Think of the South West, and what do you imagine? The chances are your mind has flown instantly to the coast, perhaps influenced by fond memories of family holidays. Think rolling seas, towering cliffs, lighthouses, beaches stretching for miles, fossil-hunting, the whiff of salt in the air, the cry of gulls on the wing.
Maybe you’re wearing a pair of hiking boots and setting out on a mission, following the acorn fingerposts of the South West Coast Path? If so, then it’s all thanks to a dedicated band of walkers who, in 1973, determined to fill in the missing links and
