UK Coastal Walk to Start from Shoeburyness on May 7th – Anyone Can Join!
Press Release On May 7 th , starting from Shoeburyness station at 10am, some Railwalks supporters will be starting a 600-mile walk around eight stretches of the coast, which are well-served by rail, as described on our website . Railwalks.co.uk has mapped the coast of Britain, revealing hundreds of spectacular coastal walks available between railway stations. The walk is one of many events commemorating the 200 th anniversary of the railways this year. Day One will be a flat and gentle 6-mile walk from Shoeburyness to Southend Central. Everyone is invited to join – just turn up outside Shoeburyness station for a 10am start. Railwalks.co.uk was set up by a group of walkers last year, to encourage walking from and between railway stations. Following this article in The Guardian , they now have 3,000 supporters across the country. One of their founder members, Andy Stevenson, designed the coastal maps which gave them the idea to wa...