Exploring the King Charles III England Coast Path
England’s coastline is quietly compelling, don’t you think? Not in a dramatic, headline-grabbing sense, but in its sheer variety. Wide estuaries that open and close with the tide. Low, shifting marshes. Long sandy bays that seem to stretch on indefinitely. And, in places, cliffs that rise abruptly from the sea, weathered and reshaped with each passing year. For generations, walking the coast has meant dipping in and out of it. A stretch here, a favourite section there. Beautiful in isolation, but rarely connected into something larger. That has now changed. Last week, King Charles III formally inaugurated the King Charles III England Coast Path – a continuous walking route tracing the entire shoreline of England. At almost 2,700 miles, it is the longest managed coastal walking route in the world, but its significance lies less in its length and more in what it makes possible. For the first time, it allows you to reach the sea almost anywhere in England, turn left or right, and simply keep walking. A Path Twenty Years in the Making The path itself is not entirely new. Much of it follows well-established trails and familiar coastal routes, but over the past two decades these have…
Monika and Aggie Explore the Norfolk Coast Path
I recently walked part of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path with my sister Aggie. It’s becoming a bit of a theme to do a coastal walk every time we get a chance to go on a Fam Trip, as I’ve previously done part of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales and the Fife Coastal Path in Scotland. I’ve never been to Norfolk before, so I thought why not explore a new area. We decided to walk the coastal section from Hunstanton to Cromer preceded with a day walking from Great Massingham to Hunstanton, just so we could get a taster of the Peddars Way. Day 1: Great Massingham to Hunstanton Today was going to be the longest day of our trip at just over 17 miles. After a hearty breakfast we set off from our accommodation in the pretty village of Great Massingham, which is located about a mile from the trail. Soon we were on the straight, grassy track along an old Roman Road, which occasionally just crossed quiet B roads. The track passed many pig farms and was lined either side with bushes full of blackberries, sloes, rosehips, sea buckthorns and loads more. Today’s walk was…
6 walks you never knew you wanted to do!
I think we’re all familiar with the classic long distance walks such as Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast, the Roman frontier Hadrian’s Wall and the iconic West Highland Way, firm favourites each of them and rightly so. However as we turn our attention to our summer holidays we’re looking at what we believe are 6 walks you never knew you wanted to do. These are perhaps lesser known, but by no means any less of an adventure. Maybe one of these will inspire you to enjoy your summer holiday a little off the beaten track! Cotswold Round The Cotswold Round is a circuit of some of the most picturesque towns and villages the Cotswolds has to offer. Their very names themselves an invitation to the inquisitive – Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water. Almost all of the round falls within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Covering over 2000 square kilometers, it’s the largest such protected area in England and Wales. Only Cheltenham lies outwith the boundary. Choose from our 59 mile Cheltenham Circuit or 45 mile Morton-in-Marsh Circuit. Accompanied by the sight of wildflowers and the sound of birdsong, this is a country walker’s dream. A mix of open meadow, track,…