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Title: Coastal walks - station to station Post by: grahame on January 06, 2025, 17:17:56 https://www.facebook.com/groups/402333272418551/
Quote NEW: 250 WALKS BY RAIL AROUND THE COAST OF BRITAIN Did you know there are 250 stations around the coast of Britain? Railwalks.co.uk has just mapped the British coastline for the first time, showing where you can walk between railway stations. The maps are organised by region on: https://www.railwalks.co.uk/walks/coast, with local information from our supporters and links to downloadable gpx files. There are 150 station-to-station coastal walks of less than ten miles, and 200 of less than 20 miles. They may be walkable in a day. Most of the rest of the coast can be walked in longer stretches, offering opportunities for car-free walking holidays. Please share this post with anyone you know who likes walking! Title: Re: Coastal walks - station to station Post by: johnneyw on January 06, 2025, 21:31:54 I twigged on to these possibilities some years ago and have been using coastal stations to explore various stretches of the South, South West and South Wales coastlines as well as increasing lengths of the Essex coast more recently.
Still got plenty more in the "planning" stage. Title: Re: Coastal walks - station to station Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 06, 2025, 22:16:28 My own suggested walking route is perhaps rather more speculative. ::)
The south Devon Kingsbridge branch line never reached the coast as far as Salcombe, but if it had, there would have been opportunities for some fantastic coastal walks, towards Dartmouth. Even from Kingsbridge on the estuary, walking due east to Slapton Sands, there are still some stunning views of Devon countryside to be enjoyed. Title: Re: Coastal walks - station to station Post by: grahame on January 07, 2025, 11:55:29 Not exactly a coastal walk - more an estuary - but I love this one
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(https://www.wellho.info/pix/wbss2_1.jpg) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/wbss2_2.jpg) Title: Re: Coastal walks - station to station Post by: johnneyw on January 07, 2025, 21:48:02 My own suggested walking route is perhaps rather more speculative. ::) The south Devon Kingsbridge branch line never reached the coast as far as Salcombe, but if it had, there would have been opportunities for some fantastic coastal walks, towards Dartmouth. Even from Kingsbridge on the estuary, walking due east to Slapton Sands, there are still some stunning views of Devon countryside to be enjoyed. I very much concur. Over the years I've covered pretty much all of the coast path between Salcombe and Dartmouth and in the opposite direction between Salcombe and Bigbury on Sea/Burgh Island. The Kingsbridge/Salcombe estuary doesn't have SW Coast Path all around it but there are long stretches of coastal road and footpaths along many of the creeks. There's refreshment opportunities too...the Ferry Inn in Salcombe is conveniently next to the ferry steps and in the lovely village of Southpool you can find the Millbrook Inn at the head of the creek. Kingsbridge too offers the waterside delights of the Crabshell Inn. Other pubs are also available! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |