I am an award-winning experienced walker and guide, qualified Lowland Leader, former member of a Public Rights of Way team and South West Coast Path Association volunteer path rep.
- All scheduled walks and tours in Cornwall and Devon can be booked below for individuals as part of a public tour or exclusively for private groups.
- As a 'Good Journey' member I offer a 10% discount for guests arriving by public transport!
- As a 'Pard Card' member I offer a 10% discount to local card holders
- For a personally designed tour just for you please see bespoke tours.
- Well-behaved dogs welcome except on the Full Day "Beyond Paradise" TV Location Tour
- Children by arrangement only (to ensure their comfort and enjoyment - I’m pro walking children!)
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TOURS ON SPECIAL OFFERS
Leaves: AUTUMN20 until 30 November
Garland: XMAS20 from 20/12/24 to 6/1/25
All public tours calendar
Bespoke Tours & Itineraries
My suggestion or an idea of your own
Fully guided or self guided walking or touring itineraries
Single or multi-day trips
Your own vehicle or scheduled using public transport
BBC TV Beyond Paradise location tours
BBC TV Poldark locations with a former supporting artist
South West Coast Path and Tamara Way
Serving Cornwall, Tamar Valley, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and beyond
Private solo/group tours: single and multi day
Birthdays and weddings
Cruise shore excursions
Solo walkers wanting company
Step on guide for coach and tour operators
Corporate team events
To discuss your ideas, contact me using this form:
About me
My family dates back to 1531 in Cornwall - and probably beyond but it gets difficult to trace further.
Amongst other things, there is a long association with China Clay, including a 'Cap'n' of the port at Charlestown and one of my own sons currently working in the industry. We also have a connection with Heligan House.
Aside from guiding, I work as a model. This led to an offshoot occupation as a sometime supporting artist, including several appearances on BBCTV Poldark. (See short video below from S4 when my costume was dark green dress/black hat and cape, so you can spot the tiny glimpses!)
Throughout my life I have been a keen walker and walked a great deal with my own children from age three to their late teens. I still often walk with my lovely granddaughter.
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My values
Always running scheduled walks when a single guest has booked
Minimum printed material, all on 100% recycled card and paper
All electronic ticketing to reduce paper waste
2024 Green Tourism accreditation - SILVER AWARD
Member and ambassador business of Green Acorn the SECTA Green Tourism Scheme
Conscious use of public transport (I drive but do not run a car) supporting local services and protecting the environment.
I offer
10% discount as a 'Good Journey' member for guests arriving by public transport
Undertaking Guide Dogs Sighted Guide Training and adapting walks wherever possible to allow access to the coast and countryside by all members of the community
Donating £1 per guest, as part of the Coast Path Friendly scheme, on walks which use the South West Coast Path National Trail to the South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA), the charity which protects the path
Volunteering for organisations which protect green/blue spaces and support local communities:
SWCPA as a local rep
Fowey Chamber of Commerce (Chair)
Plastic Free Fowey (Community Lead)
Offering a locals' discount through the PARDCARD scheme
Donating to RNLI when a walk includes a bus fare and a guest uses their National Bus Pass
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Getting here
Scheduled walks and tours are based around the St Austell Bay area of Cornwall - see Cornwall map and inset below for detail - and the Tamar Valley on the Cornwall/Devon borders
Bespoke tours can be planned across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and beyond - just ask
Enjoy a 10% discount off ticket price when you arrive on holiday or to your tour, by public transport
- BY TRAIN: mainline services stop at Par and St Austell (approx 4 hours from London and 4.5 hours from Birmingham) for Cornwall tours and Plymouth/Tamar Valley Line stations for Tamar Valley tours
- BY COACH: National coach services call at St Blazey, Cornwall Services, St Austell and other local stops in Cornwall and Plymouth Coach Station in Devon. Service bus connections can be made from these to your accommodation or walk start point
- BY BUS: services from Newquay and St Austell give a good service to/from Fowey, with connections at Par and St Austell rail stations. Tamar Valley has good services from Plymouth, Launceston, Tavistock
- BY CAR: A390 from Plymouth and Truro gives easy access to the St Austell Bay area
For public transport journey planning see my Good Journey page
