So after last weeks walk from Pentewan to Mevagissey, we again stayed coastal, and returned to an area of mine and Linda’s most frustrating walk. We’d visited the area north of Bude back in April 2023 with an afternoon walk to allow the rain and cloud to clear as the day went on, well that didn’t happen and we walked in low mist along high cliffs, missing those lovely plunging views down to the Atlantic and along the north coast of Cornwall. Well this walk would put right that blemish on our walking diary. We had lovely sunshine and enjoyed on of the best days walking we’d had this year, a fabulous bit of coastline and one of my favourite lunch spots I’ve ever been to, at Nabor Point. Not knowing the area very well, I’d decided to play safe and park in the village of Hartland, and walk the lanes to pick up the coastal path at South Hole. Then walk the coastal path to Hartland Quay, before returning inland to Hartland. This did leave some lengthy road sections and in hindsight, parking by the church in Stoke would have shortened the walk along the lanes somewhat. However this didn’t distract at all from seeing a lovely part of Devon and experiencing the superb views from these sets of cliffs.

Start – Hartland

Route – St Leonards – Lymebridge – Elmscott – South Hole – South West Coastal Path – Nabor Point – Mansley Cliff – Speke Mouth – St Catherine’s Tor – Hartland Quay – Stoke – Hartland

Distance – 11 miles  Start time – Midday  Time taken – 5hrs 45mins  Highest Point – Sandhole Point 155 metres

Weather – Lots of sunshine, warm and some clouds