Walk - Clovelly to Hartland Quay

10.3 miles (16.6 km)

Clovelly Hartland Quay

Challenging - Moderate to strenuous

This section of Coast Path leads you through the stunning, contrasting landscapes of the Hartland Peninsula. You emerge from ancient woodland to follow the path through pastoral land on the open cliff tops and, on reaching Hartland Point, you turn to leave the valleys and woodland behind you as you suddenly enter a more barren and dramatic landscape along the rocky coast to Hartland Quay. Waterfalls crashing to the secluded rocky beaches of the Atlantic, wild flowers and seabirds all contribute to the sense of wilderness and distance from the busy settlements of the north coast.

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There are a range of wonderful places to lay your head near the Coast Path for a well-earned sleep. From large and luxurious hotels, to small and personable B&B's, as well as self-catering options and campsites. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

Gawlish Farm B&B

B&B and Self Catering. Single Night Stays. Hearty locally sourced breakfast. Camping available from 2025. Contact [email protected]

Hartland Caravan Holidays

Bespoke interior designed caravans.Bed linen & towels provided. 2min walk to shops, cafe & pubs.Single night stays welcome. Lifts to path on request. Outside doggy showers.

Stoke Barton Farm Campsite

Set 1/2 mile from the Path, we offer camping and full facilities incl.Taxi available to the nearest shops. 2 Pixie Huts with king size sprung beds

Hartland Quay Hotel, Hartland

On the edge of the Atlantic ocean, the Hartland Quay Hotel and Wreckers Retreat Bar provides refuge and refreshment for tired walkers!

West Titchberry Farm

Welcoming B&B conveniently situated for the Path. Evening meal & packed lunches on request. Pick up/drop off available. Call 01237 441287 for bookings

Coastal Cabins Glamping

Coastal Cabins Glamping - Award winning glamping North Devon style, at its finest.

Quincecote

Warm and cosy Shepherds Hut, woodburner, comfy double bed, large integrated shower& toilet. Kitchen area set within its own garden with countryside and distant sea views. Lifts, lunches & breakfasts provided with prior notification. Single nights welcome

Cheristow Farm Cottages

Coastal country, dog-friendly, farm cottages sleeping 2-6 with hot tub and sauna. 1.5 miles from the Path. Near Hartland Quay. Lifts arranged.

The Anchor Inn

Hotel and pub, with restaurant, dog-friendly bar, double and family rooms, and dog-friendly self-catering suite.

Brownsham Bothy & Campsite

8 Pitches / 1 Bedroom (sleeps 4) Bothy

Fosfelle Country House Glamping and Cottages

Fosfelle Cottages, Camping and Glamping. Perfect for those who want to stay within easy access of the coastal path with its easy access to Hartland, Clovelly and Bude.

Little Barton Hartland Cottage & Farmhouse

20 mins walk from the Path at Spekes Mill, Hartland, Little Barton Farmhouse sleeps 10. Cottage sleeps up to 6. The Cottage can be booked for 2 people, for 2 nights or more

Philham Holiday Lets

Rural, warm comfortable self-catering accommodation 3 miles from Hartland Quay. Each with wi-fi, tv, towels, linen and fully equipped kitchen & washer dryer

West Welsford Wild Camping

Basic camping on cornish dairy farm. 2 miles from the coast. Great views.

Roeys Retreat Campsite

On-site Shop, Facilities, Children's Area, Dogs Welcome, Pizza Oven & Fire Pits to use. Coming 2025 2 x Yurts

The New Inn, Clovelly

A historic pub half-way down Clovelly's world-famous cobbled street. Offering comfortable accommodation, home-cooked food, and a great range of locally-sourced drinks.

Harbour View Cottage

A beautiful cottage offering the only B & B in Clovelly's traffic free High Street on the route of the SWCP. Packed lunches, laundry facilities & evening meal by arrangement.

You'll be spoilt for choice for where to eat and drink along the Path. With lots of local seasonal food on offer, fresh from the farm, field and waters. Try our local ales, ciders, wines and spirits, increasing in variety by the year, as you sit in a cosy pub, fine dining restaurant or chilled café on the beach. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

Hartland Point Refreshment Kiosk

A welcome Refreshment stop - fresh coffee, tea, soft drinks, light bites, snacks, ice creams etc.

Docton Mill Gardens and Tea Rooms

Located in a delightful sheltered courtyard. Famous for cream-teas and also offer a selection of filled rolls, crab, salmon, beef, cheese and a variety of homemade cakes

Red Lion Hotel

18th Century Inn on the Harbour. Locally caught fish from the Bay including Lobster. 3 Dog-friendly rooms. Single Nights Stays Welcome

What is on your list of things to do when you visit the Path? From walking companies, to help you tailor your visit, with itineraries and experts to enhance your visit, to baggage transfer companies and visitor attractions there are lots to people and places to help you decide what you'd like to do. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

BPS Taxis

taxi service

Hartland Coastline, Devon Photographer Chris Parker (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Near Hartland Point. Photographer Holly Douglas, Essex.

Before Hartland Point. Photographer Stuart Tormey

Hartland Quay. Photographer Jaap Gaasenbeek

Radar at Hartland. Photographer Jaap Gaasenbeek

St Catherine's Tor & Lundy. South West Coast Path Team.

Spekes Mill Beach North Devon Photographer Paul Barlow (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Near Hartland Quay. Photographer Jaap Gaasenbeek

Hartland Quay Panoramic. Photographer James Gale, Bedford.

St Catherine's Point, Near Hartland Quay. Photographer Colin Milner.

Clovelly Harbour. Photographer Seraina Meier, Switzerland.

Clovelly. Photographer Jennifer Rowlandson, Tiverton.

Clovelly Harbour. Photographer Seraina Meier, Switzerland.

Clovelly High Street Photographer Rob Kendall

Clovelly The Hobby Drive approx 800 metres from Clovelly.jpg

on sw coast path Hartland Quay Photographer ms mary chapman (2012 Photo Competition entry)

The lighthouse at Hartland Point. Photographer Lucy Proudman, St Albans.

Hartland Olympic Sunset Photographer Richard F Taylor (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Hartland Quay with Walkers and SWCP Signpost

Hartland area. Photographer Lorraine Berry, Barnstaple.

Hartland Quay Photographer Rob Kendall (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Stairs to Mordor! Taken between Hartland Quay and Hartland Point. Photographer Rachel Proudman, St Albans.

South from Damehole Point. Photographer Ted Forman

Hartland Lighthouse.

Hartland Quay looking East towards Hartland Point

Damehole Point. Photographer Jennifer Rowlandson, Tiverton.

Hartland Quay from Damehole Point. Photographer Ted Forman

New World. From Stoke to Hartland Point near the folly. Photographer Dawn Robinson-Walsh, Devon.

Blackpool Mill Cottage, Hartland Penninsula. Photographer Martin Rickard, Stubbington

Hartland Quay Panoramic. Photographer James Gale, Bedford.

Hartland Quay rock strata. Photographer Ted Forman

Sea Thrifts on Hartland Photographer Moira Izzard (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Hartland Sunset Photographer Peter Edwards (2013 Photo Competition entry)

Clovelly. Photographer Chris West, Wisbech

Hartland Lighthouse Photographer Andrew Wheatley (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Clovelly Harbour. Photographer Jennifer Rowlandson, Tiverton.

After Clovelly, before Angels Wings. Photographer Jaap Gaasenbeek, Holland.

Blackchurch Rock Photographer Alex Rosen (2013 Photo Competition entry)

Blackchurch Rock, North Devon. Photographer Agnieszka King-Sarfo, London.

Hartland Quay, North Devon Photographer Jonathan Garland (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Clovelly. Photographer David Foker, Knaphill, Woking

Angel Wings. Photographer Jaap Gaasenbeek

Looking down to Clovelly. Photographer Jennifer Rowlandson, Tiverton.

'You've been Framed' The walk down to Clovelly. Photographer Liam Rawlings, Bedfordshire.

West above Mouthmill, Blackchurch Rock. Photographer Ted Forman.

Blackchurch Rock, Mouth Mill Photographer Rod Birtles (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Clovelly High Street at Sunrise Photographer Tim Barker

Blackchurch Roack Photographer Alex Rosen

St Catherine's, Hartland. Photographer Patricia Malek, Barnstaple

Hartland Quay Evening Drama Photographer Alex Rosen (2013 Photo Competition entry)

Blegberry Dusk Photographer Alex Rosen

Pause for Breathtaking View! The 'Summer House' near Mouthmill, North Devon. Photographer Cynthia Snowdon, Bideford.

Devon Hartland Lighthouse - looking N towards Lundy

The tranquil walk. Taken looking towards Hartland Quay. Photographer Lucy Proudman, St Albans.

Sunset at Hartland Quay Photographer Tim Barker (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Waterfall at Speke Mill Mouth Photographer Moira Izzard (2012 Photo Competition entry)

Clovelly Harbour Rainbow, Devon. Photographer Ian Alcock (2013 Photo Competition entry)

Weathered rock formations exposed at low tide at Hartland Quay Photographer Colin Moore

Interactive Elevation

Highlights

The Angel Wings shelter above Clovelly, with beautiful wood carvings made by a former butler of Clovelly Court.
Bird watching at Gallantry Bower. You may see stonechats, linnets and meadow pipits.
Blackchurch Rock at Mouth Mill Cove, with its two natural archways.
Windbury Head Camp at the summit of Beckland Cliffs: this cliff top fort stands at 142 metres above sea level. It is thought to have been an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort and unfortunately much of it has been lost to coastal erosion.
Memories of war: the WWII memorial plaque to the Wellington bomber that crashed into nearby cliffs in the night in 1942 killing all of the crew, and the memorial to the ship the Glenart Castle which was torpedoed by a U-boat in 1918.
Spotting the grey seals that breed in the bays and caves of Hartland.
The extraordinary rock formations between Hartland Point and Hartland Quay.
Hartland Point with its lighthouse built in 1874 and fantastically named Tense Rocks just beyond the Point. You will also have spectacular views to South Wales and Lundy Island.
The views from Hartland Quay back along the rugged coast you’ve just walked and the route ahead to Bude.
Hartland Quay Museum which has fascinating displays of photographs, artefacts and documents of shipwrecks, smuggling, geology and coastal industries. Open: Easter week-October half term - 11.00-17.00.

Shorter option

It is not easy to shorten this walk due to lack of accommodation. Link to Hartland Point Walk and Hartland Quay circular.

Longer option

There are very few opportunities to find refreshments between Hartland Quay and Bude, therefore it is recommended that you end the walk as above at Hartland Quay.

Public transport

National Express coach number 502 runs from Taunton to Barnstaple and First Great Western trains run regularly from Exeter to Barnstaple. The Stagecoach 319 service runs from Barnstaple to Hartland, via Bideford and Clovelly. For details visit Traveline or phone 0870 6082608.

Parking

Clovelly (Postcode for Sat Navs: EX39 5TA), Brownsham, Exmansworthy, East Titchberry Farm, Hartland Point and Hartland Quay. Note: The parking charge at Clovelly includes the entrance fee to their Visitor Centre so can appear expensive if you are just going for a walk along the Coast Path.

Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay

Starts 98 miles (159 km) from Minehead

Ends 523 miles (843 km) to Poole

Previous section in South West Coast Path Westward Ho! to Clovelly

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