We're excited to share that Robert Beasley's unique capture of Old Harry's Rocks wins the SWCP Photographer of the Year Sky Shot category 👏

You can view all the winning images & more in our Photographer of the Year Exhibition!

🚆 Platform 8 & 9, London Paddington
📅 3–30 July

We are excited to reveal Jen Rogers is the Nature category winner for our Photographer of the Year competition 🥇

You can view all the winning images at our Photographer of the Year Exhibition at London Paddington this July!

🚆 Platforms 8 & 9, London Paddington
📅 3 – 30 July

📷We are thrilled to reveal that the South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year is James Loveridge for his dramatic capture of Lyme Regis Cobb during Storm Ciaran.
Category winners of the competition will be revealed over the next few days – keep an eye out! 👀

Did you know that it's #InternationalDarkSkyWeek ? 🔭🌠🌌

If we’re lucky to have a clear sky tonight, from 7:55pm until sunset those in the far west of the UK will have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of a partial #SolarEclipse 🌍☀️🌙

📷 Simon Torr
📍 Cape Cornwall

💨⚠️The Met Office has issued a Yellow High Wind warning for the South West 08:00 – 22:00 on 6 April. These conditions will make walking on exposed sections of the SWCP hazardous. Stay safe. #stormkathleen
Read our safety advice: southwestcoastpath.org.uk/about-coast-pa…
📷 Bryan Ellis

We are excited to have GWR onboard our #EveryMileMatters campaign as the sustainable transport sponsor 🛤️ 💚
Take part in our Magnificent 7 Walks and join the movement #EveryMileMatters #SWCP #walkwithus
bit.ly/swcpeverymilem…
bit.ly/7EMMWalks
📷 Coast Cams

Whether it's an Easter trail or the trail along the coast you're heading to this weekend - enjoy 🐣

📷 Shaun Seller Photography
📍Sandy Cove, Ilfracombe

We’re thrilled that Luxury Coastal are the South Devon sponsor of our #EveryMileMatters campaign🙏💚💙
🥾 GET INVOLVED! Sunday 23rd June #CoastPathChallenge walk from Paignton to Brixham - all money raised goes back to the #SWCP
southwestcoastpath.org.uk/love-the-coast…
📷Sarah Gunter

'Saltlines last night was truly off the scale. Completely carried away by the beauty, sensitivity and pure artistic genius of the whole performance'

'Quite simply one of the most exquisite, breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful and life-affirming performances I've ever seen'

We are thrilled to have the support of Seasalt Cornwall for our #EveryMileMatters campaign as the South Cornwall sponsor 👣
 
🥾 Join us on Sat 22 June for our #CoastPathChallenge walk from Looe to Polperro: southwestcoastpath.org.uk/love-the-coast…

📷 Helen Dagley
📍 West Looe to Polperro

VACANCY: Life on The Edge Community Officer. This could be your office - The successful candidate will lead on connecting people and nature for this inspirational The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project. ce0750li.webitrent.com/ce0750li_webre…

Happy Spring Equinox 🌼🌷🌿

Today is the Spring Equinox, meaning that day and night are equal in length! Here's to longer days for exploring 🥾

📷 Vicki Silvey
📍 Mother Ivey's Bay

#springequinox #vernalequinox

A huge welcome and thank you to Warrens Bakery who have come onboard as the West Cornwall sponsor of #EveryMileMatters 💚

Join us on Sat 11th May on a fundraising walk from Penzance to Perranuthnoe 🔗 southwestcoastpath.org.uk/love-the-coast…

📷 Different View Photography
📍 St Michael's Mount

#ThatFridayFeeling 👏

A massive congratulations to SWCPA director, Julian Gray who was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism award at the South West Tourism Awards yesterday evening 🎉

We're excited to launch our #EveryMileMatters 2024 campaign 👣

We aim to inspire people to make a difference and fundraise to protect the Path for now and future generations. Thanks to our headline sponsor St Austell Brewery 

More info: southwestcoastpath.org.uk/love-the-coast…

📷 James Loveridge

We're back with another 'Inspired by the Coast' blog, this time with Lauren Marina 🐚

'Through my designs and poetry, I aspire to inspire others to slow down, embrace the present moment, and find solace in the simple joys of life.' 

✍️ Read Lauren's blog tinyurl.com/lauren-marina

On my way to rehearsals at Exeter Phoenix & Exeter Drama

Our South West tour starts now! In case you need a reminder of where we’re headed 🤭🥾:

🌊 11 March Exeter Phoenix
🌊 15 March Poly Falmouth
🌊 22 March Taunton Brewhouse
🌊 27 March beaford
🌊 28 March The Wardrobe Theatre

Happy St Piran’s Day / Gool Peran Lowen 🖤🤍

To celebrate, the Cornwall hub of our #CoastPathConnectors project took a team of wheelchair Ramblers to the Tin Coast, and enjoyed a pasty in the sunshine from #SWCPWayMaker Count House Cafe ☀️

Today marks an incredible milestone for RNLI as they celebrate their 200th anniversary 🎉

You can visit a number of #RNLI lifeboat stations on the #SWCP , including the Padstow lifeboat station at Mother Ivey's Bay 🥾

📷 Jon Lovejoy
📍 Padstow Lifeboat Station

#RNLI 200

With the sun out and the landscape ablaze with gorse, it's a beautiful time to step out on a coastal walk 🌼

For an easy walk, set off from Lynton on a 2.9 mile tarmac path towards the spectacular Valley of Rocks 🔗 southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walksdb/247/

📷 Claire Haskins
📍 Valley of Rocks