Map

King Charles III England Coast Path in the west of England

Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 31 March 2015
• Last updated: 7 May 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Coastal access in the west of England

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Details

The map shows the stretches and provisional timings for improving coastal access in the west of England. Use the links in the table below to find out more information about each stretch.

Stretch name	Progress
Aust to Brean Down - Severn Bridge to Old Passage	Stage 5: Open (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
Aust to Brean Down - Old Passage to Wain’s Hill, Clevedon	Open to the public
Aust to Brean Down - Wain’s Hill, Clevedon to Beach Road car park (Sand Bay)	Stage 5: Open (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
Aust to Brean Down - Beach Road car park (Sand Bay) to Brean Down Fort	Open to the public
Brean Down to Minehead	Open to the public
Lyme Regis to Rufus Castle	Stage 4: Determine
Rufus Castle on Portland to Lulworth Cove	Open to the public
Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay	Stage 2 and 3: Develop and Propose
Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe	Stage 4 and 5: Partially approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place on approved lengths)

Published 31 March 2015
Last updated 7 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 May 2024

   Map and table updated to show the final Aust to Brean Down stretch (Wain’s Hill, Clevedon to Beach Road car park (Sand Bay)) has been approved. Work on this stretch is now at stage 5.

2. 20 July 2023

   Map and table updated to show a further section of the Aust to Brean Down stretch is now open to the public.

3. 18 November 2022

   Map and table updated as approval for Chapter 6 of the Kimmeridge to Highcliffe stretch report has been quashed by High Court Order. This stretch reverts to stage 4/5, partially approved.

4. 23 June 2022

   Map and table updated as another section of the Aust to Brean Down stretch (ABD1) has been approved.

5. 16 June 2022

   Map and table updated to show that part of the Aust to Brean Down stretch is now open to the public.

6. 12 April 2022

   Map and table updated to show that the Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe stretch has been approved.

7. 9 July 2020

   Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Aust to Brean Down stretch have been approved.

8. 25 July 2019

   Map and table updated to show that the Aust to Brean Down stretch is now at stage 4.

9. 21 June 2017

   Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe is now at stage 4.

10. 15 March 2016

    Replaced map with new version showing that the Brean Down to Minehead stretch is open to the public.

11. 23 October 2015

    Updated map. Work has started on the Lulworth Cove to Highcliffe stretch.

12. 31 March 2015

    First published.