Our tour along this superb coastline starts at the Victorian resort of Exmouth. A night is spent at Beer, where fishing boats are still winched up the shingle beach. Our 5-night tour ends at Lyme Regis, once the home of fossil-hunter Mary Anning, whilst the longer tour takes in the iron-age fortress of Maiden Castle and the geological wonder of Durdle Door.

This tour starts at Lulworth Cove, near the celebrated natural arch of Durdle Door. Between Lulworth and Kimmeridge we traverse the most dramatic coastal scenery in England. With 2 nights spent close to the jagged ruins of Corfe Castle, we follow ancient ridgeway trails along the Purbeck peninsula to the brilliant white sea-stack of Old Harry.

This tour starts at Minehead on the Somerset coast of Exmoor. West from Minehead the coastal path offers wide views across the Bristol Channel to Wales. After three nights at Lynton, which we use as a base for exploring the moorlands of the Exmoor National Park, we continue through the famous ‘Valley of Rocks’ to end the tour at the beach resort of Ilfracombe.