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Runners in the Salcombe Coastal Marathon have helped contribute towards a Coast Path improvement project on the South Devon coast.

A photograph taken using a mobile phone, of a walker on the Dorset coast on a sunny day, has been chosen as the winner of a photography competition run by the South West Coast Path Association.

On Friday 9 June the South West Coast Path Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Falcon Hotel in Bude, north Cornwall. Members, volunteers and supporters of the Association were all invited to attend for a whole day of talks, including the formal meeting and to stay overnight if they would like to, with staff and trustees available to talk to all those attending. 

The Association welcomes Natural England’s proposals to improve the Coast Path between Minehead and Combe Martin that were published today

On a beautifully sunny day in Abbotsbury, Dorset, a string of walkers are heading off on the South West Coast Path, as part of a Volunteer Day organised by the South West Coast Path Association.

In the run up to the general election, the Association has been actively reaching out to all parliamentary candidates in the South West to ensure that they are briefed about the insecurity of funding and the value of the South West Coast Path. Read the letter sent out from Director, Esther Person here for your information.

A new statue 'The Walker' was unveiled earlier this month by John Craven on the Coast Path at Lynmouth. It will be on BBC1’s Countryfile Diaries on 2nd June.

One of our recent entries in our fun 'Beside the Sea' photo competition was sent in by Susana Temple, who explains the story behind the pictures...

Discover England’s South West Coast Path with a new free walks app for Apple and Android devices, and a range of themed itineraries to make booking a walking holiday easier than ever before – just in time to celebrate National Walking Month this May.

A spectacular image of the rock arch at Durdle Door in Dorset taken by a self-taught photographer has beaten hundreds of entrants to scoop the South West Coast Path’s annual photographic competition.