The Salt Path (The Film)

Allira

^Life in Cornwall^:
Raynor and Moth live in Cornwall, near Fowey, where they were gifted a cider farm by a fan of "The Salt Path".

Lucky them!

I think that was featured in the Rick Steins Cornwall series.

^Life in Cornwall^:
Raynor and Moth live in Cornwall, near Fowey, where they were gifted a cider farm by a fan of "The Salt Path".

Lucky them!

Allira

^Taking audiences by storm, Saltlines is a prose and music collaboration between bestselling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) and The Gigspanner Big Band, which features some of the most celebrated names on the British folk scene – Peter Knight (Steeleye Span) Trio, John Spiers (Bellowhead), Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin (BBC Folk Awards Best Duo).^

Together they have created a compelling, mesmerising odyssey which explores the landscape, social history and traditions of the South West Coast Path.

She's certainly very plausible!

Thank you.

She says it is the true story of their ‘spiritual’ journey, though. Which will be the basis of her argument I think. It’s all a bit sad really.

Nothing much, just reported that they are taking legal action about the highly misleading Observer article.

She said the book was "the true story of our journey".

Perhaps it was the story of the walk but other claims could be open to interpretation.
As HM Queen Elizabeth said "Recollectionx may vary".

Missed it…

On BBC News now!

Remember when Ffyona Campbell said she was going to walk around the world at the Live Aid concert. Well she did. But she did miss part of it out. From memory she found herself pregnant and had an abortion and because she was recovering travelled for part of it in a vehicle. ( I did a lot of walking back then and loved reading her book about it).The deceit haunted her so much that she went back and re did that part of the walk, even though it hadn’t been a great distance. She couldn’t live with the lie. I don’t think that Raynor Winn feels any sort of remorse. I don’t usually feel this sort of way about such things but this deceit has really annoyed me. Maybe it’s because the coastal path in Cornwall is so precious to me.

I’m interested to know what you mean by “working the system.”

Do you not know what they did?

And as I said, unless they did harm or lied, I do not mind someone "working the system, as long, again, as it does no harm to others. As someone wisely said to me, "Never be afraid of asking for what you want/need". (as others will set the boundaries).

eazybee

The point is, the walk along the south-west coastal path may have been true, but the book was based on the premise that this couple had been unjustly treated and that the husband was suffering a terminal illness which miraculously went into remission because of the healing properties of their walk.
There was admiration for their fortitude and sympathy for their plight.
That is the deception, and people do not like being conned.

No doubt there will be a drama-documentary some time in the future about Tim and Sally Walker and their machinations, like the one about the couple who faked the husband's death while he hid in the house.

Yes, I have only just come onto the thread, and was going to mention the walk and how they presented themselves - lovely scenery!

I find some of the stronger criticism, indeed, totally "dissing" them, unnecessary. People do what they think is best, and we are bound to have widely different views: I prefer to take a glass half full approach and forgive all but the worst, ie outright lies, or where others are harmed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGsMDDKvjmA

I flicked through my copy of THE SP last night and you know the section “About The Author” that was very vague and said nothing about her past just that she was a keen walker etc.

PSPA, a charity which supports people with CBD and had worked with the Winns, has now ended its relationship with the family, according to the BBC.
The Guardian 21.00 7the July 2025.

Sorry, slow typing so overtaken by Lathyrus and Allira

It’s a band merlotgran. It’s advertising July 2025 events Saltlines with Raynor Winn. It’s a tour (or it was )

MayBee70

Gigspanner are on tour with her at the moment; in fact they're playing at a local venue to me next week, and they're touring for weeks.

She has withdrawn from the tour apparently.

Taking audiences by storm, Saltlines is a prose and music collaboration between bestselling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) and The Gigspanner Big Band, which features some of the most celebrated names on the British folk scene – Peter Knight (Steeleye Span) Trio, John Spiers (Bellowhead), Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin (BBC Folk Awards Best Duo).

Together they have created a compelling, mesmerising odyssey which explores the landscape, social history and traditions of the South West Coast Path.

She's certainly very plausible!

For those of us who haven’t read the books and now don’t want to see the film, who/what is Gigspanner please?

Gigspanner are on tour with her at the moment; in fact they're playing at a local venue to me next week, and they're touring for weeks.

LucyAnna5

merlotgran

Robin202

Has anyone not seen what has subsequently been written about the Salt Path, that it was based on lies? Here’s the article from the Observer. observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-real-salt-path-how-the-couple-behind-a-bestseller-left-a-trail-of-debt-and-deceit

😩😩😩

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Going off to find a brick wall to bang my head against!

Groundhog Day. I will start hearing "I've Got You Babe" soon.

In fairness, there have been some very interesting comments among the many repetitions.

Lahlah65

MayBee70

I wonder how Gigspanner and, to a lesser degree Angela Harding will react to this revelation?

Exactly what I thought. No one should feel bad about having been taken in - it's good to trust people - until you have a reason not to. And Raynor Wynn is obviously very convincing (although not much of a performer imho).

She’s also narrated one of the audio books and but I find her voice irritating. Which is why I can’t listen to her collaboration with Gigspanner. I did feel bad about that but consoled myself with the fact that I don’t particularly like Simon Armitages speaking voice when he narrates his work and I do actually like him a lot. You have to have a very special kind of voice if you’re going to narrate something.

And as far as I know she hasn’t repaid anybody anything -ever.

Paperbackwriter

Lathyrus3

I hope she’s been back and repaid the people that she stole from.

Yes - I take it you've read the Observer piece!

Of course.

My post you’ve quoted was made days and days ago.

I don’t want anyone thinking I’m one of those who don’t read what’s gone before.

I haven’t been making any recent comments at all.