In honor of the coronation of Charles III. the longest long-distance footpath in England is named after the king. The “King Charles III England Coast Path” is to follow 4345 kilometers of the coast of Britain’s largest part of the country.
The naming emphasizes the monarch’s love of hiking and English wildlife, Natural England chief Tony Juniper told BBC Radio 4 today. He hopes it’s a fitting tribute “to what he is has done, something that will be very visible and for generations to come to enjoy”.
According to the conservation body, the route should be completed by the end of 2024 and will then offer the longest managed footpath in the world, stretching from the county of Northumberland in the north-east, across the south to Cumbria in the north-west.
According to British media reports, Charles had turned down an offer from London’s Heathrow Airport to name a terminal after the king on the occasion of the coronation. The reason for this are environmental concerns, it said recently. Terminal 2 of Britain’s largest airport has been called “Queen’s Terminal” since 2014 in honor of Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II.