Devon - Hope Cove to Salcombe

Ramblings

BBC

Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Science

4.5 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2011

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Clare Balding joins Gordon and Caroline Luff and their son, Sam, to walk a section of the South West Coastal Path from Hope Cove to Salcombe. This is thought to be one of the most beautiful stretches of the 630 mile long distance footpath where kestrels and peregrine falcons can be seen flying above the cliffs and seals can sometimes be seen down below. The walk is one that Gordon and Caroline have done several times but, after surviving breast cancer in 2001, Caroline then faced agonising back pain resulting in spinal surgery in 2010. Throughout both her treatment for cancer and surgery on her back, Caroline was determined to continue with the walking that she loves. The last time Gordon and Caroline walked from Hope Cove to Salcombe ended in tears with Caroline convinced that she would never walk again. Along with their son Sam, Clare joins Gordon and Caroline as they return to the aptly named Hope Cove to walk the route to Salcombe, something that Caroline can now do pain-free. And when the group reach Soar Mill Cove, nobody can resist taking off their walking boots and running into the sea for a paddle.

Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Helen Chetwynd.

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0:09.9	Rock falls, avalanches.
0:11.6	Huge pieces of ice.
0:12.9	All are big enough to kill you.
0:14.3	He just flew out into Devoid, and he was gone.
0:17.3	How did it all go so wrong?
0:19.2	And is it really worth risking death to feel alive?
0:22.3	Why would somebody pay to go to a place called the death zone on vacation?
0:27.3	Extreme. Peak Danger. With me, Natalia Melman Petrazella. Listen to the full series now.
0:33.2	First on BBC Sounds. This is the Coast and Country podcast from the BBC.
0:38.7	You can find the terms and conditions on our website at BBC.com.uk forward slash radio four.
0:45.9	Today you can hear Ramblings with Claire Balding.
0:53.4	Welcome to Ramblings and today I'm walking a section of the South West Coastal Path.
0:59.2	It starts at Hope Cove in Devon and it finishes in Salkham.
1:03.9	It's about seven and a half miles in total.
1:06.3	And this first section involves a climb up from Inner Hope, which as a place name gives me great pleasure
1:14.1	because Gordon and Caroline Luff who I'm walking with today and their son Sam would know rather
1:20.5	more about the healing power of hope than many because you've been through it a bit haven't you?
1:25.5	I have actually in the last probably 11 years.
1:29.5	I had breast cancer in 2001 and have my breasts removed, which is quite a shock.
1:38.0	And took about a year's recovery from that because I had lots of problems after that.
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