King Charles III England Coast Path: Wallasea Island to Burnham-on-Crouch
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Essex.
Stage of progress
Stage 5: Open to the public
The 34 mile (54.6 km) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) from Wallasea Island to Burnham-on-Crouch is now open to the public.
Coastal access rights came into force along this stretch of coast on 25 March 2026 by order of the Secretary of State.
The route is available to view on the National Trails website.
Information about the route
If you are planning a walk on the KCIIIECP, check our 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 or if an access restriction applies to the land.
The maps in Natural England’s original proposals to the Secretary of State show the route of the KCIIIECP along this stretch of coast and the adjoining land that is coastal margin, as determined by the Secretary of State on 23 April 2021 and 6 March 2024.
Use the links on this page 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 KCIIIECP 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.
If you need to contact the authority managing this stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path, use the contact forms on the National Trails website contact us page.
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of Essex.
Updates to this page
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Page has been updated to show that this stretch is now open to the public.
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Page updated to show that the final lengths (WIB2, WIB3, WIB$ and WIB5) have been approved by the Secretary of State.
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Added table showing the reports which make up the collection. Page updated to show that 1 of the 5 reports has received Secretary of State approval.
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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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Date amended: publication of report now expected in 2019.
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Page updated to show this stretch is now at stage 2/3.
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First published.