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Headlands and Coves

The coast that runs south-west from north Devon into Cornwall is
extremely dramatic. Grassy clifftops fringed by rocks are pounded by
Atlantic waves. In places the cliffs drop down to stunning sandy beaches Lundy
Lundy
Island
Barnstaple
and coves, while jutting headlands stretch into the distance on either side. Island APPLEDORE Barnstaple
APPLEDORE
Barnstaple
Find a place to leave the car and walk along a section of the South West Barnstaple WESTWARD HO!
WESTWARD HO!
Instow
Bishop’s
Coast Path to enjoy the best views or, for a contrasting moorland panorama, Hartland or or Instow Bishop’s
Tawton
Tawton
Hartland
Bideford Bay
Point
head inland to Bodmin Moor and climb up one of its windswept tors. The HARTLAND Point Bideford Bay
HARTLAND
Abbotsham
BIDEFORD
area’s rich scenery is complemented by fine historic houses and beautiful PENINSULA Stoke Hartland Clovelly Abbotsham BIDEFORD Alverdiscott River Taw
PENINSULA
Hartland
Abbey
Alverdiscott
Abbey
Clovelly
River Taw
gardens as well as plenty of opportunities to sample some of England’s Hartland Quay Stoke Higher Clovelly Landcross
Hartland Quay
Landcross
Higher Clovelly
Atherington
Weare
freshest and best-cooked seafood. Hartland Weare Atherington
Hartland
Gi ard
Gi ard
Docton Mill
Docton Mill
Edistone
Edistone Woolfardisworthy
Woolfardisworthy
Monkleigh
Tosberry
Tosberry Monkleigh
Frithelstock GREAT TORRINGTON
Frithelstock
Deptford GREAT TORRINGTON
Deptford
ACTIVITIES Little Torrington
Little Torrington
West Putford
West Putford
Morwenstow Langtree
Morwenstow
Langtree
Stibb Cross
Bradworthy
Cycle along the Tarka Trail between Bideford and Great Bradworthy Stibb Cross Torridge
Torridge
Torrington or by the Camel Estuary from Padstow to Bodmin Merton
Merton
DEVON
Kilkhampton
Kilkhampton DEVON
Laze on the beach at Bude or surf the waves as they roll Buckland
Bude
Buckland
onto the sand Bude Stibb Stibb Milton Filleigh
Milton
Filleigh
Damerel
Damerel
B ay
Discover the ruined castle at Tintagel, the legendary B ay Chilsworthy
Chilsworthy
Stratton
gathering place of King Arthur’s knights Stratton Bradford
Bradford
BUDE
BUDE
0 kilometres 8
Take a ferry ride to Rock from Padstow or enjoy a day trip
Holsworthy
Marhamchurch
by boat to Lundy Island from Bideford 0 miles 8 Marhamchurch Holsworthy
Widemouth Bay
Widemouth Bay
Savour a plate of fresh fish and chips at a waterside fish Widemouth
Widemouth
Clawton
restaurant in Appledore, Bude or Padstow Clawton
Whitstone
Whitstone
St Gennys Week St Mary
St Gennys
Week St Mary
North Tamerton
Walk a stretch of the South West Coast Path or climb to North Tamerton
Crackington
the top of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor Crackington
Haven Wainhouse
Haven
Wainhouse
Ashwater
Corner Tamar Tamar Ashwater
Corner
St Giles
Boscastle Canworthy St Giles
Boscastle
Canworthy
Below Cliffs plunge to the bay below the Water North in the Heath
in the Heath
Water
North
medieval castle of Tintagel, see p45 Petherwin
Petherwin
TINTAGEL
TINTAGEL Tresmeer Warrington
Warrington
Tresmeer
Egloskerry
Egloskerry
Davidstow
Davidstow
DELABOLE Launceston
DELABOLE
Launceston
SLATE Camelford
SLATE
Camelford
Laneast
Port Isaac
Port Isaac Laneast
Bay Bay West Downs South
West Downs
South
Altarnun
Petherwin
Port Isaac
Port Isaac Rough Tor Altarnun Petherwin
Rough Tor
Lewannick
400m 400m Lewannick
Brown Willy
St Teath Brown Willy
St Teath
Michaelstow
St Endellion
St Endellion Michaelstow 419m 419m
Trevose St Minver
Trevose
St Minver
St Kew
Head Head St Kew Bolventor
Bolventor
CORNW ALL
PADSTOW Rock Rock CORNW ALL
PADSTOW
St Merryn
St Merryn Blisland
Blisland
Wadebridge
BODMIN
St Issey
St Issey Wadebridge BODMIN Minions
Minions
MOOR
PENCARROW MOOR
PENCARROW
St Breock
St Breock
St Eval
St Eval
Washaway
Washaway Cardinham
Cardinham
St Neot
St Neot
BODMIN
BODMIN
Fowey
Withiel
Withiel Fowey
St Wenn Lanivet
St Wenn
Lanivet
LANHYDROCK
LANHYDROCK
Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel
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