Description
A coastal journey through North West England.
The King Charles III England Coast Path connects Gretna on the Scottish border with Chester, traversing a varied coastal landscape. The Lake District mountains, the vast expanses of Morecambe Bay, and Liverpool are among the contrasting features. This guide provides a framework for experiencing the entirety of this section of the coastal path or selecting areas that best suit your journey.
590 kilometers and 28 stages.
Ange Harker describes stages of approximately 13–29 kilometers, featuring 1:50,000 OS maps and practical overviews. The entire trek can take around a month, while many stages can be divided, extended, or adapted. The book also covers alternative routes where parts of the planned coastal path had not yet opened at the time of publication.
Transport, accommodation, and places along the way.
Information on public transport for each stage facilitates organizing shorter trips from locations such as Carlisle, Lancaster, Blackpool, and Liverpool. Accommodation overviews and stage services support a continuous walk. Harbours, nature reserves, and the history of towns make it worthwhile to allocate time for stops off the main path.
Who is the book suitable for?
This guide is suitable for experienced hikers planning a long coastal walk, and for those who wish to undertake selected day stages. Some sections are longer and more demanding. Weather conditions, tides, and current path openings or diversions must be checked. Separate 1:25,000 OS map booklets cover Cumbria and Lancashire/Merseyside.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher emerged among climbers and mountaineers who wished to share their thorough knowledge of routes—a tradition that continues to characterize these compact books for walking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Ange Harker. English language. 232 pages. First edition, published in 2025. ISBN 9781786310279.
