Bespoke Tours & Itineraries
Birthdays and weddings
Cruise shore excursions
Solo walkers wanting company
Step on guide for coach and tour operators
Corporate team events
Serving Cornwall, Tamar Valley, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and beyond
- Walks and tours can be arranged based on any of my scheduled walks or on an idea of your own.
- Single days or multi-day trips available including South West Coast Path and Tamara Way either as
- fully guided walking or
- bespoke self guided itineraries
- These can be accessed by private vehicle or, as my business is a very environmentally conscious one, I can schedule your tour using public transport:
- Cornish and Devon railway lines give some of the best views.
- There are no traffic jams or parking problems in the height of the season.
- My attention is all yours, not shared with the demands of driving.
TV Location tours
- I am a former supporting artist on BBC TV Poldark and able to take you to many Cornish locations and give you behind-the-scenes insights into the characters and filming which is rare amongst guides.
- 90 minute and full day Beyond Paradise tours now listed.
Find out more about me
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, who is sometimes to be found on public scheduled walks, where she makes an excellent wing-man.
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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
Green Tourism accreditation - SILVER AWARD
Conscious use of public transport (I drive but do not run a car) supporting local services and protecting the environment.
As a 'Good Journey' member I offer
5% discount 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
Volunteering for organisations which protect green/blue spaces and support local communities, including SWCPA as a local rep, Fowey Chamber of Commerce (Chair) and Plastic Free Fowey (Community Lead)
Committing to donate £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 works to improve and protect the path
When a walk includes a bus fare and a guest uses their National Bus Pass, that fare is donated to RNLI
Contact me
Contact Me
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Either gift a walk of your choice
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At checkout choose 'buy as a gift' in the booking panel.
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The perfect treat for yourself
or present for family and friends.
Fun, friendly, healthy
and very environmentally friendly ways
to indulge in culture and countryside
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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
Bespoke tours can be planned across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and beyond - just ask
Enjoy a 5% 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)
- BY COACH: National coach services call at St Blazey, Cornwall Services, St Austell and other local stops. Service bus connections can be made from these to your accommodation or walk start point
- BY BUS: services from Newquay and Mevagissey give a half hourly service to/from Fowey, both calling at Par and St Austell rail stations
- 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
