As we build up to COP26 our #EveryMileMatters campaign is more relevant than ever
With over 9 million people using the SWCP each year, your support is vital to make every mile matter for our National Trail.
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Heritage comes to life along the SWCP this September
‘Heritage Open Days’ – England’s biggest festival of heritage and culture – starts later this week, running from the 10 – 19th September 2021. Hundreds of heritage sites that aren’t usually open to the public will be opening their doors to us all, many for free. At SWCPA HQ we felt that the festival was especially poignant this year after 18 months of access being restricted to so many of the special spaces and places which make us feel good. In this blog we have picked out ten sites that we as a team would like to visit, incorporating a walk along the National Trail.
Makers making a difference – a tale of two Leahs
In this early ‘Inspired by the Coast’ blog, we chat to Lead Wade, Devon-based illustrator with a small family business called ‘From Land and Sea’.
Why walking the Coast Path in 2020 was my salvation
As we all adjust to our newfound freedom with eased restrictions, walking the Coast Path is what comes to mind for many of us. But what was it like trying to complete the Path in 2020 before the second lockdown hit? We caught up with Jim Ayres who did just that.
Undefined by pain, driven by purpose
As part of #WorldHealthDay 2021 we’ve been chatting to adventurer, educator and author Gail Muller about how the South West Coast Path has helped her cope with, and come through living with chronic pain. Here’s her story.
A journey I’ll never forget
“I went out on my own and found that the solitude made me feel calmer inside and more able to cope with other things in my life.”
The South West Coast Path 