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I realise that I have now been traveling along the coast of England for 26 years on and off. Most of the journeys have been made on foot and it is only recently that I have invested in a folding bike to speed up my progress, particularly through the more isolated areas. The blog has been going since 2009, but all journeys made before then remain unblogged - until now.

My aim during this winter is to write up as many of my past trips as I can, before the memory of them fades! I shall start off from Holy Island and move clockwise around the country. Below is a table of what I have (and have not) walked. Sections which remain to be walked are shown in bold type. The cycled stretches are noted - all the rest have been walked.

As I make further progress, the chart on this page will be updated.

TOM'S JOURNEYS – COASTAL WALKS – PROGRESS TO DATE
NORTHUMBERLAND DURHAM AND YORKSHIRE
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Border	◄►	Berwick	4
Berwick		Holy Island	10
Holy Island	◄	Bamburgh	12	12	2006
Bamburgh	◄	Alnmouth	20	20	2006
Alnmouth	►	Amble	9	9	2008
Amble		Newbiggin	13
Newbiggin	►	South Shields	15	15	2008
South Shields		Seaham	20
Seaham		Billingham	20
Billingham	◄	Saltburn	16	16	2008
Saltburn	◄	Whitby	17	17	2005
Whitby	◄	Ravenscar	18	18	1998
Ravenscar	◄	Cloughton	10	10	2005
Cloughton	►	Scarborough	3	3	2000
Scarborough	►	Filey	10	10	2000
Filey	►	Bridlington	18	18	2000
Bridlington	►	Hornsea	13	13	2000
Hornsea	◄	Withernsea	19	19	2010
Withernsea	◄	Hull	23	23	2010
LINCOLNSHIRE AND NORFOLK
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Hull	◄	Cleethorpes	37	37	2010	By Cycle
Cleethorpes	◄	Mablethorpe	23	23	2001	By Cycle
Mablethorpe	◄	Skegness	16	16	2001
Skegness	◄	Wainfleet	12	12	2007
Wainfleet	►	Benington	12	12	2007
Benington	◄	Boston	11	11	2007
Boston	►	Fosdyke Bridge	11	11	2007
Fosdyke Bridge	►	Holbeach St Matthew	8	8	2009	By Cycle
Holbeach St Matthew	►	Dawsmere	2	2	2009
Dawsmere	►	Sutton Bridge	9	9	2009	By Cycle
Sutton Bridge	►	Kings Lynn	14	14	2006
Kings Lynn	►	Dersingham	10	10	2007
Dersingham	►	Hunstanton	9	9	2007
Hunstanton	►	Wells	19	19	1995
Wells	►	Cley Next Sea	13	13	1995
Cley Next Sea	►	Sheringham	7	7	1995
Sheringham	►	Happisburgh	17	17	2006
Happisburgh	►	Winterton	13	13	2006
Winterton		Kessingland	23
SUFFOLK ESSEX AND KENT
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Kessingland		Snape	30
Snape		Felixstowe	27
Felixstowe		Walton on the Naze	14
Walton on the Naze	◄	Colchester	28	28	2010
Colchester		Maldon	24
Maldon		Burnham / Wallasea	28
Burnham / Wallasea	►	Southend	21	21	2010	By Cycle
Southend	◄	Gravesend	25	25	2010	By Cycle
Gravesend	►	Rochester	15	15	2008	On Foot
Rochester	►	Herne Bay	39	39	2009	By Cycle
Herne Bay	►	Dover	44	44	2009	By Cycle
Dover	◄	West Hythe	15	15	2009	By Cycle
West Hythe	►	Lydd	15	15	2008	On Foot
SUSSEX HAMPSHIRE AND DORSET
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Lydd	►	Rye	10	10	2008
Rye	►	Hastings	13	13	2009
Hastings	◄	Eastbourne	15	15	2007
Eastbourne	►	Seaford	13	13	2007
Seaford	◄	Brighton	14	14	2006
Brighton	◄	Worthing	12	12	2006
Worthing	◄	Littlehampton	9	9	2006
Littlehampton	◄	Pagham	20	11	2004
Pagham	◄	Wittering	20	20	2004
Wittering	◄	Emsworth	20	16	2004
Emsworth	◄	Portsmouth	15	15	2003
Portsmouth	►	Southampton	19	19	2003
Southampton	►	Milford	20	20	2003
Milford	►	Bournemouth	14	14	1991
Bournemouth	►	Swanage	14	14	1996
Swanage	►	Worth Matravers	10	10	1996
Worth Matravers	►	Lulworth	12	12	2005
Lulworth	►	Weymouth	12	12	2005
Weymouth	►	Abbotsbury	14	14	2005
Abbotsbury	◄	Burton Bradstock	8	8	2005
Burton Bradstock	►	Charmouth	8	8	1974
SOUTH DEVON AND SOUTH CORNWALL
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Charmouth	►	Weston Mouth	15	15	1992
Weston Mouth	◄	Otterton	6	6	2004
Otterton	◄	Starcross	11	11	2001
Starcross	►	Torquay	15	15	2001
Torquay	◄	Kingswear / Dartmouth	10	10	2001
Kingswear / Dartmouth	◄	Slapton	8	8	2007
Slapton	◄	Salcombe	15	15	2007
Salcombe	►	Bolt Tail	12	12	2007
Bolt Tail	◄	Challaborough	7	7	2005
Challaborough	◄	Stonehouse	21	21	2005
Stonehouse	►	Looe	23	23	2006
Looe	►	Fowey	12	12	2008
Fowey	►	Charlestown	10	10	2008
Charlestown		Boswinger	14
Boswinger		Portscatho	12
Portscatho		St Mawes / Falmouth	6
St Mawes / Falmouth		Coverack	18
Coverack		Mullion	17
Mullion		Penzance	20
Penzance		Lands End	15
NORTH CORNWALL AND NORTH DEVON
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Lands End		St Ives	20
St Ives		Porthwellan	18
Porthwellan		Newquay	18
Newquay		Padstow	17
Padstow		Port Isaac	17
Port Isaac		Boscastle	17
Boscastle		Bude	17
Bude		Welcombe Mouth	10
Welcombe Mouth	►	Bucks Cross	20	20	2008
Bucks Cross	►	Barnstaple	20	20	2010	By Cycle
Barnstaple	►	Combe Martin	27	27	2010	By Cycle
Combe Martin	►	Great Hangman	3	3	1991
Great Hangman		Trentishoe	4
Trentishoe	◄	Lynmouth	8	8	1991
Lynmouth		County Gate	6
SOMERSET
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
County Gate	◄	Silcombe Farm	4	4	2009
Silcombe Farm	◄	Minehead	12	12	2009
Minehead	◄	Bridgwater	29	29	2010	By Cycle
Bridgwater	◄	Burnham (WSM)	18	18	2009	By Cycle
Burnham (WSM)	►	Brean	8	8	1998
Brean	►	Weston Super Mare	5	5	1998
Weston Super Mare	►	Clevedon	17	17	1998/2009
Clevedon	◄	Avonmouth	15	15	2005
Avonmouth	►	Chepstow / Chester	8	8	2005
LANCASHIRE AND CUMBRIA
START / END	DIR	START / END	MILES	COMPLETED	YEAR	COMMENT
Chepstow / Chester	►	Neston	15	15	2002
Neston	►	West Kirby	8	8	2003
West Kirby	◄	Liverpool	12	12	2002
Liverpool	►	Southport	26	26	2002
Southport	►	Tarleton	12	12	2005
Tarleton	◄	Preston	10	10	2006
Preston	◄	Andsell	16	16	2006
Andsell	◄	Fleetwood / Knott End	18	18	2003
Fleetwood / Knott End	◄	Lancaster	20	20	2004
Lancaster	►	Morecambe	16	16	2004
Morecambe	►	Arnside	16	16	2004
Arnside	►	Grange	15	15	2004
Grange	►	Cark	12	12	2005
Cark	◄	Ulverston	14	14	2008
Ulverston	◄	Barrow	10	10	2008
Barrow		Hycemoor (Bootle)	33
Hycemoor (Bootle)	◄	Whitehaven	32	32	2010	By Cycle
Whitehaven	►	Maryport	15	15	2009	By Cycle
Maryport	►	Carlisle	50	50	2009	By Cycle
Carlisle	►	Gretna	12	12	2009	By Cycle
TOTAL			2120	1615	76%