Details Written by: Sarah Coad Last Updated: 27 Apr 2025 Introduction to the South West Coast Path. The South West Coast Path has always been one of the UK’s greatest long-distance trails - 630 miles ...

So ended my first day of walking the South West Coast Path (SWCP), the 1,014km National Trail – the longest of 15 in England and Wales – that has traced the rugged edges from Minehead in ...

The South West Coast Path, a 630-mile stretch of continuous trail, runs from Minehead in Somerset along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbor in Dorset.

Last summer, Raynor Winn was strolling on the section of the South West Coast Path near her home in Fowey, Cornwall, when she saw a backpacker coming the other way. They paused and met at a gate ...

P assing the knee-height slate National Trust sign just off the South West Coast Path, I’m making my way down the few stone steps built into the cliffside. They quickly turn into a narrow, muddy ...

A South West Coast Path spokesman said there had been an "exceptional" amount of landslips in the past two weeks. It is warning walkers on the 600-mile route from Minehead to Poole to beware of ...

People have been urged to keep supporting the South West Coast Path as major weather events force changes. Trail bosses said the 630-mile (1,014 km) route had been subjected to severe weather ...

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