In the Spring of 2011 I walked the South West Coast Path (SWCP) – all 633 miles of it – in one go. I have tried to avoid a straightforward account limited to the walking – something along the lines of “Got up, had breakfast, went to the toilet, (hopefully in that order), walked 15 miles, had a pint or two, then went to bed”. Instead, in trying to capture the flavour of this rich experience, as well as describing the walk and the landscape it passes through, I have attempted to do justice to the people, places, pubs and B&Bs that I came across along the way. A walk like this also allows ample opportunity for reflection, so I have thrown in some “rambling ruminations” on events occurring outside my coast path “bubble.”

After publishing the main account of my “big walk” I added a blog page where I intend to write about issues affecting the SWCP and outline some of the many circular walks which provide access to some delightful scenery and places of interest on the landward side of the path.