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A Heritage Coast is a strip of UK coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
line designated by the Countryside Agency
Countryside Agency

The Countryside Agency in England was a statutory body set up in 1999 with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it....
 in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 and the Countryside Council for Wales
Countryside Council for Wales

The Countryside Council for Wales is an Assembly Government Sponsored Body. It is the Welsh Assembly Government's wildlife conservation authority for Wales....
 as having notable natural beauty or scientific significance.

7 km of the English coastline
UK coastline

The coastline of the United Kingdom is remarkable for a number of reasons. The first of these is that it is long in comparison to the coastline of similar sized countries; it is also accessible and very varied in geography and habitats....
 and 500 km of the Welsh coastline, in both cases approximately one-third of the total length, have been designated as Heritage Coast. The goal is to conserve their natural beauty and improve accessibility for visitors.

Unlike National Parks
National parks of England and Wales

The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949....
 and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the Heritage Coast designation is non-statutory, and designations can only be made with the agreement of local authorities and land owners.






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A Heritage Coast is a strip of UK coast
Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
line designated by the Countryside Agency
Countryside Agency

The Countryside Agency in England was a statutory body set up in 1999 with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it....
 in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 and the Countryside Council for Wales
Countryside Council for Wales

The Countryside Council for Wales is an Assembly Government Sponsored Body. It is the Welsh Assembly Government's wildlife conservation authority for Wales....
 as having notable natural beauty or scientific significance.

Designated coastline

1,027 km of the English coastline
UK coastline

The coastline of the United Kingdom is remarkable for a number of reasons. The first of these is that it is long in comparison to the coastline of similar sized countries; it is also accessible and very varied in geography and habitats....
 and 500 km of the Welsh coastline, in both cases approximately one-third of the total length, have been designated as Heritage Coast. The goal is to conserve their natural beauty and improve accessibility for visitors.

Unlike National Parks
National parks of England and Wales

The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949....
 and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), the Heritage Coast designation is non-statutory, and designations can only be made with the agreement of local authorities and land owners. However, the majority of Heritage Coast falls within National Parks, AONBs and the Jurassic Coast
Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. The site stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth, Devon in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset, a distance of ....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
.

South Wales
South Wales

South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west....
, Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
 and Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
 have more heritage coastline per mile than other regions, including over 50% of the coast between Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
 and St Davids, about 55%–60% of Cornwall's coast, and around 60-65% of Devon's coast. This contrasts with the coasts of North West England
North West England

North West England is one of the nine official regions of England. It has a population of 6,853,200 and comprises five counties of England ? Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire....
 or the south-east stretch of the English Channel which have only very sporadic stretches.

The first Heritage Coast was Beachy Head
Beachy Head

Beachy Head is a chalk headlands and bays on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne, East Sussex in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters, Sussex....
 with its famous white cliffs.

List of Heritage Coasts

  • County Durham
    County Durham

    County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....
  • Dale
    Dale

    A dale is a valley. Dale or dales may also refer to:...
     peninsula, West Pembrokeshire
  • Dover-Folkestone
    Folkestone

    Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site lay in a stream valley in the cliffs here; and its subsequent development was through fishing and its proximity to the Europe as a landing place and trading port....
  • East Devon
    Devon

    Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
  • Exmoor
    Exmoor

    Exmoor is a National Parks of England and Wales situated on the Bristol Channel coast of South West England England. The park straddles two counties, with 71% of the park located in Somerset and 29% located in Devon....
  • Flamborough Head
    Flamborough Head

    Flamborough Head is an eight mile long promontory on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea....
    land
  • Glamorgan
    Glamorgan

    Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen Historic counties of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales of Wales. It was originally an early medieval monarchy of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Anglo-Norman as a lordship....
  • Godrevy
    Godrevy

    Godrevy is an area of west Cornwall, United Kingdom, found on the north coast within St. Ives, Cornwall and is popular with both the surfing community and walkers....
    -Portreath
    Portreath

    Portreath is a village, civil parish and fishing port in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is spread along a stream valley away from the beach, clinging to both slopes, towards the main centre around the harbour and parade of shops, about 300 metres from the seafront....
  • Gower peninsula
    Gower Peninsula

    The Gower Peninsula is a peninsula on the south coast of Wales, on the north side of the Bristol Channel in the southwest of the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan....
  • Gribbin Head-Polperro
    Polperro

    Polperro is a village and fishing port on the south-east Cornwall coast in south west England, UK. Situated on the River Pol, four miles west of the major resort of Looe and 25 miles west of the major city and port of Plymouth, it has a picturesque fishing harbour lined with tightly packed houses which make it a popular tourist location in th...
    , also part of South Devon AONB
  • Hamstead
    Hamstead, Isle of Wight

    Hamstead is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in the northwest of the island....
    , Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight

    The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
  • Hartland peninsula (Cornwall
    Cornwall

    Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
    )
  • Hartland peninsula (Devon
    Devon

    Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
    )
  • Isles of Scilly
    Isles of Scilly

    The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornwall of Great Britain. Traditionally administered as part of the county of Cornwall, the islands are now a unitary authority and have their own council....
  • Lundy
    Lundy

    Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the channel between England and Wales....
  • Marloes
    Marloes

    Marloes is a village in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.It is situated on the Marloes Peninsula 11 km west of the port of Milford Haven and forms the westernmost tip of the southern shore of St Brides Bay....
     peninsula, West Pembrokeshire
  • North Devon
    Devon

    Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
     (Bideford Bay), part of the North Devon AONB
  • North Norfolk
  • North Northumberland
    Northumberland

    Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
  • North Yorkshire
    North Yorkshire

    North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
     and Cleveland
    Cleveland, England

    Cleveland is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land", referring to its hilly southern areas, which rise to nearly ....
  • Pentire Point
    Pentire Point

    Pentire Head is a Headlands and bays on the Atlantic Ocean coast in North Cornwall, England, UK and is approx one mile square. The headland projects north-west with Pentire Point at its north-west corner and The Rumps promontory at its north-east corner....
    -Widemouth
  • Penwith
    Penwith

    Penwith is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council is based in Penzance. The district covers all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which includes an area of land to the east that falls outside the peninsula, being the most westerly distric...
  • Purbeck
    Isle of Purbeck

    The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England. It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome, Dorset and Poole Harbour to the north....
     Heritage Coast
  • Rame Head
    Rame Head

    Rame Head is a coastal headland, southwest of the village of Rame in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom....
  • St Agnes
    St Agnes, Cornwall

    St Agnes is a village and a parish in Carrick, Cornwall on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, and lies halfway between the artists' colony of St Ives, Cornwall and the surfers' paradise at Newquay....
  • St. Bees Head
    St. Bees Head

    St Bees Head is a Headlands and bays on the North West coast of the England county of Cumbria.It lies on the Cumbria Coastal Way and Coast to Coast Walk long-distance footpaths....
  • St. Brides Bay, West Pembrokeshire
  • St. David's peninsula, West Pembrokeshire
  • South Devon
    Devon

    Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
  • South Foreland
  • South Pembrokeshire
    South Pembrokeshire

    South Pembrokeshire was one of six Districts of Waless of Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996.It was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the following parts of the administrative county of Pembrokeshire:...
  • Spurn
    Spurn

    Spurn Point is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary....
  • Suffolk
    Suffolk

    Suffolk is a Non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south....
  • Sussex
    Sussex

    Sussex , from the Old English Su?seaxe , is a Historic counties of England in South East England England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex....
     Downs
    Downland

    A downland is an area of open chalk hills. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Areas of downland are often referred to as Downs....
  • Tennyson Heritage Coast, Isle of Wight
    Isle of Wight

    The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
    , named after Alfred Lord Tennyson
  • The Lizard
    The Lizard

    The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, and contains the Extreme points of the United Kingdom of mainland Cornwall and of the island Great Britain, Lizard Point, Cornwall....
  • The Roseland
    Roseland, Cornwall

    The Roseland Peninsula, or just Roseland, is an area of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Roseland is located in the south of the county and contains villages such as St Mawes and St Just in Roseland....
  • Trevose Head
    Trevose Head

    Trevose Head is a Headlands and bays on the Atlantic Ocean coast of north Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 5 miles west of Padstow....
  • West Dorset
    Dorset

    Dorset , is a Counties of England in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester, Dorset, situated in the south of the county at ....


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