Passing the knee-height slate National Trust sign just off the South West Coast Path, I’m making my way down the few stone steps built into the cliffside. They quickly turn into a narrow, muddy path ...

Jennifer Lessard from New York on the South West Coastal Path near Babbacombe, Torquay. She says she plans to walk the path in sections on visits to the UK, even if it takes 20 years.Photograph: ...

Avid walkers say they love the South West Coast Path for many reasons, from escapism, to its scenery, to meeting like-minded people. The path runs for 630 miles (1,013km), from Minehead on the edge of ...

Long-distance rambling in Britain is part of a correspondingly long tradition. In fact, few nationalities enjoy it quite as much as the British: from the South West Coast Path at Land’s End in ...