7-Day Cornwall & Devon Tour
The Ancient West: Cornwall & Devon audio road trip
Celtic legends and prehistoric mysteries
The Ancient West takes you into Britain's oldest landscapes — where standing stones predate the pyramids, holy wells have been venerated for millennia, and the legends of King Arthur cling to every cliff and cove. Cornwall and Devon aren't just beautiful; they're the last stronghold of Celtic Britain, where the old ways persisted longest.
Highlights
- Tintagel — the legendary birthplace of King Arthur
- The Merry Maidens stone circle
- St Michael's Mount at low tide
- Bodmin Moor's Bronze Age settlements
- Land's End — where Britain ends
What You'll Discover
- •Why the Cornish language survived when others didn't
- •The true origins of the King Arthur legends
- •How tin made Cornwall wealthy in the Bronze Age
- •The shipwrecks that shaped coastal communities
- •Which holy wells were sacred before Christianity arrived
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Into Devon
90 milesLeave the modern world behind as you enter Devon. Dartmoor rises ahead — a Bronze Age landscape barely changed in 4,000 years.
Dartmoor's Secrets
60 milesA day exploring Dartmoor's standing stones, stone circles, and the eerie ruins of medieval villages abandoned to the moor.
The Cornish Border
100 milesCross the Tamar into Cornwall — historically distinct from England with its own language and identity. The change is immediate: different architecture, different place names, different spirit.
North Cornwall
80 milesThe dramatic north coast, where Tintagel clings to its cliffs and every cove has a smuggler's tale.
Land's End
70 milesFollow the coast to Britain's western extremity. The landscape becomes starker, the stones older, the legends thicker.
The Lizard & South Coast
90 milesBritain's most southerly point and the gentle south coast — a softer Cornwall of fishing villages and subtropical gardens.
Return via the Moors
120 milesHead back through Cornwall's interior — the mining country where the industrial revolution began with Cornish tin.
What's Included
Start Point
Exeter (flexible)
End Point
Exeter (circular route)
Best For
Legend seekers and lovers of wild, ancient landscapes
All stories carry Witan's Truth Protocol labels: Historically Verified, Historically Debated, or Folklore & Legend.
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