King Charles III England Coast Path: Lulworth Cove to Highcliffe
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Introduction
Natural England is working to improve public access along a 48 mile (77km) stretch of the Dorset coast between Lulworth Cove and Highcliffe.
Officers from Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are providing Natural England with expert local advice during the establishment of the route.
Some sections are still under development, some are yet to be determined.
This page has information about the stage of progress for each section of the stretch.
Information about open sections of the route
You can view open sections of the King Charles III England Coast Path on the聽 .
You can see the status of all sections of the route in the table.
The section from Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge was separated from the wider proposals due to its complexity. For Kimmeridge to Highcliffe, the proposal바카라 사이트檚 published chapters referred to in the table are for the purposes of determination and approval only. The start and end points of these chapters are shown in the stretch map.
| Report | Stage 4 | Stage 5 (approved) | Open to the public |
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| Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay (LCK) | Not yet published | No | No |
| Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe (LCH) | 聽 | 聽 | 聽 |
| - LCH Chapter 1: Kimmeridge Bay to Winspit | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Yes |
| - LCH Chapter 2: Winspit to Peveril Point | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Yes |
| - LCH Chapter 3: Peveril Point to Shep바카라 사이트檚 Hollow | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Yes |
| - LCH Chapter 4: Shep바카라 사이트檚 Hollow to South Haven Point | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Yes |
| - LCH Chapter 5: Sandbanks to Southbourne | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Not yet |
| - LCH Chapter 6: Southbourne to Mudeford Quay | Not yet determined |
6 April 2022 Approval quashed by High Court Order |
Not yet |
| - LCH Chapter 7: Mudeford Quay to Chewton Bunny | 聽 | 6 April 2022 | Not yet |
If you바카라 사이트檙e planning a walk on the King Charles III England Coast Path聽(KCIIIECP), check our聽聽 for details of local access restrictions and coast path diversions which may therefore apply at certain times.
Coastal access rights normally apply to all land that is coastal margin - including any land seaward of the route - unless it falls into a category of聽excepted land聽 or if an applies to the land.
The maps in Natural England바카라 사이트檚聽original proposals聽聽for Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe to the Secretary of State are still available to view. They show the route of the聽KCIIIECP聽along this stretch of coast as it was proposed at that time. They also show the adjoining land that is coastal margin.
Any variation needed after a stretch has been proposed, approved or opened is achieved through rollback or a modification or variation report that you can comment on. Modification and variation reports are published on 바카라 사이트 and details will be added to this page.
Use the link that follows for guidance on your rights and responsibilities if the聽KCIIIECP聽passes through your land.
Stage 5: Open to the public
Kimmeridge Bay to South Haven Point
This 21 mile (34km) section of the King Charles III England Coast Path (KCIIIECP) is now open to the public. Coastal access rights came into force along this section of the Lulworth Cove to Highcliffe stretch on 4 June 2025, by order of the Secretary of State.
Stage 5: Open (not yet available for public use - work to establish the route is being planned or currently taking place)
Sandbanks to Southbourne and Mudeford Quay to Chewton Bunny
On 6 April 2022, the Secretary of State approved these sections of the King Charles III England Coast Path.聽
Natural England will publish further details of the approved routes in due course.
Stage 4: Determine
Southbourne to Mudeford Quay
On 21 June 2017, Natural England submitted a report to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting out the proposals for improved access to the coast between Kimmeridge Bay and Highcliffe.
On 6 April 2022, the Secretary of State approved Natural England바카라 사이트檚 proposals. Since then, a deficiency was identified in the determination process relating to . As a result, the Secretary of State consented to the quashing of the approval of Chapter 6 by means of a High Court Order.
The Secretary of State will make a decision regarding the determination of Chapter 6 in due course.
Next steps
Stage 5: Open
When the Secretary of State approves a section of the report, Natural England works with officers from Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council聽 on preparing the route for public use.
The first step is to contact owners and occupiers of the affected land to discuss the design and location of any new infrastructure which is required, such as signs and gates.
When preparations are complete, new access rights will be brought into force along the route and adjoining spreading room.
Stage 2 and 3: Develop and Propose
Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay
Natural England is now visiting all the land on this stretch of coast that is likely to be affected by our proposals and discussing the options in detail with:
- people who own or manage the land
- relevant local and national organisations who have an interest in the stretch.
After final discussions have been held with those who have a legal interest in the land, Natural England will begin refining and checking their proposals to improve access to this stretch of coast.
The proposals will be finalised and then published in a report to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Once published, the report will be available on 바카라 사이트 and advertised in the local press.
Natural England will contact affected owners and occupiers and the local and national organisations that must be notified by law, to make sure they바카라 사이트檙e aware the report has been published.
Find out more about the King Charles III England Coast Path
See information about all stretches in preparation around England바카라 사이트檚 coast.
The gives details of the process being followed to improve access to the coast.
Contact the authority managing sections that are open to the public
If you need to contact the authority managing open sections of this stretch of the聽KCIIIECP, use the contact forms on the .
Contact the coastal access team for sections not yet open to the public
Contact Natural England with any comments, suggestions or queries you have about improving coastal access.
Coastal access delivery team (Somerset, Avon and Dorset)
Natural England
Horizon House
Deanery Road
Bristol
BS1 5AH
Email westcoastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone: Natural England enquiry team - 0300 060 3900
See the map below for information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of the west of England.
Updates to this page
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Page updated to show that parts of this stretch are now open to the public.
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Page updated to show that approval of Chapter 6 - Southbourne to Mudeford Quay - has been quashed by High Court Order.
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Page updated to show the Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe section of this stretch has been approved.
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Removed the sentence giving a date for when access is expected to be ready. Publication of the report for the Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge section is expected in winter 2020.
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Dates amended: publication of report for the Lulworth Cove to Kimmeridge Bay part of the stretch expected in 2019. Access to both parts of this stretch expected to be ready in 2020.
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Page updated to show that the opportunity to comment on proposals for the Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe section has ended.
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Page updated to show that the report for the Kimmeridge Bay to Highcliffe part of the stretch has been published.
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Text updated: 2 reports now being produced for this stretch. First covers Kimmeridge to Highcliffe, second covers Lulworth to Kimmeridge.
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Updated page to show that work has reached stages 2 and 3: develop and propose.
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First published.