Walking Group – Wellbeing walks from the railway

Free event for University of Plymouth students
Cotehele. Image courtesy: Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership
Cotehele. Image courtesy: Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership

  • Meet on the Students' Union roof at 11:45

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Calling University of Plymouth students! The University has linked up with Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership to offer you the opportunity to explore the incredible beauty around Devon and Cornwall.
We are offering a free monthly walking group for students with all travel expenses provided, using Great Western Railway to travel via train to destinations along the Tamar Valley Line and more.
The walking group provides students with the opportunity to develop social connections with others and help alleviate stressors related to studies and academic pressures through exercise, spending time outdoors and connecting with nature. It offers students the chance to discover the incredible beauty around Devon and Cornwall and demonstrate how accessible it is through the use of public transport.
  • Meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month.
  • Free event – all travel expenses provided through Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership.
  • Exploring a new area or Devon or Cornwall each month.
Join our monthly walking group, find the details for our next walking group event and how to book your place below.
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Wednesday 16 April, 09:45–16:04 | Cotehele blossom walk

About this walk...
  • Join us as we walk from Calstock to the National Trust estate of Cotehele (there will be no charge for students to enter Cotehele house). The walk will be approximately five miles in total. Please bring lunch and weather permitting, we can all eat together in the orchard.
  • Meet on the Students' Union roof at 09:45 before we set off for the railway station. Please note the new meeting time!
  • We will be catching the 10:28 train to Calstock. We are catching an earlier train than usual to enable us to have enough time to walk around the estate and for participants to explore the house and gardens. We will be arriving back in Plymouth at 16:04.

Some sections in the woods near Cotehele Mill could be wet and muddy, so please wear suitable footwear for walking and appropriate clothing for the weather conditions. Please note: unfortunately this walk is not suitable for students with mobility issues.

Email studentservices@plymouth.ac.uk for any queries.

Monthly walks planned for 2024/25

  • 18 September – Welcome to Plymouth, Britain's Ocean City (Walking Group taster event)
  • 16 October – Bere Ferrers
  • 20 November – Calstock
  • December – no walk (break for the holidays)
  • 22 January – Bere Alston
  • 19 February – Calstock and the wetlands
  • 19 March – Gunnislake and Danescombe Valley daffodil walk
  • 16 April – Cotehele blossom walk
  • 21 May – walk to be confirmed
  • 18 June – walk to be confirmed

Please note all walks are subject to change.
 

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