Day walks

None saved

Media and Press Information

Journalists

If you are producing an article about any aspect of the Coast Path, we are keen to help, and hopefully make your job easier.

Country Walking Magazine

We want to ensure the news gets out that there are walks along South West Coast Path can be enjoyed by people no matter what their interest and level of fitness – from a short stroll out to a stunning viewpoint to the challenge of completing the entire 630 miles.

As you can see from this website, whether it’s wildlife along the coast or literary trails that follow in the footsteps of your favourite author, we have a huge variety of themed walks to choose, from as well as differing degrees of difficulty – from easy-going walks that are suitable for wheelchair users to more demanding, strenuous walks on uneven ground.

To help we can provide you with ready written content, images, facts and figures, and set up interviews with local experts on subjects ranging from maritime history to geology. We are also working closely with tourism bodies and a several PR agencies, and so are able to support and assistance to help facilitate selected media visits.

As background, please download our editorial guidelines, which provide key facts and figures about the path and some of the standard text about the path

If you would like to find out more or have any queries at all, please contact our Communications and Project Officer, Alex Green or call her on 01392 382683.

Our Image Library

Bolberry Down looking towards Soar Mill Cove, South Devon. Photographer Andy Milsom

As you can see from this website, we have thousands of high quality photographs covering almost the entire South West Coast Path. Our photo library is organised and managed by Allan Ginman, the team’s Administrative Support Officer.

As well as on this site, most of the photos can also be viewed on the South West Coast Path Flickr pages, where  to make it easier to search, they have been organised into collections either covering specific sections along the coast path or by themes such as wildlife, heritage, landscape or people.

We are happy to supply high resolution versions of these images for use by third parties, providing

  • the photographer is credited,
  • the accompanying article or the image caption is directly linked the South West Coast Path.

To request to use any of these pictures please contact Allan or by calling 01392 383560.

 

Keeping up to date with Coast Path news

If you would like to be kept informed of what is happening on and around the path, and sent all our press releases, please email Alex Green, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Latest News

  • Oddicombe improvements

    Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust have just completed work to improve a flight of 80 steps on the South West Coast Path at Oddicombe, thanks to the support of businesses and individuals from Babbacombe and the surrounding area.

  • Dry Stone Walling in Dorset

    A team of volunteers has employed the traditional skill of dry stone walling to rebuild a crumbling section of old dry stone wall that runs along the cliff edge at Durlston National Nature Reserve in Purbeck to improve safety for local walkers and residents alike.

     

  • Safety First in Polperro

    A popular walk beyond the net loft at Polperro and out to the headland to the west of the harbour is being given a spring makeover with the replacement of old handrails that have come to the end of their life. Major funding for the work has come from John Fowler Holidays, which owns both Trelawne Manor Holiday Park and Killigarth Manor Holiday Park between Looe and Polperro.

  • Cornish schoolgirl pledges to walk entire Coast Path in Cornwall

    A 17-year-old student from Truro High School is walking the entire Cornish section of the South West Coast Path to help raise £7,500 towards much-needed repair work on the Coast Path.

     

  • Walk this way to boost rural tourism

    Walkers and cyclists will be encouraged to visit the coast and countryside this summer by Cornwall businesses hoping to tap into the market for outdoor pursuits.

     

  • Running into the record books

    In June, Tom Bland and Mal Law will attempt an as yet unachieved feat (we think!): to run the entire length of the South West Coast Path in less than 2 weeks.

  • Enter the annual photo competition to win top prizes

    The annual South West Coast Path photo competition has been launched once again to find all the best photographs taken of the beautiful landscapes found along our coastline.

     

  • A fundraising family adventure

    A Treasure Trail is a family affair as Steve Ridd and his mum Pauline are set to prove as they embark on an epic walk covering all 299 miles of the South West Coast Path in Cornwall for two charities close to their hearts.

     

     

     

  • Path improvements near Falmouth

    A scenic stretch of the South West Coast Path between Falmouth and Maenporth has been improved after extensive work including tree and scrub clearance was completed this month.

  • New for Easter… find the missing treasure

    Ahoy me hearties! Grab the kids and head down to Cornwall to enjoy a new series of Treasure Trails along the South West Coast Path

Tweets

  • thanks @coastmag
  • The South West Coast Path has today been voted Britain’s best National Trail at this year’s Coast magazine awards in London. #coastawards
  • The South West Coast Path is 'arguably Europe's greatest seaside walk' according to the Indie on Sunday and us!... http://t.co/TCe6SgtO
  • Linda Loder has asked.. "Has there been anyone from Ottawa doing the path?"

Facebook

  • The South West Coast Path has today been voted Britain’s best National Trail!!! We beat four nominees, including the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail and the South Downs Way, to be crowned most spectacular coastal path at this year’s Coast magazine awards in London.
  • The South West Coast Path is 'arguably Europe's greatest seaside walk' according to the Indie on Sunday and us! http://ind.pn/LNuBZH
  • Linda Loder has asked.. "Has there been anyone from Ottawa doing the path?"
  • Who's hitting the coast path tomorrow?!
  • Don't miss Spotlight news tonight to see special feature on revealing the historic hillfort at Embury Beacon - a project supported by the Coast Path
  • Visit us at www.hotelsinnewquay.co.uk or find Kenton Hotel on facebook for accommodation right on the coast path between Watergate bay and Newquay, prices from £30.00 pppn
  • Has there been anyone from Ottawa doing the path?
  • We're from Ottawa, Canada. This year we are hoping to finish it up after our first taste in 1994, and a yearly trek from 2008. It is a wonderful experience, thoroughly enjoyed by my husband and I.
  • Good luck Julia!!!
  • Have you voted for your favourite picnic spot yet?