Student Officer Cadets complete epic charity walk along Plymouth breakwater

Eight students from Devon University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) gained rare access to Plymouth breakwater for the final mile of an epic charity coastal walk.  

The Officer Cadets from Plymouth and Exeter universities hiked the South West Coast Path from Land's End to Plymouth – covering 167 miles over 10 days – and raising more than £1,000 for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and the Defence Medical Welfare Service. 

The students, including seven hikers and one driving a support vehicle, set off from Land's End, in western Cornwall, on 31 July.

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For the final leg of their journey, they took a boat to the breakwater in Plymouth.

The 1,560m-long breakwater was built in the 1800s and requires special permission to land on the stone structure.

Josh Mellors, from Devon University Royal Navy Unit, said it was a special finish to their walk.

"The opportunity to get on here is obviously very rare," he said.

"It brought everyone together for the end, it was brilliant and that's the feeling that everyone's got from it – teamwork and camaraderie."