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Lands End to Cape Cornwall

I have always wanted to visit and stand at Lands End in Cornwall and look west.  Lands End was the ultimate destination of this whole road trip that started in Hastings.  From Porthcurno I was now making my way to Lands End.
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PorthCurno Cornwall Seascape Photography

Using the National Trust Guide for Cornwall that I had picked up in my hotel in Newquay, from Penzance I was now heading to Porthcurno, some say the most beautiful bay in the world.
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Penzance Photo Walk Cornwall

From my base in Newquay in Cornwall, on my second day decided on a road trip around the coast of Cornwall starting at Penzance and working my way around the Lands End.
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Sunset over Newquay Cornwall

From my base near Croyde in north Devon, the next stop on my road trip was Newquay in Cornwall.   I was staying in the great western hotel in Newquay, from here, I could explore a lot of Cornwall.
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Mortehoe to Lee Bay North Devon

My last full day in north Devon and the weather was mostly wet windy and stormy again.  Undeterred and getting use to it I decided to hike from Mortehoe along the south-west coastal path to Lee Bay and back.
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Saunton Sands North Devon

It was a very wet miserable day, the worst yet since starting my road trip and being in North Devon.  I not want to stay stuck in my little cottage all day so headed out with just my compact camera, waterproof jacket to nearby Saunton Sands.
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Heddon Valley Exmoor Devon

An excellent source of places to visit when your are in an unfamiliar country like Devon is the National trust days out guide.   The weather was improving and today I decided to visit the Heddon Valley within the Exmoor national park.
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Ilfracombe Devon

From my base near Woolacombe the seaside town of Ilfracombe was not far away and looked like an interesting walk and scout around.
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Woolacombe to Morte Point Devon

According to a tourist guide I read in my cottage, the best beach in the area was Woolacombe sands and only a few miles away.  I was heading to Woolacombe my second day in north Devon and the weather was getting worse.
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Croyde Bay North Devon

From Folkestone in Kent, it was a long drive to Croyde Bay in North Devon, my next destination.  The plan was to work my way down the coast into Cornwall all the way to Lands End.
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The White Cliffs Of Dover

Being in Folkestone, not far away along the Kent coast was Dover and the famous white cliffs.  Given a break in the winter weather I really wanted to do the walk along the White Cliffs of Dover.
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Elham Valley Kent

One good thing with being on a road trip, staying in a hotel, you are more motivated to get outside rain or shine.  The rain and clouds had returned with a vengeance, after a break of one day along the north downs.  Based in Folkestone,  I decided to take a trip inland to the Elham Valley.
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