SWCP Day 7 Instow to Westward Ho! 4K

[@thewanderingforester]

HI Paul, Linda and I have just binge watched this first weeks walking over the last couple of days - both of us getting itchy feet! Really enjoying your journey, loving the odd bit of humour thrown in here and there. so - on to week 2 then.. ATB Roger

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hello both. If your considering doing it I would say just go for it. It’s one of the best experiences I’ve had. Lucie (my soon to be wife) tells me that I love my dad jokes. Hope you enjoy the rest of the videos.

[@noseybirdadventures5880]

Great series!

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Thank you Lesley, glad you have enjoyed them.

[@richarddavies2894]

Hi Paul. Loving the videos. My wife and I did the dorset section in early September. Absolutely beautiful. You will love that stretch! Looking forward to seeing your next installment. Keep up the good work.

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hi Richard. Thanks for that, I’m glad you are enjoying them. I’ve got as far as Par this year. Hopefully I will get to Dorset by this time next year.

[@richarddavies2894]

@@pilgrimpaul7798 we have done a few sections of the path but not from the start. Hopefully doing Minehead to Barnstaple next may. Can't wait. I'm already getting itcy feet!

[@joshuapowner2277]

great video's Paul love your walk on this coast path really good detail looking forward to more of the videos and hope to start this adventure soon myself

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Thanks Joshua. I would def recommend it. Day walks, week long chunks or a through hike, however you do it it will be amazing.

[@lorrainewilding9017]

Thank you soo much 🥰

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

No, thank you Lorraine for watching ❤️

[@lorrainewilding9017]

We’ve been going to westward ho for yrs wen our children were young then we started going abroad but we’ve kept going back cus we just love westward ho we’ve been twice this yr already I’ve now got mobility issues and to watch we’re u go is just amazing yrs ago we did some coastal path walking but not now ☹️so I’ve enjoyed watching u and seeing how long that coastal path is just blew me away 😊

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

@@lorrainewilding9017 I’m just planning my next trip on the path and this next section will see me pass the half way point. It feels like a long time ago I wast at Westward Ho!

[@stevewilliams8148]

Very good Paul - Loved the videos of your walks - I did Minehead to Newquay over 12 days in June albeit via B&Bs and Hotels and luggage moved by van - Looking forward to your next walks and mine next Summer - Newquay to Plymouth

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hi Steve, thanks for the message. I am glad you enjoyed them. You did a good stretch over 12 days. I loved it and can not wait to get back. Im hoping to do some more before the weather turns cold, perhaps I will be able to get the Westward Ho! to Newquay section in. Thanks again for watching.

[@robertbransby]

Really enjoyed watching your first week, we did it last year and are about to start the second week at the end of May. That last bit around the golf course was a killer for us, we just wanted it to end 😂

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Ah you must be excited for getting back out. Yes I remember feeling that way, you think after Appledore that you’re almost there but then you get sent out around the golf course.

[@kevinprime8983]

Nice one Paul, another great video. Lovely to watch when you’re stuck at home. Probably watch again Before my October trip. Hopefully you will start part 2 shortly, looking forward to it . kev

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Cheers Kevin. I would like to get back in September or October. Which section will you be walking?

[@kevinprime8983]

@@pilgrimpaul7798 Minehead to Lynmouth early October then maybe to Teignmouth to to walk More of the path I have yet to do. Hoping for some dry weather at least Paul.

[@warfieldmick2255]

Hi Paul…Really enjoyed your series on the first section of the SWCP. I’m hoping to step off in April. Looking forward to your next instalment. Best wishes, Mick

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hi Mick. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed them. Will you be starting from Minehead? I am planning my next week on the path and hope to get back out in the next few weeks. All the best, Paul

[@warfieldmick2255]

@@pilgrimpaul7798 Hi Paul, yes, I’m planning leaving from Minehead. I want to attempt it in one go so I will be keeping an eye out for your next instalments.

[@dazbass007]

My mom use to live in Bideford many moons ago good going again Paul atb daz

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

I have been there for work a few times but that was the first time I got to see a bit more of the town. Thanks for watching these Daz, it’s much appreciated.

[@dazbass007]

@@pilgrimpaul7798 enjoying your journey Paul 👍😎

[@TeaInValhalla]

Hello Paul, pleasure to meet you, thanks for you support on our recent video, one good turn deserves another! We love Westwood Ho, was our first holiday as a couple 14 years ago! Great video, vlogging and editing, thanks for the share, Ceri and Kat 👍🌊❤☕

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hello Ceri and Kat, nice to hear from you. Thank you for the nice feedback. I think I will appreciate Westward Ho! more when I go back to carry on the trail. I must admit I found it a bit odd being around so many people after being pretty much alone for the previous week. Thanks for watching.

[@kellianclink6855]

Love the spider web! Love it when you catch the acorns. Sometimes it is so comforting to see it when I have been getting lost. I am navigationally challenged so I get lost a lot. Don't you love it that it is only possible through all the volunteers who groom the paths! Soooo love England. Hopefully next May, n. Yorkshire coast for me. Yay Day 7!!!! Bless you!!!!

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hello Kellian. I found the remote sections easy to follow but the towns were where I sometimes struggled to spot the acorns. I read that each mile costs £1400 a year to maintain. I hope 🤞 all goes to plan for your trip.

[@LoveSundays]

Embrace the wonky hat mate 👍

[@TravellingTorunn]

I have really enjoyed folowing you along these walks. Lovely videos and excellent music choices :-). Thank you for sharing! Fingers crossed for myself coming to the UK next year and continue my own walks :)

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Thank you Torunn. I’m glad you have enjoyed them. Fingers crossed things will be easier for us all to travel again next year.

[@TravellingTorunn]

@@pilgrimpaul7798 Yes I cross all my fingers and toes :-)

[@ryanrunningwild]

Well done Paul, that was a crazy long hike, really enjoyed watching your journey, how do you feel now? I would be feeling pretty chuffed!

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Thanks Ryan. I was quite proud of myself for making it. It has certainly given me the hiking bug.

[@DavinaFarrar]

Great video. Are you on your own or how are you videoing yourself , especially from afar. Also when do you get to update this- I asked because when I was walking I was in my own and had very little reception most of the time to do much at all.

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hello Davina. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Yes I was on my own. To film myself walking I have to put the camera down and press record, walk back the way I have come from, then walk back towards the camera. I then turn the camera around and film myself walking further down the path away from the camera. I then walk back to pick up the camera. These clips are then edited into the end result you see. I edit all the videos when I get back home. This walk was done 26/06 - 02/07 and then I have released a video every few days. Thank you for watching.

[@kerryrobin3112]

Been waiting to see your last day’s walking. Loving watching your adventure. We started in July over a weekend, walked day 2 in torrential rain through the forest as you did. Will probably take us 8 years to complete but will keep revisiting your videos to know what to look out for. Do you find walking poles a must. I found some areas on the first two days so steep. Would walking poles help with feeling more confident on steep descents and help on the inclines? Keep the videos coming. Really enjoying them.

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

Hello Kerry. Thanks for following along. It’s tough going when the weather is bad isn’t it. Certainly made me appreciate the good days. This was my first walk using poles. The theory is they help improve posture and spread the weight of your pack. I also thought they may come in hand on the steep sections. I will probably only use them on multi day hikes when I have a heavy pack.

[@ryanrunningwild]

I find them really good for descents, saves my knees!

[@PrincePlanet-ee5hn]

Any opinion about the best months of the year to do the whole path in one go?

[@pilgrimpaul7798]

I have done most of my walking in later spring and late summer/early autumn. My thinking is the weather may be nice enough to enjoy it but not as hot as the mid summer. Some of the stages are long (depending on the itinerary you follow) so you need to do it when there are enough hours of daylight.