🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🚻Toilets
Best for
11 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis tenax, Rhingia campestris +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 12: Crackington Haven to Tintagel); Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 12: Crackington Haven to Tintagel)
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 12: Crackington Haven to Tintagel)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 13: Tintagel to Port Isaac)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Boscastle Harbour walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km▾
This is a very flat, easy walk that takes place mostly on the pavement. Rocks at the end of the harbour can be slippery when wet.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:30Round tripLocal walking route
Rocky Valley walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km▾
Rocky Valley is a mix of rough paths through woods and along cliffs. Most of the walk is on a gradient, but there are no steep sections.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:30Local walking route
Boscastle and the Valency Valley walk, North CornwallWalking route6.4 km▾
Coastal and woodland paths, includes steps, stiles, gates and a few short but steep ascents. Option of a 3 mile (4.5km) shorter walk at point 8 on the map, which includes stepping stones over river.
Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 2:30Round tripLocal walking route
Back Lanepublic footpath · 257 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 257 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
