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A Year on the Coast Path

Artist Emma Scattergood has spent the Association’s 50th birthday year, walking and sketching the South West Coast Path with the aim of creating 50 pictures to celebrate it. Here Emma reflects on her year on the Path, and how it has worked its ‘magic’ on her.

by South West Coast Path AssociationDecember 4, 2023March 20, 2025
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Coast Path Connectors Winter Update

What a year it has been for our Coast Path Connectors Project! In this latest report, our Project Officers provide regional updates on the development of their walking groups over the course of the year.

by South West Coast Path AssociationDecember 4, 2023March 20, 2025
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Between Land and Sea: Finding Solace on the South West Coast Path

Writer Sophie Pierce has walked and swum along the shores of Devon and Cornwall all her life. But when her 20-year-old son Felix died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2017, she found a whole new connection with the coast path.

by South West Coast Path AssociationDecember 1, 2023March 20, 2025
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History Around the Coast Path – Part VII – Industry, Prosperity, and Improvement in the Great Age of Steam – The Victorians

In the seventh instalment of our series on the ‘History Around the Coast Path’, guest writer and SWCPA Chair, Bob Mark, explores the history of travel by rail in the Victorian period.

by South West Coast Path AssociationNovember 30, 2023March 20, 2025
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‘Tis The Season to Give Something Back

Find out how you can support the South West Coast Path Association this Giving Tuesday by making your #GivingPledge for 2024!

by Will KeenNovember 27, 2023March 20, 2025
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50 Reasons to Love the South West Coast Path

Our fiftieth celebrations have highlighted to us why we hold the Path dear – they have inspired challenge, creativity, wellbeing, friendships, and celebrations for our wonderful volunteers… the list goes on! In this blog, we share 50 reasons why we love Britain’s longest National Trail.

by South West Coast Path AssociationNovember 2, 2023March 19, 2025
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