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Natural England is working 听to improve public access along a 40 miles (67 km) 听stretch of the Dorset coast between Lyme Regis and Rufus Castle, Portland.

Officers from Dorset access authority are providing Natural England with expert local advice during the establishment of the route.

This page has information about the stage of progress for each section of the stretch.

You can see the status of all parts of this report in the table.

If you鈥檙e planning a walk on the King Charles III England Coast Path听(KCIIIECP), check our听听for details of local access restrictions and coast path diversions which may therefore apply at certain times.

Coastal access rights normally apply to all land that is coastal margin - including any land seaward of the route - unless it falls into a category of听excepted land听or if an听听applies to the land.

The maps in Natural England鈥檚 original proposals 听to the Secretary of State are still available to view. They show the route of the听KCIIIECP听along this stretch of coast as it was proposed at that time. They also show the adjoining land that is coastal margin.

Any variation needed after a stretch has been proposed, approved or opened is achieved through rollback or a modification or variation report that you can comment on. Modification and variation reports are published on 伊人直播 and details will be added to this page.

Use the link that follows for guidance on your rights and responsibilities if the听KCIIIECP听passes through your land.

The Cobb, Lyme Regis to Hive Beach (LRR1 to LRR4)

On 18 September 2025, the Secretary of State听approved this section听of the King Charles III England Coast Path.

Natural England will publish further details of the approved route in due course.

Hive Beach to Rufus Castle (LRR5 to LRR12)

On 8 July 2015, Natural England submitted a report to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs setting out the proposals for improved access to the coast between Lyme Regis and Rufus Castle, Portland.

The period for making formal representations and objections about the report closed at 5pm on 2 September 2015. The report is still available to view.

Objections were forwarded for consideration by an independent inspector from the Planning Inspectorate. After considering these objections, the inspector was minded to determine that Natural England鈥檚 proposals do not strike a fair balance in respect to 2 objections and invited further representations on these objections.

See the notices for more details. The opportunity to submit a representation is now closed.

A public inquiry considered the objection by Ilchester Estates. The inquiry concluded on 13 December 2016.

The planning inspector will now make a report and recommendation about the objections to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will take these into account when deciding whether to approve Natural England鈥檚 coastal access report for this stretch of the coast.

Next steps

Once the Secretary of State has approved 1 or more of the reports, Natural England will work with Dorset County Council on preparing the route for public use.

The first step will be to contact owners and occupiers of the affected land to discuss the design and location of any new infrastructure which is required such as signs and gates.

When preparations are complete, new access rights will come into force along the route and adjoining spreading room.

See information about all stretches in preparation around England鈥檚 coast.

The gives details of the process being followed to improve access to the coast.

Contact the coastal access team

If you have any further questions about the work we are doing then please contact us:

See the map below for more information about progress on improving coastal access in other parts of the west of England.