The original clapper bridge across the stream at Porthmeor valley in West Cornwall has been severely damaged by storm water and has become unsafe to use. A temporary wooden bridge has been made to allow continued access but it quickly became apparent that a replacement, permanent bridge was required. A 18 foot slab of granite was acquired and winched and lifted into place sitting firmly on rebuilt granite edging to provide a replacement bridge.
As part of our youth engagement project ‘Coast Path Explorers’ we’ve created new and exciting ways for you to get out and enjoy the Path this summer.
Celebrities, outdoors enthusiasts, walkers and runners alike are coming together to help raise £40,000 to support the South West’s 630 mile National Trail.
Come and spend a day out with us in the beautiful South Hams, Devon on the new date of Friday 20th April.
The South West Coast Path Association welcomes the House of Lords Select Committee’s report on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act. Especially as it highlights the importance of access to the countryside and the important role England’s National Trails play in the local economy and our wider health and wellbeing.
Seventeen-year-old Josef FitzGerald-Patrick from near Land’s End has been announced the winner of the South West Coast Path Association’s annual photography competition. The winning photograph, which beat over 4,800 other entries, shows a firework display held at Land’s End in August last year and took the budding photographer three years to perfect.
