Revised and updated August 2026
This website is mostly an account of my progress in walking the English coast, together with a few observations and thoughts that I had along the way.
I hope that these accounts will inspire you to do some regular walking yourself if you don't already. Walking doesn't need to be long distance, countryside or coastal though. Any regular walking will do you good. I am now in my late seventies and am still in good health. I am sure that regular walking has contributed greatly to my mental and physical well being.
When I was working it took me five years to walk the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path a week or so at a time during my annual holidays. Having completed it in 2005 at about the same time that I retired, I continued to walk regularly, doing a few more long-distance walks but mostly taking walks that could be done in a day.
In 2025 I decided to walk the south west coast that was not part of the South West Coast Path. Having done that I started to walk the south east coast as well. In 2026 I finished the south east coast and started walking the east coast. I have mostly been walking the King Charles III England Coast Path since 2025 but I use other coast paths where the ECP does not yet exist.
If you are thinking of walking any of the routes mentioned on this website, my accounts may be helpful to you. I like to walk about 15 miles a day. This may drop to around 12 miles or less if the going is tough or the weather is bad or if I just want an easy day, and sometimes I might walk 20 miles or more if the conditions are right.
My Current progress In geographic order:
The South West Coast of England. Gloucestershire, Somerset, North Devon, Cornwall, South Devon, Dorset.
From Aust, Gloucestershire, to Minehead, Somerset, 103 miles, 8 days.
The South West Coast Path from Minehead, Somerset, to South Haven Point, Dorset. 630 miles, 43 days.
From South Haven point, Dorset, to the Hampshire border at Highcliffe. 18 miles, 1 day.
The South East Coast of England. Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent.
From the Highcliffe, Dorset to Emsworth, Hampshire. Total 60 miles, 4 days.
From Emsworth, Hampshire, to West Wittering, West Sussex, 39 miles.
From West Wittering, West Sussex to Brighton. 50 miles.
From Brighton through East Sussex to Lydd-on-sea, Kent, 74 miles
From Lydd-on-Sea, Kent, to Gravesend, Kent, 176 miles.
The East Coast of England. Essex.
From Tilbury to Burnham on Crouch 90 miles, 5 days.
From Burnham on Crouch to Levington, Suffolk, 193 miles, 7 days.
Total English coast walk so far 1343 miles.
If you have any comments, questions or advice, or if you see any errors or discrepancies on this web site, please get in touch.
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