coast path

Coast Along – the golden thread that links tourism gems

The South West Coast Path is fast becoming known as a vital link between South West tourism businesses.

Every year, it attracts nearly 9 million outside visitors who come to walk this world class route, each of whom contributes to a total spend of £436m.

This is a staggering statistic that doesn’t include the everyday walkers such as dog owners and local residents, who frequent...

£5m confirmed to finish coast path by 2020

The Deputy Prime Minister today confirmed extra funding to speed up the completion of coastal paths around England on a visit to Port Gaverne in Cornwall.

The cash will go towards completing England’s vital coastal walkways by 2020, ten years earlier than planned.

The Deputy Prime Minister made the commitment in a speech in September, and can today confirm the details of funds...

Improved coast path open at Watermouth

A new section of the South West Coast Path at Watermouth Bay will be officially opened on Thursday (5 December), creating a safer route for walkers and road users alike.

The £277,000 project has completed a missing link off the A399 thanks to funding from Devon County Council, the South West Coast Path Association and the South West Coast Path Team’s ‘Unlocking our Coastal Heritage’...

Coast path improvements welcomed by visitors

The thousands of visitors walking the South Devon coastline this summer are benefiting from several improvement projects as part of the South West Coast Path 40th Anniversary.

Thanks to funding from the Great South West Walk, Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and the National Trust, several projects have been completed, with more to go ahead later in the summer.

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