Author Archives: Leigh Hatts

Natural England has published proposals for how the national coastal path might pass along the Bournemouth coast. This is the result of plans promised under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. After careful reading I have now submitted my … Continue reading →

The Highcliffe Castle cliff zig-zag has been closed again for sometime. Christchurch Council has allocated an astonishing £280,000 towards the rebuilding of the path which is part of the Christchurch Coastal Path. Consultation sessions for users are being held at … Continue reading →

The Bournemouth Coast Path is more popular than The Pennine Way, The Three Peaks and The Thames Path according to a new poll. A thousand British walkers were asked to name their best loved walk. Chris Hardy, managing director of … Continue reading →

Christchurch Council has confirmed that the cliff path from Highcliffe Castle will remain closed all year. Retaining walls have weakened and the situation has become worse following dry weather which may have caused cliff falls elsewhere. Design preparation and the work … Continue reading →

Rogation Sunday will be marked this Sunday 21 May at Mudeford with the traditional Blessing of the Water at 3pm. Mudeford’s Priest in Charge Helen Griffiss will be rowed out from the quay into The Run where she will throw a … Continue reading →

A cliff fall has resulted in the closure of more coast path. An unexpected fall just west of Beckton Bunny at 5.30pm last Tuesday has led to fears of more to come if wet weather persists next week. Closure was already … Continue reading →

The Shelley Cafe is now open from 10.30am until 3pm. The cafe is part of the theatre in the Shelley Park clifftop mansion. Brownies, biscuits and flapjacks were on the counter this morning. This will be the heritage place to … Continue reading →

The real ale lobby group CAMRA is at the Bournemouth International Centre this weekend for its AGM. Members can spill out on to the coast path to see the fantastic view. The coast is a great theme of the new Poole … Continue reading →

A slight cliff fall at Canford Cliffs is causing concern. The slip might be missed, especially on the Canford Cliffs Promenade, but the higher coast path has been fenced off. Planned work by Poole Council on new beach huts has … Continue reading →

Keep walking east along the Bournemouth Coast Path and eventually, at the end of Christchurch Bay, you come to the Hurst Spit and Keyhaven. You may see some sheep. Tomorrow Saturday 1 April is Aubrey Farm open day at Keyhaven 10am-3pm. … Continue reading →