The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Minehead to Padstow a distance of 163 miles (262 km). It skirts the Exmoor National Park taking in the precipitous harbour towns of Lynton Lynmouth & Ilfracombe before heading south-west into Cornwall along the surfers' coast via Westword Ho! & Arthurian Tintagel to reach the gastronomic mecca of Padstow. Along the way there is the coastal path around Lundy Island with its puffins & other arresting wildlife from shearwaters to basking sharks. THis guide has been fully revised & updated for 2013 & completely resdesigned to feature many more colour photographs & much more information on local history cultural associations & wildlife. It is not so much a walking guide as a complete companion to the landscape of the Path whether you are a dedicated long-distance walker or a weekend stroller. National Trail Guides are the official guidebooks to the fifteen National Trails in England & Wales & are published in association with Natural England the official body charged with developing & maintaining the Trails.