

[@dianeknight4839]

We have sandy beaches but still with cliffs. Fistral Beach in Newquay is beautiful and hosts the World Surfing Championships in August. All public beaches have lifeguards and a first aid post.

[@user-mt5kj9eb8w]

I've just come back from North Devon & while there rode the Lynmouth Cliff railway, it uses water to get up/down & the views are fantastic. We drove through some of the villages at Exmoor even we were daunted by the roads lol had lunch at Hunter's Inn at Heddon Valley, we stayed at Woolacombe & found it was quite central to drive different areas of the county. You really need more than 1 week to see everything as there's so much to do/see

[@mattbentley9270]

I have never seen this vid before, thank you ! glad you enjoyed .... 4 beautiful Counties there, south west is soooooo nice x. (Im Hampshire the County right of Dorset above the IOW)

[@Nick_r]

The South Downs Way is another epic walk through a national park.

[@pixiepetal-jennie2038]

I live at the foot of the South Downs within the boundary of the SDNP 🙂

[@reactingtomyroots]

Appreciate the suggestion!

[@Mr_Gunman-GB]

It's pleasing to see you guys so in awe with my part of the country, it truly is a beautiful place! It looks amazing in summer, like in the video, but you should see it in the winter with the storms.🤣I'm from Exmouth, which is along the coast path. I'm a little disappointed that that video you watched didn't mention or show the complete Jurassic coast part. The Jurassic coast officially starts from my hometown of Exmouth, not Beer, and you can find fossils here, just not as many as in Beer, Lyme Regis or Charmouth. A guy I used to know had a friend who owned a fishing trawler. He often dredged up fossils and once he gave me a 350 million year old Ammonite that he dredged up off the coast of Exmouth, which I still have. Pretty interesting what you can discover just lying around here. You should look at Exmouth next, as it's THE best place in England, but that might be because I'm biased. 🤣

[@stanislawkowal4657]

Try looking at the Scily isles a few miles from the Cornish coast.

[@alandjones8946]

I done 24 mile of the south west coast path from lizard point to st Micheal’s mount last year in June probably the hottest day of the year. I’ve done some walking challenges in the past Yorkshire 3 peaks and the national 3 peaks but that walk was stunning and brutal at the same time. It was like a roller coaster. My knees took a battering but boy did I enjoy a few beers at the end.

[@kathchandler4919]

The south western coast is rocky & indented because it is subject to some of the worst Atlantic storms & I've seen plenty of them ...been going to Cornwall since I was a kid ! Worst ever storm was when I was 17 & 4 of us girls staying in a caravan at Praa Sands...the lighting was so close it set fire to an antique dealers house in Helston, we could see the flames over the top of the hills they were so high ! Take plenty of waterproofs, I've always needed them at some stage 😅

[@richardhicks222]

lived 33yrs lovely place got the lot

[@chris747f]

not done this trail but live in south west england, live in ilfracombe about 5 min drive away from combe martin on the video the entire coast in south west is amazing been to pretty much every village, town and city in this video area all woth visiting, if want someehre to stay when come to uk have several available bedrooms free most of the time enought to accomodate you and family upto 5 for free bed and breakfast

[@chucky2316]

Lucky to live on the devon coast im blessed

[@christineharding4190]

I'm currently living in North Devon and I've STAGGERED up the Great Hangman at Combe (pronounced coom) Martin and it's bl**dy steep. Exmoor is definitely NOT tame.

[@chrisbwhittle]

I was down in Charmouth & Beer three weeks ago. Golden Cap is the highest point on England's south coast

[@Stuartalison]

We like going to Dawlish, devon and down towards dartmouth on the south coast of the path

[@paintedpilgrim]

The East Coast (East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex) is generally sandy, but as you see in the video its generally a mix around the coast. For instance in other places along the south coast you get a mix of coastline in Kent and Sussex between sand, pebbles and cliff, have a look at the Seven Sisters/Beachy Head and the White Cliffs at Dover. Brighton has a pebble beach. Naming each section of the coast allows for greater control of tourism across the area. A combe is a valley where a river/stream doesn't flow, I did part of the North Coast from Bude to Redruth (about 75 miles over 10 days- i stopped a couple of days in Padstow to celebrate my birthday) about 25 years ago.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

Enjoyed watching with you brought back lots of memories when my children were at school we used to do sections of this walk each year for summer holidays we used to go for a month at time my husband was a teacher he had 6 weeks holiday He walked the Pennine Way in 1960 Thank you once again from your 89 year uk 🇬🇧fan xxx

[@jillenglish5878]

I found a channel a few weeks ago called CJ explores, they have filmed some lovely videos in the S.W. of England, I started off with the Exmoor one, which included parts of the coastal path, and the little cliff railway, Have a look, they were beautifully filmed and the done footage added to them.

[@larryjimbob]

Statistically it rains every other day in Britain. People may complain but that's why the land is so green and lush 😊🇬🇧♥️

[@rachelrobinson5804]

The funicular railway in Lynton/ Lynmouth is very steep and connects the two towns the two cars balance each other out as they go up and down. If my memory serves they use water to move the cars. When I was a child went as a family to Lynmouth. There is a car park at the bottom of the hill which used to have a permenent smell of hot brakes as the road down into the cove is so steep at 1:4 with lots of run out points for those who's brakes didn't make it.

[@aodhanmonaghan1268]

I grew up in the area. Minack Theatre has summer evening performances, like A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare, often gets seals and dolphins in the Cove below. Right next to the Porthcurno Museum, first transatlantic cable of any kind. -coombe/-combe (rhymes with womb) is the Cornish term for a valley (I can't recall if it's the V shape valleys or the U shape valleys, it's an ice age thing, the country is very varied). Cornish is essentially very isolated Southwest Welsh. They were separated by the rest of the Welsh by the English about 1200 years ago. In the 1500s, the Kingdom of England refers to the Cornish as the West Welsh. It's related to the Welsh word cwm (pronounced like koom) which means one of the two valley shapes. The other is called glyn I think? Dartmouth is underrated. If you're visiting the area, personally I'd say start with Teignmouth with its Town and beach, (tinn-muth), then down through Torquay (torr-kee) with its zoo and aquarium and town centre and beach, Paignton (peyn-tun) again the same (these towns are maybe 5 miles apart from each other along the coastal rail. Then from Paignton take the Dart Valley Railway I think is called, it's a working restored heritage steam railway with affordable prices to get a legit steam train ride the final 8 miles to Dartmouth. You arrive at Dartmouth railway station which isn't technically in Dartmouth but Kingswear. Dartmouth is a 1 minute boat ride across the harbour. Funicular railway? Its done with a cable. 2 cars that act as the counterweight to each other. You send one down it pulls the other up. Lynmouth down at sea level connected to Lynton at the top of the Cliffs

[@cooljune5081]

When on earth are you going to get over the pond and visit us!? 😃

[@reactingtomyroots]

Hoping to one day, for sure!

[@normanwallace7658]

That island is StMichaels Mount it was the first place to spot the Spanish Armada & lit the first warning beacon to signal it' approach you can visit it depending on tides walk or small boat!! Their is a larger St Michael's mount Island on the French coast that is topped with a grand cathedral

[@lisab9734]

Tintagel is amazing. Looking at tintagel from the sea , there is a stunning area of cliffs to the left . It’s beautiful on a sunny day. You can get there from Tintagel or the hotel. I’m surprised this video didn’t show padstow. Padstow is wonderful and has a great place to hire bikes from the lobster hatchery along to wadebridge. It’s not that long but it’s beautiful

[@tracyatthepurplepad1145]

We have more pebbled beaches than sandy ones. But they are lovely. Going to Devon coast in September.

[@lisalisala117]

You need to go to Cornwall mainly for the sandy beaches

[@alexshapley8331]

I have done multiple *little* sections - especially around Dartmouth and Minehead. Lynsey - don't get obsessed with Cornwall, Devon and Somerset have so much more to offer (except tin mines...).

[@Tardytime]

St Michael's Mount is a National Trust attraction so you'll need to buy a ticket online, but otherwise, yes you can go and explore it all (the village, harbour, castle, and gardens). I went with my parents as a kid and it was awesome!

[@atiminthailand4531]

Awew... just missed where i live. BRIXHAM, it's in-between the jurassic coast of Dorset and dartmouth. In the horseshoe bay that is called torbay.

[@lindylou7853]

We have sandy beaches but we have pebble beaches too reg Brighton … nowhere is more than about 75 miles away from the coast in the uk … there are loads of these walks … one follows Hadrian’s wall… another goes from Glasgow to Edinburgh … there’s Cornwall and Devon walks …

[@gabrieladiscenza820]

I have lived in multiple parts of the South West Coastal Path and visited lots of it. I highly recommend and agree with the other comments about how lucky we are to have such beautiful coastline. If you want to see a 'sandy' beach in the UK have a look at Poole and Sandbanks.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

If you want Sun, the end of May to the end of August. We get 3 months sun, 3 months cold and 6 months of anything goes often in the same day.

[@CCaribou]

I live in a small town called Redruth in West Cornwall and I'm about to go grab a pasty and take the dogs to Hayle/Godrevy beach in St Ives bay. I am absolutely blessed to live here.

[@liamhennelly3961]

I am from the Northwest and abssssssolutely love a cornish pasties I am so jealous right now 😢😂✌🏻

[@CCaribou]

@@liamhennelly3961 aye. Sure beats a Greggs or Ginsters that's for sure! xD

[@chucky2316]

Ginsters are rubbish 😂

[@liamhennelly3961]

@@CCaribou Ginsters need binned they are rank 👍🏻😂😂😂

[@claregale9011]

Small pleasures are sometimes the best 😊.

[@CollieDog24]

Slapton Sands was the scene of a rehearsal landing for D DAY,but met with tragedy.It was supposed to be a joint excercise ,British and American amphibious landing craft ,but confusion between the radio codes led to the German E boats picking up the transmitted messages and attacked the american landing craft.Over 800 troops were killed .There is a plaque comemorating the event and on the shoreline there is a recovered Sherman tank from a landing craft,covered in sand.

[@trigger1471]

Great vid,As a butchery manager just a quick thing about grazing lambs & sheep right by the coast,great tasting,in Wales where i am its called salt marsh lamb,as the grass etc will have salt in it.

[@emmafrench7219]

That is my regular walking path and yes we do have beautiful sandy beaches at the bottom of the cliffs. Not all the way along but mostly. We have goats on some parts of our cliffs to keep the grass short. It scares me that they will fall but they don't. Also Sophia might enjoy looking for fossils as there are thousands especially around the Lyme Regis, Kimmeridge areas. A monster Pliosaur sea monster head was recently discovered there sticking out of the cliff. 6 1/2 feet long. Just the head. If you Google pliosaur in Dorset cliff you can see. Happy weekend.✌

[@lindylou7853]

Some towns have permanent beach huts … now v expensive … some families camp out all summer …

[@woodencreatures]

Some of the cliffs in Cornwall have smugglers steps carved into the rock, it's fantastic

[@chucky2316]

We also do in devon shaldon is smugglers tunnels

[@larryjimbob]

Devon and Cornwall are beautiful.

[@nellieknifton]

They missed one of my a couple of my favourite coves in Cornwall, Kynance and Church cove on the Lizard and the Three Kings mine at Botallack, featured in Poldark.