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Great South West Walk kicks off
Published on: 3rd April 2013
The Great South West Walk is underway - but still time to join up and help make the Coast Path even better.
Jurassic Coast Gateway nearing completion
Published on: 28th March 2013
Exmouth is taking pride of place at the Western end of the Jurassic Coast as finishing touches are applied at the Jurassic Coast Gateway.
The project will be completed in time for the Easter holidays, and will highlight its status as the oldest part of the World Heritage Site.
South West Coast Path To Receive £250,000
Published on: 25th March 2013
The South West Coast Path Association is delighted to announce that it has secured £250,000 in funding for improvement projects around the entire South West Coast Path, before their fundraising event has even taken place.
Breathtaking view of Devon coast wins annual photographic competition
Published on: 6th March 2013
A spectacular image of Start Bay with ewes grazing in a snow-covered foreground has
beaten hundreds of entrants to scoop the South West Coast Path’s annual photographic competition
Heddon’s Valley is voted Top Dog Walk in the West
Published on: 18th February 2013
Heddon’s Mouth has beaten off competition from a host of dog walks, from Brixham in Devon to the Lizard in Cornwall, to be voted the best dog walk in the West by walkers of the South West Coast Path.
The pick of the best spring flower walks
Published on: 30th January 2013
Spring is the perfect time of year get out on to the South West Coast Path and see beautiful wild flowers in bloom. From short woodland walks through a sea of wild garlic and bluebells to cliff-top ambles past rosettes of primroses, here's our pick of the best spring flower walks
Funding secured for Plymouth route improvement
Published on: 8th November 2012
A stairway to the foodie heaven of the Royal William Yard in Plymouth will be built as part of an exciting project to fill in the missing link on the South West Coast Path thanks to a grant of £237,000 by Natural England.
South West Coast Path among world's great adventures
Published on: 18th October 2012
The South West Coast Path ranks alongside New Zealand’s Milford Track, Chile’s Torres del Paine trek and Alaska’s Chilkoot Trail as one of the world’s most awe-inspiring hikes, according to the new Great Adventures book published this month by Lonely Planet.
St Mary’s Bay, Brixham improved for Coast Path walkers
Published on: 18th October 2012
A project carried out by local conservation charity Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, to improve a popular area of the South West Coast Path at St Mary’s Bay, Brixham, has recently been completed.
One man and his mum embark on a charity challenge of a lifetime
Published on: 5th October 2012
A charity walk unlike any other is soon to take place as Steve Ridd (46) and his mum Pauline (68) prepare to embark on an epic walk covering all 300 miles of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall.
