David

Get to Know David

I grew up on the wild northern tip of Cornwall. My dad's a marine artist from San Francisco who sailed across the Atlantic and never went home — so I was also destined to live by the sea. After university, a gap year turned into eleven years of travelling, working abroad, and walking across America from Mexico to Canada. That walk changed everything — I trained as a wilderness guide in Finland, guided across Europe and the US, and eventually came back to Cornwall to do it on my own doorstep. I've got a Masters in Landscape Ecology, so I'm fascinated by how the world looks like it does. And when I'm not guiding guests, I'm out on ultra long-distance wilderness adventures. So far, over 20,000 miles through mountains, deserts, arctic tundra and jungle.

"When you see Cornwall through guests' eyes, you're seeing it for the first time again — and that makes me even more proud to call it home."

David's Tour

The Hidden North

by David

This is a walking tour through the quieter, wilder side of Cornwall's North coast — the stretches I walk myself, the places I'd bring my closest friends. We visit iconic spots like Tintagel and Padstow too, but the heart of this tour is the Cornwall that most people never find. The evenings are just as considered as the walks — Michelin-starred seafood in Port Isaac, private wine tastings overlooking the Atlantic, and hotels I've handpicked because they feel as special as the landscape.