King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Kent and London.
The 76 km (47.12 miles) stretch of the ing Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) from Grain to Woolwich is now open to the public. Coastal access rights came into force along this stretch of coast on 12 January 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 reports 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 23 January and 23 April 2020.
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.
King Charles III England Coast Path delivery team (South east)
Natural England
Floor 9, International House
Dover Place
Ashford
Kent
Email southeastcoastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone 020 8026 8045
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of the South East region.
Updates to this page
Last updated 12 January 2022 + show all updates
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Page updated to show this stretch is now open to the public.
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Page and table updated as the remaining 2 reports have received Secretary of State approval.
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Added table showing the reports which make up the collection. Page updated to show that 4 of the 6 reports have received Secretary of State approval.
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The opportunity to comment on the reports has ended.
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Updated the page to show this stretch is now at stage 4. Removed the sentence that gives a date for when access is expected to be ready.
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Dates amended: publication of report now expected in 2019. Access expected to be ready in 2020.
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First published.