England's longest national trail is to be renamed the King Charles III England Coast Path to mark the Coronation.
The 2,700-mile (4,345km) trail will be the longest managed path in the world when it is completed, longer than the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail in the USA. It passes through Northumberland, with a 31-mile stretch opening from Amble to Bamburgh having opened in October 2022.
That section of the route hugs the Northumberland Coast and takes in towns and villages such as Warkworth, Alnmouth, Boulmer, Craster, Embleton Bay, Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Beadnell and Seahouses. It is part of the 794 miles (1,278km) of the route which has opened so far, and it is expected to be fully walkable by the end of 2024.
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The path will be named after the King on May 10 to mark his love of walking and England's wildlife. It has already been announced that eight English Heritage sites, including Dunstanburgh Castle, which is on the route, will be "enhanced" with wildflower meadows in a floral celebration of the Coronation.
Tony Juniper, Natural England chairman, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The King has been such an enormous and effective champion for various initiatives over the years to protect and restore the environment. Hopefully this little piece of work that we have got with the coast work and the national nature reserves will be a fitting tribute to what he has been doing, something that will be very visible and for everybody to enjoy for generations to come."
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