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With warm coats and bobbly hats at the ready, let's try and embrace the colder months and make the most of the shorter days. Read on for more inspiration for walking ideas during the festive period. 🎄
We'd like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - we look forward to seeing more of your pictures from the path! ✨
Layer up and head out in warm cosy coats, new hats and gloves to keep you walking on the path this winter.
Check out our shop for festive presents for the special Wales Coast Path walker in your life (or treat yourself!) like stylish and pratical outerwear, completion certicates and badges, official guidebooks and lots of stocking fillers! UK and international shipping and free delivery on orders over £50.
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Take the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of the festive period with a stroll along the path and visit churches and chapels along the way.
A time for quiet reflection, these sacred heritage places offer a glimpse into the past woven into the historic Welsh landscape. Find a Sacred Heritage Place walk near you
Image St Hywyn's Aberdaron
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The official guidebook for the Pembrokeshire section of the path is now available in Welsh. This guidebook is ideal for Welsh learners and people who want to explore the path in the native language of Wales.
Available to buy from all good book shops or online from the Wales Book Council. Priced at £15.99. Buy the book today
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Catch up with friends and family on an accessible section of the path.
The bit between Prestatyn and Llanfairfechan (41.5 miles / 67.5 kms) is mainly promenades and sealed path surface making it ideal for mobility equipment and pushchairs. Find out more accessible information about the north Wales coast, like where to park, stay and the path's surface.
TOP TIP: See Instagram highlights of Pippa Stacey’s visit to this accessible section of the coast path. Earlier this year, Pippa—a disabled writer and speaker—enjoyed the route using her mobility equipment, accompanied by her faithful four-legged friend.
 Promenade at Llanfairfechan
Fall in love with our circular walks on Dydd Santes Dwynwen- St Dwynwen's Day (26th January) - it's Cymru's very own version of St Valentine's Day. Our circular walks are a great way to experience the Welsh coastline and new perspectives you don't normally experience on the main path.
Image: Little Orme circular walk, North Wales.
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Looking for somewhere new to walk in 2026? Take a look at our Plan your Visit page for useful resources like:
- Interactive map - check and plot your route using the interactive map,
- Wales Coast Path app - download the app to record all your walks and to help you stay on the path,
- Temporary path diversions - check for any path diversions before you head out
- Walking itineraries - be inspired by the walking itineraries on offer from circular walks, family walks and multi-day walks (ideal for long weekends).
TOP TIP: Check what the path looks like on Google Street View - perfect for planning ahead and looking for places to eat and drink and stay.
 Worms Head / Pen Pyrod, Rhosili
The colder months bring out different wildlife like thousands of migratory wader and waterfowl in the Dee Estuary finding precious food in the mudflats, seal pups being born on the beaches and we've loved seeing the starling murmuration at Aberystwyth pier lately - winter entertainment at it's best!
See how technology can bring you closer to exploring the natural world along the path - from identifying coastal bird calls to seaside plants, there's an app for that!
TOP TIP: Avoid disturbing any wildlife by watching it from afar on the path with a pair of binoculars.
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Walking in the footsteps of a Welsh legend
2025 saw the centenary of a Welsh acting legend Richard Burton who's love of the south Wales coastline is captured in our special walking itinerary dedicated to this well known actor.
Image credit: Richard Burton on set of Under Milk Wood (1971) © Trinity Mirror Mirrorpix Alamy Stock
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Walking Inspiration alert!
If you're in Abersoch or Marloes over the festive period, check out Steffan @WestWalesWanderer (Crwydryn Y Gorllewin) for walking inspiration on the path
(Links open in Instagram)
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Events See what’s happening on the path with our online events calendar.
Have you got an event on or near the Wales Coast Path? Submit a Suggest an Event form to us and we’ll promote it on on our website (subject to approval).
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