New trails deliver improvements to sections of Cornish coast path

THE South West Coast Path has been enhanced with the completion of a series of improvement works in Cornwall.

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The works form part of a national programme to create a coastal path around the whole of England.

Once completed, this will be the longest managed coastal walking route in the world, and the UK's longest National Trail.

Earlier this year, the 75-mile stretch from Marsland Mouth, on the North Cornwall coast, down to Newquay was completed. This follows the route of the existing South West Coast Path (SWCP) National Trail.

Now, the remaining 228 miles of path have been completed: heading west from Newquay, down to Land’s End and back along the south coast to Cremyll, on the banks of the Tamar.

A Natural England spokesperson said: “For anyone walking the path, there is plenty to see, with towns and villages such as Falmouth, Penzance and Polperro, along with popular spots such as Land’s End and The Lizard.

“For those interested in the county’s heritage, there are castles in abundance, like St Mawes and St Michael’s Mount, alongside remnants of Cornwall's industrial past at Botallack engine houses and the Levant mine and beam engine - to say nothing of the famous cliffside Minack Theatre.