King Charles III Coast Path goes through industrial estate

Delights alongside the newest section of the King Charles III England Coast path, linking Hunstanton with Sutton Bridge, include Europe's largest manufacturer of extruded polystyrene insulation, a timber yard, chemical tanker lorries and a derelict former fuel depot.

For instead of following the line of the tidal River Ouse as it enters King's Lynn, the path veers inland through a sprawling industrial estate before joining Edward Benefer Way near the St Nicholas Retail park, with its charity shops, DIY superstore and drive-through Costa.

After the docks, the route takes you to the Historic Tuesday Market Place, in King's Lynn.

The new stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Patch links Hunstanton with Sutton Bridge, in Lincolnshire (Image: Ian Burt)

National trails said on its website: "This amazing new national trail will take people through some of the finest landscapes in England connecting the many coastal towns, cities and ports which have shaped this island nation.

"It will link iconic places and heritage on the coast with the less well-known and will unlock some parts of our coast for the first time."

The route runs through an industrial estate on the outskirts of King's Lynn (Image: Chris Bishop)

A view of Europe's largest manufacturer of extruded polystrene insultation from the King Charles III England Coast Path (Image: Chris Bishop)

A view across a derelict fuel depot towards the docks from the coast path (Image: Chris Bishop)

The route of the King Charles III England Coast Path as it approaches King's Lynn (Image: Chris Bishop)

The route was drawn up by Natural England, in consultation with groups including the Norfolk Trails Partnership.

Partnership chair Andrew Jamieson, who is also deputy leader of Norfolk County Council, said it was the government body which had opted for the inland route approaching Lynn.

The route of the coast path shown in blue as it approaches King's Lynn (Image: Crown Copyright)

"Natural England are fairly keen about the path going as close to the coast as possible," he said. "It was them who wanted it to go inland.

"If it carried on along the river, it would soon come to a working port and there are wind turbines there and they wanted to go around those."

A sign along the path as it approaches King's Lynn (Image: Chris Bishop)

Natural England have been approached for comment.