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.

Elmscott Youth Hostel

01237 441367 / 01237 441276

Full self-catering facilities, seasonal small shop, 32 Beds. Exclusive hire available. Open all year. Single night stays welcome

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Hartland Caravan Holidays

01237 441664

Nautically themed static caravans. Bed linen & towels provided. 2min walk to shops, cafe & pub. Single night stays welcome.

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Stoke Barton Farm Campsite

01237 441238

Set 1/2 mile from coast path, we offer camping and full facilities incl.Seasonal shop. 2 Pixie Huts with king size sprung beds. 01237441238

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Hartland Quay Hotel, Hartland

01237441218

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

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Quincecote

01237 441011

A relaxed friendly warm welcome awaits walkers. Sel-catering double room annexe with own entrance or Shepherd's Hut B & B (sleeps 2)

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Fosfelle Country House Glamping and Cottages

01237441273

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.

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Little Barton Hartland Cottage & Farmhouse

01237 441259 or 07974 837365

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

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Philham Holiday Lets

07970 697343

Rural, self-catering accommodation 3 miles from Hartland Quay. The Parlour (8 max), the Cottage (4 max) and Studio (2 max). One night stays available in smaller properties. Each with Wi-Fi, tv, towels, linen and a fully equipped kitchen with washer dry

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West Welsford Wild Camping

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

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Southdown B&B

01237 431504

Friendly B&B between Clovelly and Hartland. Ensuite rooms with a view, wi-fi, drying facilities. Serves 2 sections, Westward Ho! to Hartland Quay. On-site parking.

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Roeys Retreat Campsite

07551 008297

On-site Shop, Facilities, Children's Area, Dogs Welcome, Communal BBQs & Fire Pits to use.

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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.

Red Lion Hotel

01237 431237

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

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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.

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