Our vision for the English coast

Ramblers campaign Claims the Coast!

Britain is blessed with a beautiful, diverse coastline and from today we are one giant leap closer to being able to enjoy it all!

The Marine and Coastal Access Act creates a duty to put in place a continuous coastal path around England, which will join with the Welsh Coastal Path, due to be completed by 2012, and the existing rights of access in Scotland to give the public the right to walk around the entire British coast for the first time. Along side this path will open public access land allowing all to explore and enjoy our beaches, cliffs and foreshore.

Currently nearly 50% of the English coast has no public right of way, and the public can only walk an average 1.9 miles on the coast on a ‘secure or satisfactory path’. The path is expected to bring unprecedented access to millions and vitally boost the rural economy.

Please visit our Claim the Coast Campaign pages for more information.