Walking the Edge of England

Martyn Howe talks to us about how he walked the coast of England - following what has become the King Charles III England Coast Path.Martyn shares:How the walk began with a single acorn waymarker in CromerWhat it’s like to stitch together a coastal path that was still being completedUnexpectedly wild places like The Wash, where land and sea seem to dissolveIndustrial coastlines in the North East — and the surprising signs of recovery thereMemorable encounters with birdlife, including kestrels, peregrines, and wintering geeseWhy public art along the coast — from Time and Tide bells to community projects — became central to the journeyThe idea of an “experience map” rather than a route map, and how that changes how you plan and walkHow carrying less — physically and mentally — altered his relationship with long-distance walkingWhether walking can still act as a form of protest or environmental witnessThe kinds of conversations that only seem to happen when two people are walking side by sideWe also talk about Martyn’s book The Coast is Our Compass, and how writing became a way of processing the journey — not just recording where he went, but what it meant. Links:The Coast is Our CompassExperience MapMore trail Inspiration at Big Trail Adventures