The West Country Way, Sustrans Route 3, runs from Padstow to Bristol, a distance of 250 miles. Three of us were on the trip, my wife Christine and I and our 16 year old son Rowan. We wanted time to explore the towns and villages we'd pass through so we planned for modest daily distances and booked all our accommodation in advance.
Here's how we got on. All distances are estimated.
Day 1 -
Wadebridge-Padstow-Camelford (34 miles)
Day 2 - Camelford to Bude (22 miles)
Day 3 - Bude to Bideford (40 miles)
Day 4 - Bideford to Dulverton (43 miles)
Day 5 - Dulverton to Creech St Michael (43 miles)
Day 6 - Creech St Michael to Wells (35 miles)
Day 7 - Wells to Bristol (41 miles)
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