King Charles III England Coast Path: South Hayling to East Head
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Hampshire and West Sussex.
Map of the stretch
Natural England is working to improve coastal access along a 78 km stretch of the Hampshire and West Sussex coast between Hayling Island and East Head.
Officers from local access authorities are providing Natural England with expert local advice and helping to make sure there is full consultation with local interests during the establishment of the route.
Stage of progress
Stage 5: Open (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
On 16 July 2024, the Secretary of State announced their decision to approve a stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path in Hampshire and West Sussex between South Hayling and East Head.
Natural England’s proposals to the Secretary of State are still available to view.
Natural England will publish further details of the approved route in due course.
| Report number and title | Stage 5 (approved) |
|---|---|
| SHE 1: South Hayling Beach to Langstone Bridge | 16 July 2024 |
| SHE 2: Langstone Bridge to Prinsted | 16 July 2024 |
| SHE 3: Prinsted to Bosham | 16 July 2024 |
| SHE 4: Bosham to West Itchenor | 9 July 2020 |
| SHE 5: West Itchenor to West Wittering Beach | 16 July 2024 |
Next steps
Work is now underway to prepare the new stretch of coast path for public use. The first step is to contact owners and occupiers of the affected land to discuss the design and location of any new infrastructure which is needed, such as signs and gates.
When preparations are complete, new access rights will come into force along the route and adjoining spreading room.
For further advice see the detailed guide that follows.
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.
Contact the coastal access team
Contact Natural England with any comments, suggestions or queries you have about improving coastal access.
Coastal access team (South)
Natural England
Mail Hub
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Email southcoastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone 0300 060 3900
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of Hampshire and West Sussex.
Updates to this page
Last updated 16 July 2024 + show all updates
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Page updated to show the remaining sections of this stretch have been approved.
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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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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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Dates amended: publication of report now expected in 2019. Access expected to be ready in 2020.
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Updated page to show that work has reached stage 2 and 3.
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First published.