A circuit of St Ann's Head
Our view
Walk back onto the sea front and turn right and then bear right along the road, to head away from the water and between houses. Continue to a T-junction where you turn right, and then as the road bends right again, bear left, through a gate on to a track. As the track bears left, keep ahead and follow the footpath up through a field to a gate that leads on to the coast path above the quiet surfing beach of Westdale Bay. Turn left and climb the steps up on to Great Castle Head, occupied by an Iron Age fort. For the next 2 miles (3.2km), continue along the coast path with the sea to your right and farmland to your left. Despite the spectacular scenery, there are no real drops or climbs and no real opportunities to get lost.
When you meet the road, turn right and walk along the drive, past the old lighthouse, now a private residence, to a gate. Here, the coast path veers left and then immediately right, to follow a series of marker posts along a fence towards the lighthouse and a bank of cottages on the right. At the cottages, bear left then turn sharp left to cross the green to a track that leads behind a walled enclosure. This then drops to join the coast again above Mill Bay, where a plaque gives details of the landing of the exiled Henry Tudor in 1485, on his way to the Battle of Bosworth. Descend to cross the head of the bay and climb up again to follow field edges around to the beacon on West Blockhouse Point. You’ll then come to a crossroads, where you keep straight ahead.
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Nearby places to stay
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- Launderette
- Ice pack facility
- Picnic Area
- Wifi available
