King Charles III England Coast Path: Wallasea Island to Burnham-on-Crouch
Find out about the progress of improving coastal access – including maps, process and timing – in Essex.
Map of the stretch
Natural England is working to improve coastal access along a 58km stretch of the Essex coast between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch.
Officers from Essex access authorities are providing Natural England with expert local advice 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 6 March 2024, the Secretary of State announced their decision to approve a stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path in Essex between Wallasea Island and Burnham-on-Crouch.
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.
You can see the current status of the collection in the table.
| Report number and title | Stage 5 (approved) |
|---|---|
| WIB 1: Wallasea Island to Ferry Road, Hullbridge | 23 April 2021 |
| WIB 2: Ferry Road, Hullbridge to Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge | 6 March 2024 |
| WIB 3: Hawk Hill Bridge to Clementsgreen Creek | 6 March 2024 |
| WIB 4: Clementsgreen Creek, South Woodham Ferrers to The Quay, North Fambridge | 6 March 2024 |
| WIB 5: The Quay, North Fambridge to Burnham-on-Crouch | 6 March 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 and information see the following links:
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.
Coastal Access Team (Essex)
Natural England
Eastbrook
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
CB2 8DR
Email: essexcoastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 025 4502
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of Essex.
Updates to this page
Last updated 6 March 2024 + show all updates
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Page updated to show that the final lengths (WIB2, WIB3, WIB$ and WIB5) have been approved by the Secretary of State.
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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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Changed expected date for publication of the reports to early 2020.
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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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Date amended: publication of report now expected in 2019.
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Page updated to show this stretch is now at stage 2/3.
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First published.