King Charles III England Coast Path: Kingswear to Lyme Regis
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Devon and Dorset.
Stage of progress
Open to the public
The 68 miles (110 km) stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) from Kingswear to Lyme Regis is now open to the public.
Coastal access rights came into force along this stretch of coast on 31 July 2024 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 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 approved by the Secretary of State on 18 March 2021.
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 King Charles III 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 for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of the south west.
Updates to this page
Last updated 31 July 2024 + show all updates
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Page updated to show this stretch is now open to the public.
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Page updated to show this stretch is now at stage 5.
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Removed the sentence giving a date for when access is expected to be ready.
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Page updated as Natural England's proposals have been published.
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Updated page to show that work on this stretch has reached stage 2 and 3.
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First published.