The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest National Trail, running from Minehead in Somerset to South Haven Point near Poole Dorset. The path includes two UNESCO World Heritage sites; The Jurassic Coast plus the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

This site is the home of the SWCP Association and we are here to help you get the best from the path. By joining us you'll be one of thousands who help us, together with organisations who run and maintain the path, make the SWCP Britain's best National Trail.

Are you a member planning a walk along the path for charity this year? Why not send us a photo and the details of your charity and we'll publicise them on this site.

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The Inland Section of the path (the 18 miles between West Bexington and Osmington Mills via the Hardy Monument has been renamed the South Dorset Ridgeway. References to the old name are now being replaced by the new name throughout the site. For a while you may see both.

30th June 2009 We have a new map of the diversion around Zennor, west Cornwall.

12th June 2009 Diversion at Dawlish

6th June 2009 A new Youth Hostel has opened at Westward Ho!

6th June 2009 The new Halfway Marker is now included our Photo Tour. We also have this video clip of the unveiling. (mov file, 37MB)

7th May 2009 Update on the path closure in West Penwith.

18th April 2009 Kimmeridge/Hounstout path has re-opened.

3rd April 2009 Newton's Cove Weymouth diversion

3rd March 2009 Three landslips at Kimmeridge, Dorset

19th Feb 2009 A new luggage transfer business has started in Penzance-Falmouth region. Read more...

1st Feb 2009 Diversion on Ridgeway Hill (near A354, South Dorset Ridgeway)

1st Jan 2009 Association Secretary honoured with MBE for his dedication to improving the SWCP

9th July 2008: Diversion on Ridge Hill (South Dorset Ridgeway)

19th May 2008: Another landslip at Lyme Regis

13th February: Diversion at Charmouth Dorset