A member of the Cornwall Search and Rescue Team who completed a 300 mile walk around the county's coast has said he would do it all again.

Paul Miller, of Marlborough Avenue, Falmouth, finished the trek in 13 days and was welcomed home by friends and family at Swanpool Beach.

The intrepid walker said: "I would definitely do it again, although there were times when it was hard work and the weather was not great at the start of the walk, I still enjoyed it all."

Paul is the deputy team leader for Cornwall Search and Rescue and took up the challenge to raise much needed funds to help the service continue.

It costs about £15,000 per year to run the search and rescue team and they rely mainly on sponsorship and donations from Cornish businesses and the public in order to meet this.

After donning his walking boots Paul started his trek at Swanpool Beach on March 18. He then walked up the south coast to Plymouth where he was picked up and driven over to the north coast for the main part of the walk which took him all the way back to Falmouth.

Paul, who also works for the post office, added: "The weather was pretty bad at the beginning, there was rain, hail and even snow at one point. I also picked up an injury about a week into the walk which got worse as I went on.

"But it did not stop me or slow me down I knew that I had already gone past half way and I didn't want to let the team down."

Along the way Paul was offered free accommodation from over a dozen Cornish bed and breakfasts, something for which he was very thankful for.

Paul added that he wanted to thank everyone for their support and help with the walk and a special thank you to his dad, Ron, for helping him with his training prior to the walk.

The money from Paul's sponsored walk has started to come in but it is too early to tell just how much he has raised but he hopes it is a lot.