Rose! What a year you’ve all had. Wishing you a significantly brighter 2026.

Holy moly. There is no gif capable of communicating the horror.

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2/2 ... or take the WCP to #Chester - a worthy & magical finish to your journey. All that's left now is to wish you all a merry & restful festive period, whatever form that might take; and best wishes for 2026 ⭐

It’s Day 25 of #NWECPAdvent - congratulations! A few miles into Stage 28 is the Welsh border - the end of the #KCIIIECP, for now! At this point you can find the nearest train station, continue to the @walescoastpath1.bsky.social (because why stick to 350 miles when another 870 will do?!) ... 1/2

... before tackling the last handful of miles to journey's end... #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks @wirralcouncil.bsky.social @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social 2/2

On the eve of Christmas, Day 24 of #NWECPAdvent is two sides of the #Wirral peninsula from #NewBrighton to #Parkgate on stage 27 of the guidebook. So many highlights - and at the end of a long day, the epic #sunsets the west coast specialises in (no, of course it's never cloudy or raining!!) ... 1/2

OK it's been out since September now, but @samreadbookseller.bsky.social have a fresh supply of signed books in stock! :)

... via #AnthonyGormley's #AnotherPlace installation at #Crosby beach, and some even more famous statues by the @mersey_ferries dock in #Liverpool! #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social @wirralcouncil.bsky.social 2/2

Well that'll teach me to do these things just before bed without checking the book. I conflated stages 14 & 15 and knocked it all out of sync ever since! Anyway, day 23 of #NWECPAdvent covers stages 25 & 26 of the book - from #Formby to #Seaforth, and Seaforth to #NewBrighton on the #Wirral ... 1/2

... #Southport, the #Ainsdale pines, and miles & miles of dunes, beach, saltmarsh and wildlife. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @greensefton.bsky.social 2/2

So the last few days are upon us, and from now on there's two stages behind each door! Day 22 of #NWECPAdvent takes us from #Tarleton to #Crossens on stage 22 of the guidebook, completing the #RibbleEstuary; and #Crossens to #Formby on stage 23; all via @rspbengland's #HeskethOutMarsh reserve... 1/2

Day 21 of #NWECPAdvent (& the guidebook) is #Preston to #Tarleton on the south bank of the #Ribble - a really enjoyable day of parkland, farmland and floodbanks as the tidal river widens out to #saltmarsh where it meets the River Douglas. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail

Day 20 of #NWECPAdvent - #Lytham to #Preston - should have been posted yesterday! Lytham's prom & windmill are different again to yesterday's varied Blackpool offerings & mark the start of the #RibbleEstuary stretch. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks

2/2 ... funny-looking tower, along with one of the most wheel-friendly lengths of trail :)

#KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks @blackpooltower.bsky.social @visitlancashire.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social

Day 19 of #NWECPAdvent is about as quintessential British #seaside as it gets - welcome to sunny(ish) #Fleetwood, #Blackpool & #Lytham! Don't be put off by thoughts of tarmac: there's beaches, saltmarshes, dunes, lakes, parks, proms, public art, wildlife, piers, a theme park & the odd ... 1/2

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Day 18 of #NWECPAdvent takes us on a wildlife & heritage rich journey from #ConderGreen to the #WyreFerry at #KnottEnd via #GlassonDock, #CockersandAbbey (just north of this photo at Bank Houses), and #Pilling. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail #CiceroneGuidebooks

It's also a great opportunity for a #RestDay to explore the castle, city centre, museums & galleries, or just sit back with a cuppa in one of the lovely indie cafes.

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Hoorah! Day 17 of #NWECPAdvent is finally here after yesterday’s false start. This stage in my #Cicerone #KCIIIECP guidebook is a grand tour of the #RiverLune from #Overton to #ConderGreen via the first crossing point in beautiful #Lancaster. 1/2

Curious? Check out my new #Cicerone walking guidebook to the north west English coast - link in bio :) #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrail @morecambebay.bsky.social @ericandernie.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @lancstelegraph.bsky.social @visitlancashire.bsky.social 2/2

A belated Day 16 of #NWECPAdvent takes us from #HestBank to #Overton via #Morecambe and #Heysham - with their connections to very different legendary musicians! #EricMorecambe likely needs no intro, but Heysham chapel carved graves? None other than #BlackSabbath's Best Of album cover 🤘1/2

... which these pics are taken from shows you how to do do the NW coast now- a nifty Christmas pressie, right?! 😊) @visitlancashire.bsky.social @arnsideshop.bsky.social #NWECPAdvent

We've also passed @rspb.bsky.social #LeightonMoss en route to day's end at #HestBank. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #NationalTrail (What's this #NWECPAdvent all about? The #KCIIIECP will be the longest managed coast path in the world once complete - but my new #Cicerone guidebook ... 2/

A momentous Day 15 of #NWECPAdvent - we've passed the halfway mark in days (yeah there's 28 in the book), 200 miles in distance, and completed the #CumbriaCoast! These are Far Arnside's limestone cliffs in #Arnside and #Silverdale National Landscape, a mere few miles from the #Lancashire border. 1/

Whilst I’ll probably never know whether it inspired Humphrey’s head in #BBCGhosts, it *is* said to be where the last wolf in England met its demise. #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIECP #Cumbria @visitcartmel @guide_over_sands_trust @grangelido.bsky.social @morecambebay.bsky.social 2/2

Day 14 of #NWECPAdvent takes us from #Greenodd to #GrangeOverSands. We’ve crossed #CartmelFell on the old #CumbriaCoastalWay route as the #KCIIIECP isn’t open yet, to reach #HumphreyHead - a stunning grassed and wooded limestone outcrop with rare wildlife and views to #Morecambe and #Heysham. 1/2

Yes #SouthWalney is a fab place c/o @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social

Zoom in for my local fell #Ingleborough out there on the right :D #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP #NationalTrails @morecambebay.bsky.social

So we're back on track! Enjoying our little #NWECPAdvent journey? Day 13 leads us through #BarrowInFurness and up the #CoastRoad to #Bardsea. Here's #Newbiggin, with views of the #Lakes and @yorkshiredales.org.uk over the #LevenEstuary & #MorecambeBay.