Category Archives: England Coast Path

117b. Shanklin to Blackgang Chine

Posted on August 9, 2016 by jcombe

September 2012 Although I have already walked the coast as far as Blackgang Chine the route I followed on this walk was quite different to my previous walk, hence a second write up for this walk. It was rather spectacular … Continue reading →

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Busybodies on the Solent coast

Posted on January 12, 2016 by jcombe

Some unwelcome news, which I fear will have implications for the project to create an England Coast Path, which is meant to be complete in around 2020. Some new EU laws drempt up by bureaucrats in Brussels have some concerning … Continue reading →

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84. Weymouth to Portland Bill via east side of Portland

Posted on November 24, 2015 by jcombe

May 2009 After my previous walk around the western half of Portland I am now going around the eastern side but for variety, this time I started at Weymouth rather than Portland Bill. I was staying further east in Dorset … Continue reading →

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78A. Abbotsbury to Weymouth

Posted on September 29, 2015 by jcombe

August 2003 This part of the South West Coast Path I have done a couple of times as various circular walks, but only once as a through walk and it was a long while ago, when I was using an early digital camera, … Continue reading →

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Improved route for the South West Coast Path at Strete

Posted on July 9, 2015 by jcombe

Some good news reaches me today. The route of the South West Coast path south of Strete has been changed for the better. The route used to run along the busy A379 (which is the route I used), which lacks … Continue reading →

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Sign of things to come?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by jcombe

  This weekend I came across the first of these I have seen. One day, hopefully soon, we’ll be seeing these all around the English coast.

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