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Westcombe & Wonwell
...stcombe and Mothecombe, and the stable at Westcombe was built to accommodate the horses bringing the guests to the beach parties. Coming to the South West Coast Path at Westcombe Beach, turn right, c...
Hope Cove, Bolt Tail & Bolberry Down
...st tragic was the wreck of an elderly 90-gun warship, the HMS Ramillie, in 1760, when 700 lives were lost. Seeking shelter in a storm, the captain mistook Bolt Tail for Rame Head, and turned straight ...
Frogmore & Lansallos
...st opposite. Walk downhill towards the South West Coast Path. Fork right to descend to the Coast Path (or take the small path to the left for a less steep ascent and descent across this valley). On th...
Daddyhole Plain
...stone cave! Checked by SWCPA Volunteer Tino Savvas - June 2019 From Daddyhole Plain follow the South West Coast Path towards Torquay Harbour. Daddyhole Plain is a limestone plateau some 75 metres ab...
The Tintagel Circulars
...st Path above Gullastem. Take the Coast Path out towards Barras Nose and follow the sign to Tintagel Castle. Cross the stream and follow the wide track (steep but suitable for pushchairs) past the Eng...
Culvercliffe Walk
...storms, as his mother's evil ghost was said to whistle up a storm every time he neared the port. Known as the Whistling Ghost, she hung out in The Mermaid Inn around the time that Quirke was buil...
Culver Cliff Woodland Walk
...stol Channel; but the world's last sea-going paddle steamer, the Waverley, still docks here, as does its sister ship, the classic cruiser Balmoral. Here choose the path through Culvercliffe Gree...
Culbone Church and the Fairytale Tunnels
...sted building, with mullioned windows and distinctive chimney stacks. Ash Farm, too, has a place in posterity, as poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was said to be staying here when he wrote Kubla Khan, the...
Riviera Line - Starcross - Orcombe Point
...stone, used over many centuries for the construction of some of England's most famous buildings, including St Paul's Cathedral in London, as well as parts of Westminster Abbey, the Tower of ...
Portland South
...st prehistoric settlers, in Stone Age times, and the fields still bear the furrows and ridges of Saxon farming systems. The route starts on the east coast, travelling through terraced coastal quarries...
Loe Tide at Porthleven
...stance to about 8km (5 miles). A lovely walk in spring, when the woods are carpeted in bluebells. From the First Downs car park outside Porthleven, take the South West Coast Path signed towards Churc...
Bull Point & Lee Bay
...ster walk, inland at first through ancient woodland and coastal farmland to a medieval barton. Passing prehistoric standing stones in the windswept fields high above the coast, the path drops to anoth...
Kingsand, Cawsand & Penlee Point
...st Coast Path towards Penlee Point. On the shoreline at Pier Cove is the Pier Cellars Brennan Station, a torpedo station built in 1888/9 as part of Plymouth's south western defences, constructed...
Greenway, Broadsands & Galmpton Creek
...stating fire and this derelict Grade ll listed building is now situated in the garden of a residential property. Turn right onto Stoke Gabriel Road and continue straight on, past the post office and ...
Port Isaac & Porteath
...st destination, and finding a place to park may be difficult during the main holiday periods. If you are starting the walk in Port Gaverne, take the South West Coast Path to Port Isaac (an extra half ...
Newquay
...Street Post Office and the railway station. The tramway fell into disuse around 1926. Carry on along Bank Street and turn right onto Fore Street, continuing ahead on to North Quay Hill and the harbou...
Hooken Cliffs
...st and West of the pole in front of the café. Have a look at our Top Dog Walks on the South West Coast Path for more dog friendly beaches and pubs.  Starting in Beer at the seaward end of Fore Street...
Studland Village to Old Harry
Studland Village to Old Harry A moderate stroll, with some long but gentle climbs and descents, around the spectacular chalk stacks off  Handfast Point at Studland. The same sea that carved the soft r...
Portmellon & Bodrugan's Leap
...st fishing luggers to work from Mevagissey. The Ibis made the record books for the largest ever haul of pilchards: a monstrous 15,000 kg (2346 stone). His most famous ship was the 28-ton Windstar, who...
Durdle Door & White Nothe
...st Coast Path for more dog friendly beaches and pubs.  From the back of the car park at Lulworth Cove take the South West Coast Path leading directly up the steep slope of Hambury Tout beyond. The ...