16. Leg 5  - SW Coastal Path 16: Tintagel to Crackington Haven

22 October 2018

We walked from Tintagel to Crackington Haven on our second day.

https://www.southwestcoastpath.org.uk/walksdb/147/

'This stretch involves climbing through valleys and across cliffs with spectacularly sheer drops to the Atlantic below. 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.'

Stunning views, lunch in Boscastle and a well deserved pint in Crackington Haven before the bus trip back to Tintagel.

1. The Route

2.  Tintagel

3. Barras Nose

4. Tintagel from Barras Nose

5. Across to Willapark

 6. Willapark

7. Willapark over Benoath Cove

8. Willapark

 9. Trevalga

10. Rocky Valley

 11. View to Bossiney Haven from Trevalga Cliff.

 12. Forrabury Stitches

 13. Boscastle

 14. Hillsborough

 15. Beeny Cliff

 16. Across to Penally Hill.

17. Pennycrocker

18. Rusey Cliff

 19. Voter Run

20. Northern Door Crackington Haven

21. Crackington Haven

22. The Coombe Barton, Crackington Haven

23. Crackington Haven

24. A lot of steps!

 15. Leg 5  - SW Coastal Path 15: Tintagel Trebarwith circular

21 October 2018

October half term and a few free days took us back down to the South West for the fourth leg of our Coastal expedition. We stayed in an AirBnB just inland from Crackington Haven; The Sail Loft.

From the SW Coast Path site: 'The relatively easy walk out of Tintagel allows you to enjoy some of the spectacular views from this section of the North Cornwall coast. Historically this area was significant for fishing and fish processing as well as slate extraction and there are remnants of these trades to be seen on the Coast Path.'

We just had a half day so didn't do the full stretch to Port Isaac. Instead we turned it into a circular walk and will need to complete this section on another visit.

1. The Route

2. The view to Tintagel.

 3. Dunderhole Point

4. Bagalow

5. Bagalow Beach - stack

6. Trebarwith Strand

 

 7. Dennis Point

8. View to Trebarwith

 9. Backways Cove

10. View to Backways Cove & a hairstyle tribute to the rock!

 11. Trebarwith

12. Trebarwith bridge

13. Trebarwith woodland

14. Trebarwith bulls

15. Trewarmett stile

16. Trewarmett bridge