Alfred Wainwright’s coast-to-coast walk to be made National Trail

Hikers following Alfred Wainwright’s coast-to-cosat route will walk by the Lake District’s Angle Tarn Photograph: David Forster/Alamy

Alfred Wainwright’s coast-to-coast walk, which meanders through the often spectacular countryside of three of England’s national parks, is to be made a National Trail.

The 197-mile route from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire is one of the UK’s post popular long-distance routes, taking in lakes, mountains, moors, bogs, medieval castles, ancient ruins and a good number of pubs.