- Difficulty
- Challenging
Strenuous to moderate
- Start
- Crackington Haven
- Finish
- Tintagel
- Length
- 11.1 miles (17.9 km)
- Summary
It is important to keep to the Coast Path in this section, even though you may be tempted to seek better views of the impressive cliffs and extraordinary rock formations, as you will be climbing through valleys and across cliffs with spectacularly sheer drops to the Atlantic below. This section of Coast Path is very rewarding if you enjoy bird watching and you may also spot the herds of Soay sheep and goats whose grazing helps to encourage the growth of spectacular wildflowers. There has reputedly been more imported post Roman pottery excavated from the headland of Tintagel than in the rest of Britain put together and this fact, along with the heroic and mysterious literary legends of King Arthur which surround the area, should highlight how historically significant this stretch of Cornish coastland really is.
- Public Transport
There are a couple of good bus services running between Exeter (which has a mainline train station) and Bude. The Western Greyhound 595 bus service runs between Bude and Crackington Haven and on to Boscastle, where you can take the hourly 594 to Tintagel. For further details visit Traveline or phone 0870 6082608.
- Nearest car park
Crackington Haven (Postcode for Sat Nav: EX23 0NU), Boscastle and Tintagel.
- Nearest toilets
Crackington Haven, Boscastle and Tintagel.
- Nearest refreshments
There are shops, pubs and cafes in Crackington Haven, Boscastle and Tintagel. For locally sourced produce visit the Big Barn member The Good Food Deli & Cafe on Bossiney Road, Tintagel, Tel: 01840 770880 (open every day in the summer from 9.00-18.00 and Tues-Sat from 10.00-17.00 in the winter) or the Taste of the West member Cream in Tintagel, which is a café/bar on Atlantic Road serving homemade food, Tel: 01840 779270.
