Preramble
I like walking, so I regularly go for short walks in the countryside. But every now and then I take a break from everyday life and scarper off to the coast for a longer ramble.
This website was built to contain the account of my rambles along the coast of England and to let others know of the enjoyment and health benefits of walking. I hope that it 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 (SWCP) 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 more long-distance walks but mostly taking walks that could be done in a day. In 2022, I decided to try the SWCP again and walked the last 220 miles of it in the opposite direction through Dorset and South Devon. In 2025 I decided to walk the parts of the coast of southern England that are not part of the SWCP, and that is what I am doing at the moment.
You won't find my accounts padded out with descriptions of local points of interest, historical information or folklore. And you definitely won't find the words "legend has it that..." anywhere, (except for just then), as there are plenty of trail guides available that are full of local information and folklore.
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 tough going and up to around 20 miles if easy going.
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.
Total Rambleman Coast Path Walk so far 1,133 miles 77.5 days.
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