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Rising tide of tourism on the South West Coast Path

Published on: Dec. 18, 2015, 3:35 p.m.

Figures released today about the South West Coast Path show that walkers using England’s longest National Trail spent around £468m during 2014, an increase of almost 23% in the past five years.

Stunning exhibition of Coast Path on display on Exmoor

Published on: Dec. 2, 2015, 2:04 p.m.

An exhibition featuring winners of the South West Coast Path photo competition are currently on display on Exmoor,
all of which feature in the 2016 calendar.

30 CCF Capital Projects Completed!

Published on: Dec. 2, 2015, 12:14 p.m.

The 1st of December brought the great news that the 30th project in the South West Coast Path Association’s Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) portfolio had been completed.

Charity partnership with the National Trust sees record breaking results...

Published on: Nov. 25, 2015, 4:07 p.m.

Thanks to the charity partnership between the South West Coast Path Association and the National Trust, the record breaking results of the inaugural South West Coast Path Challenge in October have been revealed...

The golden Thread that links tourism gems

Published on: Nov. 25, 2015, 12:01 p.m.

The South West Coast Path is fast becoming known as a vital link between South West businesses, particularly those in the tourism sector and the coastal towns and villages through which it travels. 

Capture the coast for annual photography competition

Published on: Nov. 10, 2015, 7:08 p.m.

The prestigious annual South West Coast Path Photographic Competition is once again calling for entries from budding landscape photographers for the chance to be featured in the 2017 official calendar among a host of other great prizes.

South West bathing waters score a 98% pass rate

Published on: Nov. 9, 2015, 3:14 p.m.

The results of tests undertaken over the summer using tougher new European standards to assess the quality of bathing watersin the South West have been published by the Office of National Statistics revealing a pass rate of 97.94%.

Top dog walkies in the west

Published on: Nov. 1, 2015, 10:43 a.m.

The fourth annual Top Dog Walk competition has been launched in Your Dog Magazine alongside a feature on the latest winning walk from Pastow to Harlyn Bay.

A final toast to the coast on the South West Coast Path

Published on: Oct. 29, 2015, 9:31 a.m.

On Saturday 31st October, the last leg of the South West Coast Path Challenge took place on the Dorset coast 
with 110 people taking part to pledge their support for the Coast Path.

Walkers pledge to protect South West Coast Path in Plymouth

Published on: Oct. 29, 2015, 9:21 a.m.

A group of 59 people from all walks of life, joined together to take part in a 10 mile walk along Plymouth’s Waterfront on Saturday for the South West Coast Path Challenge