Essex By The Sea is exploring the coastline of Essex, but one person has already done that. Chris Howard has walked all 350 miles of the Essex coast as part of his mammoth charity challenge to walk the entire coast of the UK.

Owen caught up with Chris as he stopped off in Brightlingsea to find out why he decided to attempt this challenge.

You can find out how far Chris has got and make a donation to BBC Children In Need on his website: https://thecoastwalker.com/

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