Walk St Bees to Coulderton – Cumbria

Dog friendly circular walk from St Bees to Coulderton following the England Coast Path. This walk has great views on the Isle of Man and the coast of South of Scotland.

St Bees to Coulderton Walk Information :

  • Distance: 6 km
  • Duration: 2 h
  • Ascent: 100 m
  • Level: Easy
  • Car Park: At the end of Sea Mill Ln, Saint Bees (CA27 0BB)
  • Dog Friendly: Yes – some stiles and livestock can be present in the fields.
St bees beach, Cumbria
St bees beach in the far distance

Some months ago, I decided that I would like to walk the part of the England Coast Path that passes in Cumbria. We have already done the section from Whitehaven to St Bees so now I am looking for walks to complete the whole Cumbria coast.

St bees, Cumbria
Start of the walk

As you might know by now if you are a regular reader of this blog, I am not really keen in linear walks and much prefer doing circular ones. This is because I am too lazy to plan a mean to travel back by public transport to the starting point and  I don’t really like walking back using the same path. So hopefully I will manage to find circular walks to complete all the sections of the Cumbria coast.

This walk was the last one we did before I had to stop walking due to my pregnancy. I think I was around 36 weeks pregnant when we did that one.  I was looking for a walk starting from St bees and after looking at the map I plotted this easy walk.

Houses along the beach

The walk starts at the end of St Bees beach and follows the England Coast path until reaching the village of Coulderton. We saw several houses along the beach between St Bees and Coulderton and were wondering if it would be nice living so close to the sea. But then we thought about the practical: are they able to insure their house with that high risk of flooding, what are the damages the salt causes to the houses, cars, etc. At the level of Coulderton, the walk leaves the coastal path and goes inland through fields to go back to the starting point. The walk is easy but still lovely as it is possible by clear day to see the majestic Isle of Man and also the fells of the Lake District. It is not really popular and we didn’t see anyone along the path.

Do you have any circular walk along the Cumbria coast to share?


For more walks in Cumbria please visit this page.

Pour plus de randonnées en Cumbria veuillez visiter cette page.

6 thoughts on “Walk St Bees to Coulderton – Cumbria

  1. I’m like you, I much prefer a circular walk rather than a there-and-back one but it isn’t always possible. I’ve been to St. Bees a couple of times but only to the village and along by the beach – this looks like a nice walk and you got some good photos 🙂

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