TREASURE islands
The great outdoors
1 WALK ON
The Camino de Santiago pilgrims’ route – which begins in France and crosses northern Spain, ending at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela – is a very special trail, full of wonderful views and pretty towns and villages.
But the coastal walks of southern and south-west England are equally beautiful and far more accessible.
What’s there and why visit?
The South West Coast Path, the UK’s longest national trail, stretches for 630 miles around the coastline of the south-west peninsula, from the fishing villages of the south coast, around Land’s End to the surf beaches of the north (www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walk-coast-path).
Alternatively, the South Downs Way weaves across Hampshire and Sussex for 100 miles, with wonderful views of the countryside and coast below (www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/south-downs-way).
Must see
The south-west is packed with sights, but we particularly love Clovelly, in Devon, with its cobbled streets and picturesque harbour, while the views from the renowned Minack Theatre (), perched high above Porthcurno Beach in Cornwall, are impossibly beautiful. There’s also our cover star, beautiful Kynance Cove.
