King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Essex.
The 77.8 km (48.3 miles) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) from Tilbury to Southend-on-Sea is now open to the public. Coastal access rights came into force along this stretch of coast on 7 July 2022 by order of the Secretary of State.
Map of the stretch
The route is available to view on the National Trails website.
The maps in Natural England’s original report to the Secretary of State also show the route of the KCIIIECP along this stretch of coast and the adjoining land that is coastal margin, as approved by the Secretary of State on 7 July 2021.
Stage of progress
Stage 5: Open
If you are planning a walk on the ECP, check our interactive access maps for details of local access restrictions and coast path diversions which may apply at certain times.
Coastal access rights normally apply to all land that is coastal margin - including any land seaward of the route - unless it falls into a category of excepted land.
Use the links below to see details of the Secretary of State’s decision to approve Natural England’s proposals and for guidance on your rights and responsibilities if the ECP passes through your land.
Find out more about the England Coast Path
See information about all stretches in preparation around England’s coast.
The coastal access scheme gives details of the process being followed to improve access to the coast.
Contact the coastal access team
Contact Natural England with any comments, suggestions or queries you have about improving coastal access.
Coastal access team (Essex)
Natural England
Eastbrook
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 8DR
Email essexcoastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone 020 8025 4502
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of Essex.
Last updated 7 July 2022 + show all updates
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Updated the page to show this stretch is now open to the public.
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Page updated to show this stretch is approved by the Secretary of State.
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Updated Covid-19 statement with new deadline for submission of comments.
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Covid-19 statement added to page.
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Page updated to show this stretch is now at stage 4.
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Changed expected date for publication of the reports to early 2020.
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Removed the sentence giving a date for when access is expected to be ready. Publication of the report is expected in autumn 2019.
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Dates amended: publication of report now expected in 2019. Access expected to be ready in 2020.
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Page updated to show stretch is now at stage 2/3
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First published.