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King Charles III England Coast Path in the south east of England

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Coastal access in the south east of England

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Find out about the work being carried out to improve public access to each stretch of the coast in the south east of England.

Stretch name Progress
Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne Open to the public
Eastbourne to Camber:
Eastbourne Pier to Rye Harbour
Stage 5: Approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
Eastbourne to Camber:
Rye Harbour to Camber Sands
Stage 2 and 3: Develop and Propose
Camber to Folkestone Open to the public
Folkestone to Ramsgate Open to the public
Ramsgate to Whitstable Open to the public
Isle of Sheppey Stage 4 and 5: Partially approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place on approved lengths)
Whitstable to Iwade Open to the public
Iwade to Grain - Ridham Dock to Kingsferry Bridge Open to the public
Iwade to Grain - Kingsferry Bridge to Otterham Quay Stage 4: Determine
Iwade to Grain - Otterham Quay to Stoke Marshes Open to the public
Iwade to Grain - Grain Crossing to Grain Esplanade Stage 5: Open (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
Grain to Woolwich Open to the public
Published 10 September 2014
Last updated 25 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Map and table updated to show the Ramsgate to Whitstable stretch is now open to the public.

  2. Map and table updated to show the Otterham Quay to Stoke Marshes section of the Iwade to Grain stretch is now open to the public.

  3. Map and table updated to show a further section of the Eastbourne to Camber stretch has been approved.

  4. Map and table updated to show that the Whitstable to Iwade stretch and part 1 of the Iwade to Grain stretch (Ridham Dock to Kingsferry Bridge) are now open to the public.

  5. Map and table updated to show parts of the Isle of Sheppey stretch have been approved.

  6. Map and table updated to show the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now open to the public.

  7. Map updated as another section of the Eastbourne to Camber stretch has been approved.

  8. Map and table updated to show the Grain to Woolwich stretch is now open to the public.

  9. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Eastbourne to Camber stretch have been approved.

  10. Map and table updated to show that the Whitstable to Iwade stretch is now at stage 5.

  11. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Iwade to Grain and Isle of Sheppey stretches have been approved.

  12. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Iwade to Grain stretch have been approved.

  13. Map and table updated to show that the remaining 2 sections of the Grain to Woolwich stretch have been approved.

  14. Map and table updated to show the Eastbourne to Camber stretch is now at stage 4.

  15. Map and table updated to show some sections of the Grain to Woolwich stretch have been approved.

  16. Map and table updated to show the Isle of Sheppey stretch is now at stage 4.

  17. Map and table updated to show the Iwade to Grain stretch is now at stage 4.

  18. Map and page updated to show the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now at stage 5.

  19. Map and table updated to show that the Grain to Woolwich stretch is now at stage 4.

  20. Page updated to show that the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now at stage 4.

  21. Table updated to show Eastbourne to Camber stretch is now at stage 2/3.

  22. Page updated to show work has started on the Eastbourne to Camber stretch

  23. Table updated to show Whitstable to Iwade stretch is now at stage 4.

  24. Grain to Woolwich stretch is now at stage 2/3

  25. Updated map and table: Grain to Gravesend has been extended and renamed Grain to Woolwich.

  26. Updated table as Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne is now at stage 2 and 3.

  27. The end point of the Grain to Gravesend stretch was changed in March 2017 to Woolwich in London in order to join the capital to the England Coast Path along the Thames Estuary.

  28. Updated table to show that the Isle of Sheppey stretch has moved to stage 2 and 3: develop and propose

  29. Map updated to show the Ramsgate to Whitstable stretch has been approved.

  30. New stretches added: Isle of Sheppey and Grain to Gravesend.

  31. Replaced map to show that work on the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch has started

  32. Replaced map to show that the Folkestone to Ramsgate and Camber to Folkestone stretches are open to the public.

  33. Replaced map with updated version.

  34. Added updated map showing Iwade to Grain as 'work in progress'.

  35. First published.