South West Coast Path Itinerary

This is designed for a road trip with plenty of stops — not a through-hike.

Day 1 — St Agnes → Perranporth

  • Trevaunance Cove
  • St Agnes Head
  • Hanover Cove
  • Chapel Porth
  • Holywell Bay
  • Perranporth Beach

Day 2 — Perranporth → Portreath

  • Dramatic cliffs
  • Old mining landscapes
  • Porthtowan Beach
  • Chapel Coombe
  • Portreath Harbour

Day 3 — Portreath → St Ives

✦ My personal favourite 🙂

  • Godrevy
  • Godrevy Lighthouse
  • Gwithian Beach
  • Hayle Estuary
  • St Ives Harbour

Day 4 — St Ives → Zennor

✦ My second favourite 🙂

  • Clodgy Point
  • Zennor Head
  • Dramatic Atlantic views

Day 5 — Zennor → St Just

  • Cape Cornwall
  • Old tin mines
  • Botallack
  • Levant Mine
  • Pendeen Watch

Day 6 — St Just → Land’s End → Porthcurno

  • Land’s End
  • Sennen Cove
  • Pedn Vounder
  • Porthcurno Beach
  • Minack Theatre

Day 7 — Porthcurno → Lizard Peninsula

  • Walk part of the coast around Porthcurno
  • Visit Kynance Cove
  • Walk around Lizard Point
  • Finish at the southernmost point of mainland Britain