Walking The Isle of Wight Coastal Path - Solo Backpacking Trip
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- In 2015 Abbie Barnes set out to walk around the Isle Of Wight on the coastal path route. They endured an epic solo adventure, with a bit of an unexpected ending. The walk though, was stunning, offering epic coastal views, petite fishing villages, glamorous campsites, and more!
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00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Day One, Travel & Yarmouth to Cranmore
10:24 - Day Two, Cranmore to Wootton Bridge
21:18 - Day Three, Wootton Bridge to Shanklin
32:16 - Day Four, Shanklin to The Needles
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5 years ago.. lovely walk and you brought back memories for me. 1962 I bicycled from Northampton to Lymington where I crossed to Yarmouth and made my way around the coast . staying at Youth Hostels. Great place to visit and I thank you for letting me go with you.
Made the right choice. That little inner voice is there for a reason. Great video. Many thanks.
Or maybe have caught the 'bus from Shanklin along the spectacular south coast of the Island as far as Alum Bay (Change here for The Needles) and then walked back to Yarmouth along the more sheltered west coast? Perhaps it was a bit optimistic, hoping to walk around the entire coast that late in the year, when the days are short and the weather begins to deteriorate?
What a lovely lady and a lovely video... you did great, I lived on the rock for 5 years and your vid bought it all back... Thank you!!!
Lovely videos and comments. I o w so beautiful. Many thanks. Warren
You certainly made the right and correct choice. I've walked the coastal path but in the opposite direction, turning right out of Yarmouth instead of left. A lovely film bringing back many many memories of a place that I know extremely well through both work and pleasure. Don't be too sad, you can always come back again. Many thanks for taking me along - I really enjoyed it
I found your videos on YT quite by chance, you are a refreshing & inspiring voice on youtube!, looking forward to watching more, please keep it up!.
Hi Abbie, just wanted to say that I really enjoy your videos, and that for me you are a go-to source for information on walking trips.
You are so welcome!
I used to live on the Isle Of Wight many years ago and I miss the island
Hello Abbie, Thank you for your excellent video, well-presented, gentle voice, easy to listen to, no noisy background music. Please don't change your presenting style. My daughter lives in the Isle of Wight and I live in Ireland and it is lovely to be able to 'visit' like this when I can't visit in person. July 2020.
Lovely video Abbie, I live on the Isle of Wight so found your take on it interesting. I must say as well that you have an excellent voice for narration. I really enjoyed that. You should be a pro. Thanks Abbie for taking us along. All the in your future exploits.
Thanks for the comment!
Walked Ryde to Yarmouth over 3 days, then the weather threatened. Spent a day hammering in double tent pegs and mooched around Rhyde for the day . The next bit looks lovely thanks for a great video
You looked so tired to the end. The road really took it out of ya. 100% you made the right call. It may be disappointing but better to be alive and disappointed than the alternative
This was really well made. Brought back childhood memories of the island
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoyed this . I explored some of the East coast back in 2012.
Thanks for sharing.
A wise decision you made Abbie ,i very much enjoyed the video and may well take a trip and do the walk myself.
Alan
+Alan Prince (The Armoured Farmer) Enjoy Alan!
I do enjoy watching you …you did the right thing…..turning around and remember you can always do it again!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your adventure on the Isle of Wight. Sorry you couldn't complete the walk. I hope you can walk the remainder another day and share it with us. Lived for 20 years near Chichester with the island on the horizon, but never spent much time there, and didn't realise how beautiful it is.
Sure hope to Martin! What a fab place to live - some much to see.
It's great to see the landscape around where you walk, that's offering a good impresson of the coastal path and its condition as well.
I'm from the Netherlands, planning to visit the IOW in springtime 2021, for a viewing of homes on the S. W. coast. I've spend much time in Devon UK during the last 4,5 years and had to return to The Netherlands due to the pandemic. I'm told that the landscape of the IOW is similar to the one of Devon. Foremost, it's my fondness of the sea, calling me to a space to live near the coast. I do like your spirit and happy vibes, thank you. Keep smiling, safe journey 😊
I was amazed to se the floating bridge worked!
I did the IOW coastal path in stages, finishing last year. A real gem of an island, especially the 'Back of the Wight', including places like Shorwell and Mottistone with its beautiful gardens.
My in-laws live in St Lawrence, near where the undercliff slipped. I LOVE the island, it’s so pretty
Hey, your Mum lived on the Island! I was born and raised there, for the first 7 years anyway, in Newport. My friends and I did the coast path walk in 2010. This video brings back so many good memories.More please.
Most enjoyable video.
Great vid Abbie. You are a strong walker as I was many years ago. I am going to the IOW in April but won't be walking much just sightseeing enjoyed your vid, thanks for uploading. Pete.
thank you abbie,we used to live on the island and you have taken us back on your walk we will watch your walk again and again.thank you.
Well done! I know that feeling of disappointment.....Live to fight another day I say..
A great video thanks. I love that campsite at Wotton bridge!
great filming abbie i was thinking of doing the I O W CP but there is to much road work . i think i was spoiled when i did the SWCP that was a wonderful walk i did that alone and carried all my own gear i loved it . i used to walk as much as i could but now it is hard for me as the breath has gone with lung problems but i have enjoyed letting you take me for the walk cheers from trev
So glad you could come along. I hear you about the road stretches. They can be long!!
Oh my goodness :D This island is great! I love the UK and the coastel of it :)
I'm from switzerland and I never been there befor. But my family and I want to travel South England. So I say my parents, that I want to go to the Isle of Wight. Thanks for the video :) It's great.
Regards from switzerland :)
Thanks for stopping by!!
There's much to see and to do in England's smallest County - the beautiful Isle of Wight! Roman Villas, a Norman Castle (at Carisbrooke), Queen Victoria's holiday cottage at Osborne and the space rocket test site at The Needles!
@@KempSimon Cottage!?
Took me back West Wight was my patch ! Shame about missing the Jurassic coast might have found some Ammonite fossils !
Really enjoyed seeing you walking around the lovely island I'm lucky enough to call home. Well shot and nice commentary too.. good job! :D
+Lynn Hamps Glad you enjoyed it!
The mushroom looked like a puff ball , very fresh and new
Great stuff AB
Used sail around Yarmouth , Cowes ect .
Never walked it,so on my to do list
Make sure that you call in at the thatched "Fisherman's Cottage" pub on the beach at the bottom of Shanklin Chine for liquid (or maybe even solid!) refreshments during your walk. Followed by The Spyglass at Ventnor and the Buddle Inn at Niton .....
I enjoyed watching your journey Abbie. Hopefully you will get back to walk the southern section in the future.
Great video.
I'm cycling round the IOW in early summer with an overnight camp and watching your adventures has got me really fired up for it.
Thanks for sharing.
Matt.
+Matt Hill (Matt Hill's Ramblings) Enjoy - thanks for watching!
Brilliant Abbie! I watched your video on. October 16th 2018. My family were on the Isle of Wight in the early part of the century they were Landers. I live in Wisconsin USA. Another lovely place to walk!
Amazing! Thanks for watching!!
Never been to the Isle of Wight but I think that walking it is one of the best ways of seeing it,thank you Abbie.
On a clear day, if you can manage the stiff climb from Blackgang Chine up to the "Pepperpot" - England's only medieval lighthouse - on top of St. Catherine's Down, expect a wonderful view which extends all the way to Weymouth in the west and to the Surrey Hills in the north-east!
Hey Abbie, first of what a great video and well done doing the walk. I didn't know this walk existed till now. You have inspired me to try the walk myself and hope to do it this year.
Looks like a great adventure!
I guess I’m doing nothing today except watching your videos😂😂
What an excellent video. Keep up the good work!
Great video. Really enjoyed this.
great film loved it thank you
You take many intresting walks threw the island...
I been to the island year after year... but you show it in all its beauty
Really enjoyed that. I felt your pain there at the end.
great to watch ive done it a few times but it was a shame you missed ventnor to tennyson
well done
Walked The Route in June 2018- Not easy, But very rewarding. Great Views and raised a substantial amount for a worthy charity. Brighstone to Shanklin Is the most Challenging part of the 70 Miles
Well done on completing the walk!
I really enjoyed watching this and have to say you're a very inspirational woman. I love your spirit! A few of us are planning to do this in May. What time of year did you do it? It didn't look like fun in the rain, I don't blame you for calling it a day. Really well done. 👏
Oh Abbie I felt for you, you looked so tired. I love going to the isle of White. Lovely video. Always er on the side of caution. You did really well!!
Beautiful film.
I did this hike (but no camping, however) and loved it. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming...
I'm planning to do this next summer. I did the Solent Way this year, which is a very nice path of 60 miles, and much of it was spent with the Isle of Wight to my right.
Congrats for your walk this year! Enjoy the IOW when you head out :)
I'm doing this next August from Yarmouth clockwise 😊 will be filming as I go
This was a really good production, on all levels.
Due to a sailing affliction, I have spent many a night in Cowes and Yarmouth, drunken mornings too......... just how did we get back to boat? sort of mornings..........
I never realised how beautiful that Island is!
Thanks for sharing its inland parts.
A great watch.
Thanks for that :)
+tomas ronan Thanks for the comment - it sure is a stunning island! Atb, Abbie
Really nice vid very much enjoyed it.
Well, THAT was a great video walking tour of IOW. Congratulations young lady. I am a fan of the island, and saw a lot that recognised, including, (would you believe) your erecting your tent on the EXACT same pitch as I used when touring the island by bicycle in company with my son... Sept 2019.
Me 73, he 45.
Well done Abbie. Enjoyed watching that. Just come back from the island after walking some of the coastal path over two days. Myself and my brother walked from Brightstone to Yarmouth (14 miles), and then from Yarmouth to Cowes (17miles). It was very muddy when we were there, and it was interesting to see that clip when you were crossing that rutted muddy field heading towards Thorness Bay. My brother got stuck in the mud there and I had to help him out! All good fun though. Going back soon to do the rest,
+sportyruss Well done on your walk - glad you didnt disappear in the mud forever! Happy adventures - Abbie :)
enjoyed watching your video abbey, love the island, maybe you should finish the end of your trek when the weather is kinder, still you did well,
Such a shame you didn't get to finish the path Abbie, for me the best part was yet to come. I am just back from doing the path, well last week, and the hardest part for me was the section Cowes to Culver. Once over Culver Cliff i felt a sense of freedom after all the RD walking. I too have a video up, it would be good if you could check it out. ATB Jim.
Abbie's walks are a million times more engaging than any of those presented by Julia Bradbury.
Abbi as you saw the weather changes by the road some days YOU WERE WISE TO GET THE BUS
Looks a great place for walking with excellent scenery and nice places to walk. Good call hitting the pub for refreshment, long distance yomping can certainly catch up on you and fast too.........amazing what a 30 minute rest can do to pick you back up, and a tuna sarnie too :-)Yep, I think you made the right call to abandon the cliff walk too. The weather was foul and of course, dam dangerous when walking high-up on slippery rocks. Dissapointing at the time I know, especially when your mind is being torn two ways, but common sense should come before bravado, and you live to do the walk another day, albeit hopefully better weather. :-)ATB....great video!
+Wandering Wolf 2 Glad you enjoyed the film! Happy walking! :)
great video, i love walking around the island, maybe try again and make it 100% around :) the weather is always a problem with the cliffs
Bad luck with the rain and wind but would love to see the Shanklin Ventnor Needles Yarmouth if you go back and do it. I completed the route last Thursday 10th September using a budget hotel in Ryde as a base and buses out to strategic locations to link up the circuit so was much lighter loaded and I had a light day in the middle in between four longer ones
One thing you can do in the future is just take a 2 day trip from where you left off....it’s not nice loosing your days but, safety always comes first.....I know the weather bad because I live in Southampton and we always get the islands weather! 😂 nice to see places I’ve seen, great memories...
A lovely film , its a walk I hope to do soon so I hope I am more lucky than you with the weather
Merry Xmas Abbie and Family.
+Mark Blackwell And to you too Mark! Enjoy 2016 :) Abbie
My husband, 14 year old son and I returned from walking the coastal path just 2 weeks ago and I've really enjoyed seeing familiar sights again on your fantastic video. We were luckier than you with the weather...felt for you but think you made a sensible decision. Thank you Abbie for sharing your experience...I took lots of photos but no video. Where shall we walk next year???
Sounds like a great adventure!
You could/should have walked from your camp site at Lower Hyde along the disused railway line (aka the "Red Squirrel Trail") to Wroxall and from thence over St. Boniface Down (781 feet OD - highest point on the IoW) before dropping down to Ventnor. It would have saved a couple of miles (and maybe a couple of hours) on your marathon hike along the "Back of the Wight" to The Needles!
cool. really want to join in!
Great video, just wondered how you planned your trip? i'm looking to hike it in may and just started planning.
Don’t under estimate this walk ,my friend who has walked in the alps ,the Atlas Mountains ,the highlands of Scotland was defeated as well,we have some of the highest sun hours and some of the strongest wind speeds as well 109mph at the needles
From the point you retired would be the most technical all the way till blackgang .the weather one side of the island can seem quite benign but along the south coast where I live can blow yer knickers off,you made the right decision .
Lol..I had this video playing while I was moving about doing things here and when I finally say down to pay attention I began to wonder why she was constantly mentioning the "cows". Took me a couple seconds then felt like an idiot. Lol..cows
Hahaha, this made me laugh - thanks for the comment!
Nice video came by it today at the end your voice reminded me of Laura croft the original Tomb raider game on PlayStation 1
25:20 hold the grass in the palm with you hand out flat or theres a good chance the horse will bite your fingers 😁
Hi Abbie, its not easy making a decision to stop when you are actually doing the walk. Well done. I'm on holiday there in August and will probably walk the southern half of the path and really want to wild camp. when you planned your trip did you intend to camp wild?
Great video Abbie. Thanks for showing the good, the bland and the ugly parts of backpacking. The dissapointments along the way make the good bits amazing. Do you think you'll go back and finish?
Hey, thanks for watching and the comment. I think I will at some point, but there are many other trails calling my name! Hope to cycle round the island in a day in the summer, so will make a judgement off the back of that :)
I know this is an old vid, so no idea if you'll see this: but isn't it better to walk against the flow of traffic so that you can always see the traffic nearest to you coming up?
That's what I was taught in school anyway.
How old was your map? Shanklin Pier blew down in the Great Storm of 1987!
Great video Abbie - thanks for sharing your experience.
My friend and I are both walking around the IOW next year at the end of April as part of a fundraising Ultra event (I'm doing it for the animal shelter I got my rescue dog from).
I am a bit more daunted after watching your video and the thought of having only two 33 mile daylight stages to do it in now. I am training already bit have you got any tips/advice?
P.S I'm a Somerset girl too! :-)
Hiya thanks of the comment. So great you are doing the ultra - I know the event and think it will be great. I would just make sure you set yourself up to have some fun. Eat loads, drink loads, and give it your best :)
Still a good achievement. You had fun, made a smart decision and showed us how lovely that place is. Liked this a lot. Found you because of the review you did on that backpack and wondered what hiking through the UK would look like. It's a bit different from what I'm used to, hiking through nature reservations for days on end instead of mix of little towns and the countryside. It was nice, thanks :)
Btw. Did I understand straps correctly that came loose form the pack? How'd that happen?
Glad you enjoyed the film, and thank you for the comment. Yes the straps came lose, I think because they got so wet through there was just no friction to hold them in place. Keep hiking!
Yes I will :D I'v been looking into hammock campin lately after having used a tent for the last 7 years, because in Norway where often go because you can camp out in the wild, it's actually very hard to find a spot that's near water, reasonably level and dry all at the same time (whereas a watersource and trees come together without saying).
It's very different from tentcamping and it's been lovely to look into it. Can't wait for that next hike with some of the new goodies. Ones I know which ones to use that is, so much new stuff to learn about :D
I love your walks. Speech is a bit unclear for me (but I'm old and deaf). Thhink I might follow you on this walk - a bit slower, might take seven days.
brings back fifty years memorizes
You've inspired me! I'm going to do it! Was it October?
It sure was - have the best time!
Great video. Looks like you did make the right decision and not risk it.
Can i ask, do you always walk in the direction the traffic is going? I used to, put there is a danger of not knowing who is coming up behind you, and how close they are going to get to you. But then walking towards the traffic can be pretty dangerous as well. Especially on blind bends and they can't see you are there..
Hiya, yes you should always walk towards traffic, unless there is a sharp corner, then cross over to pass it. :)
@@AbbieBarnesWILD :-) I'm just starting to look at camping kit and start with basics. I agree with your other advice, about start off do small walks locally. I think will buy some treking poles to help take pressure off chronic knee pain. Hope you're well. :-)
several straps !!!!! what's it made of...... toilet paper !!
I really love your video. You must come back and continue your journey some day! Have you ever heard of "Walk The Wight"? It's a charity walking event helping to raise money for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. I hope to walk it again this year - you'd love it! Thanks for uploading this. Great job! :-)
Hey Abbie, hope youre ok.
Im planning on hiking the IOW coast next week (hence my research!)....just wondering if you could offer any advice? Do you think its actually possible to walk the entire island on the beach, rather than follow the path? Haha...just something id considered to enhance the trip! Any tips will be most welcome.
ATB Rob x
There are quite a lot of areas that are cliffs rather than beaches. There are also 2 areas (I think) that are privately owned so you have to walk along the roads for those sections.
@@ameliarobinson8472 thank you, i will bear that in mind :)
Hi Abbie, any chance you can identify the bird call at 11.37 for me?
That is an old map lol shanklin pier has been gone for years before this video. Great video, I enjoyed it
Hi Abbie. Any new walks. And can you recommend a good walk. Somewhere
If ud slipped or got soaked through you may have ended up in a bad way so best leave it for another day.
You did bro
So you didn't get the chance to walk down the Devil's Chimney.
Stay Wild!!
7 years ago I was going to here with my ex gf. If only I could change the past.
Or you can change the future and plan to do this solo or with friends 😊
Shame about your rucksack breaking, I carry a Crux AK 47 when I go long distance. The thing is pretty much indestructible. As for the island, its not going anywhere.
You missed so much, come down here again and do a proper walk.
What was wrong with you ecis bag abbey at the end
Exos sorry
Would I be stupid to attempt to wild camp this? Seems very built up.
Nice but please more of the views you are seeing as you walk and less of camera on you all the time.