The coast path between the beautiful harbours of Fowey and Polperro is some of the most remote and dramatic in Cornwall .

■ Distance: 5¼ miles/8.4km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■ Distance: 5¾ miles/9.4km ■ Time: 3-3½ hours ■ Grade: Moderate

■Distance: 8 miles/13km ■Time: 5 hours ■Grade: Moderate

Tom Shepherd combines two iconic Irish coastal routes for a journey filled with breathtaking wildlife spots, dreamy scenic stops and a taste of adventure

Take a road trip around Scotland’s ‘misty isle’ for volcanic rock formations, wild swimming at the Fairy Pools and warming drams of cask whisky.