According to the Ramblers, some 432 – more than one in five – election candidates, are now committed to delivering coastal access 'as fast as possible' as part of a commitment to  the Ramblers' 'Walking Manifesto'.The coastal route was signed

todemonstrate 'how a full coastal experience can be achieved at BreanDown'.One Third Inaccessible...With almost a third of our coastline inaccessible, the alliance ispressing for a permanent right of access to our coastline, but withan emphasis also on how

, for walkers, but no access to the cliffs and foreshore for sea-cliff climbing. Although Natural England are currently considering improvements to coastal access, some of the options simply involve improving the network of coastal paths, without taking climbers

by the military. Under proposed plans a'coastal corridor' would be created that would allow the public towalk all the way - or as close as possible to it - round thecoast.It's a logical extension of the Right to Roam, with access toScotland's coast already

Events could be taking an upturn for coastal walkers and sea cliff climbers who are plagued by access issues, following the publication last week of a draft Marine Bill. The Bill tackles access – or lack of it – to the foreshore, cliffs and a strip

.naturalengland.org.uk.The Marine and Coastal Access Bill was debated in the Commons on 26October and the outcome was broadly positive for outdoors people withthe Minister for the Environment specifically starting that:“The interests of walkers and climbers

Some cracking PR work from the outdoors lobby at the weekend with anarticle in the Telegraph pointing out that should the Marine and Coastal Access Billgo through Parliament this autumn, some 1,000 miles of previouslyinaccessible land will be opened

Way back in the dim and distant past of November 2006, we wrote about the BMC's campaign to establish permanent public access to the sea cliffs and foreshore.It's an issue that concerns sea cliff climbers and coastal walkers in particular. If you

The Ramblersare extremely pleased with themselves today after triumphing in anextended battle with bureacracy to establish a new right of way in NorthYorkshire despite an inspector's decision branded'perverse'.The new bridleway runs between Boosbeck and Slapewath in Cleveland,Nor...

dismissed claims that the proposed coastal access willwidely threaten the privacy of private gardens and loss of propertyvalues as scaremongering and points out that similar objections wereraised in the lead up to the passing of the Countryside and Rights of