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John Hand recently completed the Coast Path for the second time but what made it different the second time around is that he completed it all in one go. Read his account of this once in a lifetime adventure ….

One of the joys of walking the South West Coast Path is stumbling upon a secluded beach on a remote stretch of coast and discovering that you’ve got it all to yourself – and taking a bracing dip if you’re brave enough.

With the summer holiday season in full swing, thousands of visitors are flocking to the south west and all may appear to be well in the tourism stakes, yet the future is uncertain.

The South West Coast Path between West Bay and Freshwater Beach at Burton Bradstock has reopened following a major rock fall at the end of June.

As part of our project ‘Discover England’s South West Coast Path’ we invited journalists and tour operators from Germany and the Netherlands to come and explore the Path. In May, we met up with journalists from Germany’s most widely-read women’s magazine Brigitte who were walking from Minehead to Combe Martin to get to know our ‘Wilderness Coast’ itinerary better. 

Proof that walking the Coast Path keeps you young at heart, Barbara Butler is an inspiration indeed after completing the South West Coast Path just after her 81st birthday and meeting the man of her dreams.

Calling all teachers, pupils and parents, get your walking legs prepared during the big 6-week break, in readiness for the third annual South West Coast Path Challenge taking place in October.

The South West Coast Path Association is leading the way in promoting the region as a top tourism destination and putting the South West Coast Path National Trail on the international tourism map.

The South West Coast Path Challenge returns in October for the third year running and is bigger and better than ever as TV’s walking greats, Julia Bradbury and Paul Rose, will be backing it all the way.

The Association welcomes the announcement today by Natural England that they are starting work to investigate options to improve the route of the South West Coast Path in Devon and Cornwall as part of their work to create a continuous walking route around England’s coastline, by 2020 as set out in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.