Adventure Travel News – 3 October 2025
Suffolk Coast Path opens new section, Yorkshire adds 42 miles of coastal trail, and the Isle of Wight unveils its first Coast Path routes.
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This week brings fresh paths, new opportunities, and expanded access for walkers across England’s coast and countryside. From Suffolk to Yorkshire to the Isle of Wight, trails are opening up that strengthen the network of long-distance routes and coastal walks. Here’s what’s new in the world of walking holidays and outdoor adventures.
Walkers can now explore an extended 26-mile stretch of the Suffolk Coast Path, officially opened between Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey. The route offers 11 miles of brand-new access around the Deben Estuary, linking shingle beaches, saltmarsh, and wide estuary views. This opening strengthens Suffolk’s role as one of the most accessible and wildlife-rich walking destinations in eastern England.
The new path forms part of the wider King Charles III England Coast Path, which will eventually create a continuous walking route around the entire English coastline. With sweeping views, riverside loops, and connections to the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape, this section offers a mix of quiet hamlets, birdwatching, and big skies.
Suffolk is already one of the UK’s most atmospheric autumn destinations. This opening not only brings fresh opportunities for walking holidays along the coast but also links directly to rural inns, ferries, and estuary villages — exactly the kind of slow-paced exploration Self-Guided Travel supports.
A 42-mile stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path has opened between Easington and Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast. This section includes dramatic cliffs, quiet beaches, and views over the North Sea. It adds to the growing continuity of the Coast Path, giving walkers more choice for day hikes and multi-day coastal adventures in northern England.
Along the route, travellers encounter historic fishing villages, bird colonies on sea cliffs, and wide sandy bays that make the Yorkshire coast one of Britain’s most characterful seaside landscapes.
Each new section of the England Coast Path makes the dream of a continuous national coastal walking trail more tangible. For walking holidays, this means more variety in stages, more coastal stays to feature, and more ways to connect heritage towns with natural landscapes.
The Isle of Wight has become one of the first areas to officially open stretches of the King Charles III England Coast Path. Nearly 15 miles of new coastal walking routes have been unveiled, designed with flexibility to adapt to coastal erosion and “roll back” where necessary.
These new paths link into the island’s existing network of trails, giving walkers greater access to its famous chalk cliffs, sandy bays, and historic seaside towns.
The Isle of Wight is already a popular destination for walking holidays. With the Coast Path project expanding here, it creates new opportunities for travellers to explore the island’s landscapes in stages, combining coastal hikes with stays in local inns and seaside villages.
