New designation for one of England’s most famous walks – a lifeline for many small northern towns – brings £5.6m funding
He wanted a walk that gave a cross section of northern England, so you rise up to the Lake District from the Irish Sea, cross the Quaker landscape of the Howgills, go down one of the prettiest of the Yorkshire Dales and then have a final, triumphant crossing of the wild. It’s a terrific route and manages to include the gorgeous spa town of Richmond along the way, for a bit of half-time refreshment and a break. It’s no wonder it quickly became a national favourite.
After the news broke about the new national trail status, I discussed it with Mark Peatfield, the owner of the Eden Outdoors walking gear shop in Kirkby Stephen. “I was born in what is now the Coast to Coast fish and chip shop,” Mark said. “Fish and chips was Wainwright’s favourite dish. I remember him eating it. We wouldn’t get any visitors at all without him. These days – or at least after the pandemic – the hotels get a bucket-load of people staying right through the season.“I always refer to the walkers as swallows. They start arriving in the spring, mass in the summer and then by autumn they’re leaving. It’s not just because of the cold.
“It used to be just British people who walked it, the sort of people who used his guides in the Lake District and then followed through with this. But now it’s international. More than half the people who come through are from overseas, mainly Americans and Australians. And international travellers often want their kit carried for them – who wouldn’t? – so ‘Sherpa services’ have grown up to drive their luggage round to the next destination. That’s been a change.
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