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England Coast Path in the south east of England

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Coastal access in the south east of England

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Find out about the work being carried out to improve public access to each stretch of the coast in the south east of England.

Stretch name Progress
Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne Open to the public
Eastbourne to Camber Stage 4 and 5: Partially approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place on approved lengths)
Camber to Folkestone Open to the public
Folkestone to Ramsgate Open to the public
Ramsgate to Whitstable Stage 5: Approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place)
Isle of Sheppey Stage 4 and 5: Partially approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place on approved lengths)
Whitstable to Iwade StageOpen 5:to Approvedthe (notpublic
Iwade yetto availableGrain for- publicRidham useDock -to workKingsferry BridgeOpen to establish the route is currently taking place)public
Iwade to Grain - Kingsferry Bridge to Grain Esplanade Stage 4 and 5: Partially approved (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is currently taking place on approved lengths)
Grain to Woolwich Open to the public
Published 10 September 2014
Last updated 1026 AugustOctober 2022 + show all updates
  1. Map and table updated to show that the Whitstable to Iwade stretch and part 1 of the Iwade to Grain stretch (Ridham Dock to Kingsferry Bridge) are now open to the public.

  2. Map and table updated to show parts of the Isle of Sheppey stretch have been approved.

  3. Map and table updated to show the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now open to the public.

  4. Map updated as another section of the Eastbourne to Camber stretch has been approved.

  5. Map and table updated to show the Grain to Woolwich stretch is now open to the public.

  6. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Eastbourne to Camber stretch have been approved.

  7. Map and table updated to show that the Whitstable to Iwade stretch is now at stage 5.

  8. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Iwade to Grain and Isle of Sheppey stretches have been approved.

  9. Map and table updated to show that some sections of the Iwade to Grain stretch have been approved.

  10. Map and table updated to show that the remaining 2 sections of the Grain to Woolwich stretch have been approved.

  11. Map and table updated to show the Eastbourne to Camber stretch is now at stage 4.

  12. Map and table updated to show some sections of the Grain to Woolwich stretch have been approved.

  13. Map and table updated to show the Isle of Sheppey stretch is now at stage 4.

  14. Map and table updated to show the Iwade to Grain stretch is now at stage 4.

  15. Map and page updated to show the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now at stage 5.

  16. Map and table updated to show that the Grain to Woolwich stretch is now at stage 4.

  17. Page updated to show that the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch is now at stage 4.

  18. Table updated to show Eastbourne to Camber stretch is now at stage 2/3.

  19. Page updated to show work has started on the Eastbourne to Camber stretch

  20. Table updated to show Whitstable to Iwade stretch is now at stage 4.

  21. Grain to Woolwich stretch is now at stage 2/3

  22. Updated map and table: Grain to Gravesend has been extended and renamed Grain to Woolwich.

  23. Updated table as Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne is now at stage 2 and 3.

  24. The end point of the Grain to Gravesend stretch was changed in March 2017 to Woolwich in London in order to join the capital to the England Coast Path along the Thames Estuary.

  25. Updated table to show that the Isle of Sheppey stretch has moved to stage 2 and 3: develop and propose

  26. Map updated to show the Ramsgate to Whitstable stretch has been approved.

  27. New stretches added: Isle of Sheppey and Grain to Gravesend.

  28. Replaced map to show that work on the Shoreham-by-Sea to Eastbourne stretch has started

  29. Replaced map to show that the Folkestone to Ramsgate and Camber to Folkestone stretches are open to the public.

  30. Replaced map with updated version.

  31. Added updated map showing Iwade to Grain as 'work in progress'.

  32. First published.