Britain has lengthy been a haven for hikers, amblers and followers of a brisk stroll in the open air. From the open expanses of the Lake District to the rugged terrain of the Scottish Highlands through Wales’ peaks, there is no scarcity of locations to work up a sweat, al fresco, across the UK.
As of summer time 2026, travellers keen to stretch their legs shall be ready to embark on fairly the journey, thanks to the opening of the longest managed coastal path in the world.
While work on the King Charles III England Coast Path National Trail has been greater than 15 years in the making, a few of the ultimate stretches of the route are at the moment being constructed or restored, with the purpose of opening to the public forward of sunnier instances.
The coastal path is cut up into eight sections, the first starting at the fringe of the Scottish border and zig-zagging alongside the North East’s shoreline, by way of the seabird colonies of Bempton, by the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head and thru North Yorkshire fishing villages and seaside towns that come alive in summer time, comparable to Whitby and Scarborough.
From right here, the path bends alongside the Lincolnshire coast earlier than flowing into East Anglia after which the South East, from Woolwich on the Thames Estuary alongside a few of the prettiest beaches in Kent and thru buzzy Brighton in the direction of the south.
Beyond this, the sixth stretch grants walkers entry to the South West’s Channel coast earlier than swinging spherical at England’s most southerly level onto Cornwall’s Atlantic Coast. As the King Charles III England Coast Path National Trail doesn’t embrace Wales, the ultimate part of the route covers the North West between Wales and Scotland’s borders.
