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Earlier this month I walked by myself from Newquay to Land's End (and from there to Porthcurno) on the South West Coast Path with everything I needed to camp at campsites along the way on my back in my rucksack.
Day 1. Newquay to Perranporth
Day 2. Perranporth to Porthtowan
Day 3. Porthtowan to Gwithian
Day 4. Gwithian to St Ives
[I then had two rest days in St Ives to explore.]
Day 5. St Ives to Pendeen Watch
Day 6. Pendeen Watch to Land's End
Day 7. Land's End to Porthcurno
I walked 10+ miles each day on the SW Coast Path to get between these places (and then another mile or so to get to the campsite I had booked for that particular day and place). These distances are broken down roughly on the SW Coast Path website as follows:
Town Distance from Newquay (station)
Crantock 4.1 miles [6.6km]
Porth Joke 6.0 miles [9.6km]
Holywell 8.1 miles [13.0km]
Perranporth 12.6 miles [20.2km]
Trevaunance Cove (for St Agnes) 16.5 miles [26.5km]
St Agnes Head 18.1 miles [29.1km]
Chapel Porth 19.7 miles [31.7km]
Porthtowan 20.9 miles [33.6km]
Portreath 24.9 miles [40.1km]
Godrevy Point 31.1 miles [50.0km]
Gwithian 32.5 miles [52.3km]
Hayle 36.7 miles [59.0km]
Lelant 38.9 miles [62.6km]
St Ives 42.8 miles [68.8km]
Zennor Head 49.2 miles [79.2km]
Gurnard's Head 51.3 miles [82.5km]
Bosigran Cliff 53.3 miles [85.8km]
Pendeen Watch 56.4 miles [90.8km]
Cape Cornwall 60.4 miles [97.2km]
Cot Valley (for Lands End YHA) 61.4 miles [98.8km]
Sennen Cove 65.6 miles [105.5km]
Land's End 66.8 miles [107.5km]
Porthgwarra 70.6 miles [113.6km]
The distance from Newquay to Porthcurno is 72 miles. I actually ended up hiking nearer to 90 miles in total.
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I want my walk this month to raise money for SRASAC because the services they offer are important ones: the counselling, helpline, and ISVA teams are platforms where worries are not only voiced but also heard and addressed, and this is something that, I believe, can - and does - make all the difference.
Information from SRASAC's website about the services that fundraising helps fund:
£1 keeps our helpline open for 1 hour
£10 pays for 1 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for one of our volunteers. This helps us recruit the right volunteers and prevents
unsuitable people from working with our clients.
£35 keeps the Centre open for 1 day paying for costs related to the building.
£45 pays for one face to face counselling sessions – which we strive to keep free for all our clients.