Tag Archives: England Coast Path

Circuit of Canvey Island

I joined South-East Essex Ramblers on a fascinating walk around Canvey Island on the route which will soon become the England Coast Path. Continue reading

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Roaming the Cromer coast

On my recent visit to Cromer for the Walkers Are Welcome annual get-together I found time to explore the Norfolk coast. Continue reading

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The coast is our birthright

In 1936, my predecessor at the Open Spaces Society, Laurence Chubb, called for the protection of the coast and our access to it:  We have called attention more than once to the danger which confronts the people of this island of … Continue reading

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What route for the Hamble estuary coast path?

Campaigners argue for the best route for the England Coast Path on the Hamble estuary in Hampshire Continue reading

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Learning through walking

Ramblers’ trustees try to attend all 59 of the Ramblers’ Area AGMs, and this year I went to five, including Somerset. Continue reading

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