Preramble
This website was originally titled walking the south coast of England but since I have now started to walk up the east coast through Essex it has now become walking the coast of England.
I hope that my long distance ramble 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 still in good health, and 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 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. Then I kept going and walked most of the south east coast as well. In 2026 I finished the south east coast and started walking the east coast. But I have no idea of how far I will be going. It all depends on my knees.
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 if the going is tough or if I want an easy day, and sometimes I might walk up to 20 miles if the conditions are right.
My Current Ramble:
In geographic order.
The South West Coast of England. Gloucestershire, Somerset, North Devon, Cornwall, South Devon, Dorset.
From the start of the England Coast Path at Old Passage, Aust, Gloucestershire, to Wain's Hill, Clevedon, Somerset, 23 miles 2 days.
From Sand Bay, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, to the start point of the South West Coast Path (SWCP), Minehead, Somerset, 64 miles 4.5 days.
The complete South West Coast Path from Minehead, Somerset, to South Haven Point, Dorset, in walks of between 70 and 150 miles at a time. 630 miles 43 days.
From the end of the South West Coast Path, South Haven point, Dorset, to the Dorset/Hampshire border at Highcliffe. 18 miles 1 day.
Total 735 miles 50.5 days.
The South East Coast of England. Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent.
From the Dorset/Hampshire border at Highcliffe to the Hampshire/West Sussex border at Emsworth. Total 60 miles 4 days.
From Emsworth, Hampshire, to West Wittering, West Sussex, 39 miles 2.5 days.
From West Wittering, West Sussex to Brighton at the other end of West Sussex. 50 miles 3.5 days.
From Brighton through East Sussex to Lydd-on-sea, Kent, 74 miles 5 days.
From Lydd-on-Sea, Kent, to Gravesend, Kent, 176 miles 12 days.
Total 398 miles 27 days.
The East Coast of England. Essex (part).
From Tilbury to Burnham on Crouch 83 miles 5 days.
Total Rambleman Coast Walk so far 1,216 miles 82.5 days.
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