At 630 miles, the South West Coast Path is the UK's longest and most scenic National Trail, and the geology of the North Devon and North Cornwall coastline, battered and eroded by fierce Atlantic waves for millennia, is world renowned. So much of the coast is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest that it would be easier to list the bits in between. Covering the second week of walking from Westward Ho! to Port Isaac, A Leisurely Guide to the South West Coast Path explores everything from the path's flora, fauna and geology to local museums, customs, traditions and history, visiting picturesque fishing villages en route.

The South West Coast Path is repeatedly described as one of the world's greatest walks. Trekking an average of eleven miles a day, the 630-mile National Trail takes around eight weeks to complete, with most walkers undertaking the path in weekly sections spread over several years. Following this relaxing pace, A Leisurely Guide to the South West Coast Path takes an in-depth and entertaining look at the UK's longest and most scenic National Trail. Covering the first week of walking from Minehead to Westward Ho! the fully illustrated guide explores everything from the coast path's flora and fauna to local customs and traditions, stopping off at picturesque fishing villages with their centuries-old pubs en route. Additional chapters explore the counties of Somerset and Devon, Exmoor National Park and Lundy Island.

A guidebook to walking the South West Coast Path, a long-distance National Trail from Minehead to Poole, along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline. Covering 1015km (630 miles), this epic route takes in Exmoor National Park and the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and takes around 4 weeks to walk. The route is described in 45 stages between 13 and 38km (8–24 miles) in length. Also described is the 17-mile South Dorset Ridgeway, from West Bexington to Osmington Mills, which can be used as a scenic way to shave 42 miles off the total distance. 1:50,000 OS maps for each stage GPX files available to download Detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route Advice on planning and preparation

A must read book of enormous interest to anyone planning on walking any part of one of the most popular walking trails in the world - The English South West Coast Path. If you've already done it, or made a start, then relive your memories through the eyes of a man who has walked every inch of this glorious 630 miles. Every section from Minehead in North Somerset to Poole in Dorset is covered. Written on a day by day basis over an 8 week period, discover what went especially well and occasionally almost disastrously wrong. Experience the pain and the joy with someone who at the age of 58 had never previously undertaken any long distance walking. Learn about the pitfalls and the astonishing highs. Informative and entertaining, it will move and inspire you. You'll laugh out loud as you follow his progress all around this amazing coastline.