EXETER TO PENZANCE

First come the Exe and Teign estuaries, a sprawling, yacht-dotted pair that sandwich Dawlish and a section where the train line and sea are e mere inches apart. The track then loops s north for a wilder stretch, fringing Dartmoor. After pausing in Plymouth, you’ll cross Brunel’s Royal Albert Bridge and enter Cornwall. A series of spectacular r branch lines tempt here, including Liskeard’s riverhugging Looe Valley service and the beach-tastic connection from St Erth to St Ives. Stay still, however, and St Michael’s Mount will soon captivate as the train follows a promenade into Penzance.

Sit on: The left, for those sea views.

Stay overnight: Excellent breakfasts and sharp design await at Penzance’s Camilla House (from £120 B&B, camillahouse.co.uk).

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End of the line: Take in Cornwall’s spectacular beaches