The Coast to Coast Walk is a long-distance footpath running between the west and east coasts of Northern England, nominally 190 miles in length. Devised by Alfred Wainwright, it passes through three c
St Bees beach – start of the walk – from South Head
The start of the Coast to Coast Walk at St Bees beach. New sign and banner added 2013 by the Wainwright Society and St Bees Parish Council.
Signpost for the Coast to Coast winter route (December–April) entering the Yorkshire Dales near Kirkby Stephen. The additional information sign shows the different routes to be taken depending on the time of year: Red Route (May–July); Blue Route (August–November); Green Route (December–April), along with information about managing erosion of the footpaths.
St Bees South Head & beach
Robin Hood's Bay is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast. Robin Hood's Bay is a tourist destination in the Nort
Coast to Coast Walk
…miles (293 km). Wainwright recommends that walkers dip their booted feet in the Irish Sea at St Bees and, at the end of the walk, in the North Sea at Robin Hood's Bay. The route has traditionally been an unofficial and largely unsignposted trail. On 12 August 2022 it was announced that the Coast to Coast Walk would…
Robin Hood's Bay geograph.org.uk 7573003
The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay geograph.org.uk 7566573
Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire
"Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, England", c. 1890–1900