Get a 'spring' in your step by joining in the National Park's Coast Path Walk which takes place just once a year.

Next year will be the 22nd year for the walk which will cover all 186 miles of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. It will be led by experienced leaders and just 24 people have the chance to 'sign in' for the 2004 walk.

The 14-day sequence is from Saturday, May 29, immediately prior to Spring Bank Holiday, to Friday, June 11, inclusive, and each stage is between 12 and 14 miles long.

Cost is just £160 a head - working out at less than £12 a day for the experience of a lifetime walking on the wild western side of Wales.

Walkers are booked on a first come, first served, basis and a deposit of £60 per person is required to secure a place. They will need to find their own overnight accommodation and it is essential to have their own transport in order to reach the different meeting points each day. Outward coach transport is provided by the Park Authority at the start of each day.

Said National Park field education officer David Matthews: "There is no better way of finding out about Pembrokeshire than by walking all of the Coast Path and springtime is a very special time. The wild flowers are superb, the coastal birds are here in great numbers and the scenery is dramatic and ever changing.

"The walk is taken at a moderate pace in excellent company and only two dozen lucky walkers will be able to do this with the National Park Authority in 2004. My advice to anyone interested is to book early."

• For full details of the annual Coast Path walk contact the field education officer, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Winch Lane, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, tel. 0845 345 7275, fax 01437 769045 or e-mail [email protected]">[email protected]