World-class adventure photographer to judge Coast Path competition
Hear from our world-class judge Ian Finch on how to take a winning shot of the Coast Path…
Celebrate National Heritage Week on the Cornish coast
Cornwall’s Tin Coast is located in West Cornwall, stretching between Pendeen Lighthouse and the iconic Cape Cornwall seven miles to the south. In 2006, this area was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site to mark the significance of the landscape, which played a pivotal role in the 18th and 19th centuries when copper and tin mining was a booming industry.
Nordic Walking the Coast Path
“I learned that there isn’t a ‘right’ way to walk the path apart from what’s appropriate for each person and their circumstances.”
Join the UK’s biggest ever Autumn Beach Clean
This Autumn, we’re getting behind our friends at Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) to support their biggest ever Autumn Beach Clean. Will you help us?
Make the South West Coast Path Challenge your summer holiday project with the kids
Less screen-time, more green-time!
The school holidays are here and many of us are looking for low-cost adventures to enjoy with the kids over the next 6 weeks. With climate change threatening much of what we all love about the South West, we know many parents and grandparents are keen to teach the next generation about their role in caring for our wild places. Taking part in the South West Coast Path Association’s Challenge over the summer is a great way to achieve both!
Enjoy pest-free walking this summer
Along with lovely weather comes not so lovely stuff like troublesome ticks, blood sucking horseflies and prickly plants such as brambles and thistles (where many of these little nasties like to hide). Below is some advice on what to look out for and how to prevent getting bitten or stung whilst out walking.
The South West Coast Path 