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King Charles III England Coast Path: Bamburgh to the Scottish Border (including Holy Island)

Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Northumberland.

Updates to this page

From:
Natural England
Published:
14 October 2016
Last updated:
23 August 2023
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  1. Page updated to show this stretch is now open to the public.

  2. Page updated to show that the final report (BBS3) has received Secretary of State approval.

  3. Added table showing the reports which make up the collection. Page updated to show that 3 of the 4 reports have received Secretary of State approval.

  4. Page updated to show this stretch is now at stage 4.

  5. Changed expected date for publication of the reports to early 2020.

  6. Removed the sentence giving a date for when access is expected to be ready. Publication of the report is expected in autumn 2019.

  7. Publication of report now expected in spring 2019. Access expected to be ready in spring 2020.

  8. Stage of progress moved to stage 2: developing the route.

  9. First published.

Stage of progress

Stage 5: Open to the public

The 38 miles (61km) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) from Bamburgh to the Scottish Border (including Holy Island) is now open to the public.

Coastal access rights came into force along this stretch of coast on 23 August 2023 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 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 or if an access restriction applies to the land.

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 11 November 2021.

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 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 the north east of England.

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