Yorkshire Coastal Access Surveys
East Riding of Yorkshire
The PRoW network of the East Riding does not provide a continuous path along the entire length of its coast. Some stretches have been eroded by more that 50 m in the last 20 years, thus previously definitive paths have been lost to nature. Where there are gaps, there is often evidence of de facto use of paths. By following existing rights of way, the walker is forced to divert considerable distances inland, often up to 2 km. Because of the rapid rate of erosion along many stretches, filling the gaps in the ongoing coastal path by creating new rights of way under existing legislation would be fruitless. None of the land within any of these corridors would qualify as open country under the CroW Act. Along this stretch of coast, the right to use any path within, say, 100 m of the high water line might be a workable solution to the problem of creating and maintaining a continuous coastal path. A survey of coastal paths and access points from the county boundary (at Dulcey Dock) to the Humber Bridge was carried out in the spring of 2006.
North Yorkshire
A survey of the access points along the section of coast lying mainly in North Yorkshire, from Ravenscar to Bridlington was carried out in the spring of 2006.