Walk the England Coast Path – Skegness to Mablethorpe
By Dave Roberts
Walk the England Coast Path – Skegness to Mablethorpe
Further Details
Route Summary:
Distance: 26.3 km
Ascent: 95 m
Time: 6 hours or so
Start and Finish: Skegness to Mablethorpe
Facilities:
A good choice of facilities at the numerous seaside resorts on the walk, but note that many will be seasonal and in the quieter sections may be closed in the off-season or run limited hours.
Keep an eye out for:
Clouds and the big skies.
Public Transport:
The no 59 runs hourly buses between Skegness and Mablethorpe that also calls in at Sutton on Sea and Chapel St Leonards. Skegness has a railway station where you can catch a train to Boston.
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Walk the England Coast Path – Skegness to Mablethorpe
The England Coast Path from Sunny Skeg to Mablethorpe is the first official section of the coastal path to open in Lincolnshire. Following the North Sea coast through numerous seaside resorts, including Ingoldmells, Chapel St Leonards, Anderby Creek, Sutton on Sea and finally Mablethorpe. Wide skies and sandy beaches all the way, with a Cloud Bar to observe the clouds at Anderby Creek.
Natural England have created a video of the section:
Skegness to Chapel St Leonards
From the seaside resort of Skegness, the England Coast Path heads along the prom, past numerous rides and amusements that you can try out if you wish. Of particular note is the pier, or what remains if it. One look at the map shows a pier that ends above the high water mark, which is indeed correct as it was largely destroyed in a storm in 1978.
There are endless caravans to accommodate the thousands who flock to the sandy beaches as the England Coast Path continues past Seathorne, Ingoldmells Point and on into Chapel St Leonards. You’ll pass the Fantasy Island theme park as well as the Butlins Holiday Park which was the first to be built in 1936.
Chapel St Leonards to Mablethorpe – The Coastal Country Park
The section from Chapel St Leonards onward is much quieter, especially along the Coastal Country Park between Chapel and Sutton on Sea. Chapel St Leonards is a small and well kept seaside resort, much quieter than those you’ve already passed. The Coastal Country Park is quiet and there are facilities all along the stretch at all the car parks, and the village of Anderby Creek also has cafe and pubs if you need them. The scenery continues to be low land and dunes, which is pretty much par for the course.
Keep an eye out for the Structures on the Edge (SOTE) art installations along the section which includes the Cloud Bar at Anderby Creek as well as the Salt Licks, The Sound Tower, Round and Round House and the Reflector. There are also a number of artistic beach huts known as the Bathing Beauties. One you won’t miss is the North Sea Observatory at Chapel Point, which is one place you must visit on this section.
The section ends at Mablethorpe, unceremoniously leaving the coast inland to finish at Mablethorpe North End. Follow the beach instead if you can! There’s a pub – The Ferry Boat Inn – that’s conveniently located at the finish.
![geograph-4771522-by-Mat-Fascione The Sound Tower at Chapel Six Marshes Part of the Structures on the Edge Project, the tower was erected in Spring 2014. Viewers approach the tower to find an internal yellow vessel with no view. As users enter, the whole interior chamber lowers to engage a controlled view of the horizon. This is accompanied by a resonant sound created by a striking āgongā that announces the towers use to people on the beach. Furthermore the lowering chamber engages a wind channel that allows the whole tower to act as a wind funnel that amplifies the natural conditions of the site.](https://i0.wp.com/www.walktheenglandcoastpath.co.uk/files/2019/03/geograph-4771522-by-Mat-Fascione.jpg?w=1004&h=1297&ssl=1)
![geograph-4769301-by-Mat-Fascione Round and Round House at Anderby Creek This small building on the dunes was designed by Kingston and Weber of Soma Design, it is one of the āBathing Beautiesā, a competition winner to āRe-imagine the Beach Hut for the 21st Centuryā. Anderby Creek is home to 2 āBathing Beautiesā ā the Round and Round House and the Cloud Bar. It is made of curved laminated plywood and is accessed via a narrow wooden boardwalk and steps from the beach.](https://i0.wp.com/www.walktheenglandcoastpath.co.uk/files/2019/03/geograph-4769301-by-Mat-Fascione.jpg?w=523&h=359&ssl=1)
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