Day 53 Swanage to South Haven ( The end of the coast path)

 I didn’t sleep brilliantly last night, due to the fact my B&B room was like a sauna! 

After a cooked breakfast served in my room, I set off at 9am. I immediately stopped at the Co Op store next door and purchased a chicken wrap and bottle of beer to celebrate with at the finish line!

I headed to Swanage Promenade, where it was looking resplendent in the early morning sunshine. 

I made my way out of town up towards Ballard Down. 

This was the last significant climb of my adventure and proved to be fairly insignificant in exertion! The view from the top of Swanage Bay was marvellous.

I continued on to Old Harry, but the view of the stack was limited (partly because I wasn’t prepared to get too close to the edge)! I met two ladies Della & Jane who were also completing their final stage of the path ( thanks for the donation). 

It was then a gentle walk and descent down towards Studland Village. Unfortunately there weren’t any decent views of Studland Bay due to the vegetation. 

I stopped off at Middle Beach cafe for a quick cup of coffee then started the long walk along the shoreline to South Haven. The beach was fairly busy. 

After only 40 minutes I had walked the whole way round to the end/start sculpture for the Southwest Coast Path and completed this mammoth walk! I celebrated in the only way I know ( with a bottle of beer)! 

So that’s it, I’ve officially walked the Southwest Coast Path. I now need a few days R&R to ease those aching muscles! 

In the next week or so, I will update this blog with my final thoughts and statistics, so keep an eye out for that. 

In the meantime, thanks for reading this blog. It meant a lot knowing that people were taking a keen interest in my progress.