Coast to Coast Walk

Gifts inspired by Coast to Coast Walk, on clothing, prints and mugs.

A gift for a Coast to Coast journey

Alfred Wainwright first described the Coast to Coast in a book published in 1973. The route joins St Bees in Cumbria with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, crossing from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Between its coastal endpoints are the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors national parks. The sequence includes Lake District fells and forests, the Dales, and the moorland of the North York Moors. Those named landscapes give the crossing its geographical shape.

Work on the Lake District section included Ennerdale Forest and Honister Old Toll Road. Loft Beck and Kidsty Pike were among the fell locations where paths were improved. These names connect the trail's recent work with particular parts of Wainwright's crossing, rather than describing a single uniform path laid across the country. Within the National Park Authority's project, the Lake District section ends at the River Lowther bridge beside Shap Abbey.

The route became a National Trail in March 2026, following an upgrade carried out with Natural England and the authorities along the way. Its earlier identity through Wainwright's book remains part of the same story. St Bees and Robin Hood's Bay still give the journey its coastal frame, while Ennerdale, Honister and the fell paths identify distinct parts of the inland crossing. A gift for a Coast to Coast walker can recall that whole sequence.

Gift ideas: compare the Coast to Coast designs in the grid for a reminder of the whole journey. The Where It Happened map print offers a more personal focus: a starting point, a finishing place, or the address of a memorable stop. Choose the place from the walker's own story. Also explore Coast to Coast Walk - Come On Then, Coast to Coast Walk - Still Here, Yorkshire and the Humber.