Featured – The South West Coast Path

Community Engagement Health and Wellbeing

Partnership and community with St Petrocs

In this Q & A, Mike Radford, Vocational Development Officer at St Petrocs (Cornwall-based homeless charity) reflects on the value of the partnership between St Petrocs and the South West Coast Path Association, and the positive impact of the Coast Path Connectors project. Together we have delivered around 30 walks that support wellbeing, build connections and open up inspiring experiences for residents, staff and partners along the South West Coast Path.

The South West Coast Path to fun, friendship and fitness

Do your New Year resolutions include tackling the South West Coast Path this year? To help you get started, whether it’s to walk a few steps or the full 630 miles, Coast Path Connectors’ volunteer Jane Leigh explains how she set out on the Path, and what keeps her walking.

Environment Explore Fundraising

New Boardwalk opens on Porlock Marsh, Exmoor

Working in partnership to deliver a new 70 metre long boardwalk at Porlock Marsh West will enable easier access all year round.

Community Engagement Health and Wellbeing Volunteers

A year of community engagement walks on the South West Coast Path

2025 has been a great year for walking. Our fantastic Coast Path Connectors (CPC) team has been out in the heat of the summer, the wet of the autumn, and the cold of the winter, creating many opportunities for people to enjoy the wellbeing benefits of coastal walking.

Explore Health and Wellbeing SWCP Journeys

Bude to Crackington Haven: Adventures on the South West Coast Path

We are delighted to welcome Andrea Mead as one of our guest writers. Andrea is currently on a mission to complete the Cornwall section of the SWCP and has written about the challenging Bude to Crackington Haven section, in a piece that makes you feel like you’re there too! For those that have walked this part, or for those that would like to, you’ll read this and get a vivid sense of what this walk entails.

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Life on the Edge: Living and Working Beside the South West Coast Path

At the South West Coast Path Association we are fortunate to work with a range of diverse businesses that enjoy the Path as much as we do! One of these businesses is Whirlwind Sports, a sports retailer based in Cornwall who don’t just work near the South West Coast Path, they live in rhythm with it. The team at Whirlwind have written this guest blog to talk about their passion for the Path.