Hamstead

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1 km NE · spans 24 counties

Tiny harbour town where the Lymington ferry lands, with Henry VIII's last coastal fort and a timber pier from 1876

1.9 km W · Isle of Wight

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

2.4 km NW

Winkle Street's row of old cottages facing a stream and a stone sheepwash, with a mostly 13th-century church nearby

2.7 km S · Isle of Wight

A country park in Isle of Wight.

3.8 km SW

A west-coast surf beach on the Isle of Wight, backed by coloured cliffs, open downs and dinosaur footprints in the rocks

4.5 km SW