Beesands and Hallsands

All of maritime life is here in Start Bay’s great sweep of sea and land. Traditional fishing communities, and the mysterious and tragic lost village of Hallsands. The walk wends its way home again along green lanes and footpaths.

Technical sheet

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A Stokenham walk posted on 02/06/21 by South Devon AONB. Last update : 06/07/22
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.42 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 147 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 147 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Stokenham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.252755° / W 3.657051°

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Description

(S/E) As you face the sea, turn right along the seafront. At the end of the road, bear right by a house called Seathatch up the coast path.

(1) Follow the coast path along the cliffs until you drop down to Hallsands.

(2) Walk along the back of the beach, and bear right and then left up a long flight of steps. If you wish to visit the Hallsands information point and see the remains of the lost village, bear left down the short path in front of Prospect House, retrace your steps back to continue the walk. By Prospect House apartments at South Hallsands, bear right down the road.

(3) After 150m, turn right opposite Hallsands village car park over a stile onto the public footpath signposted Bickerton. The path follows the fence line through the fields and enters a green lane.

(4) Turn right at the road. Go through the hamlet of Bickerton. On a left hand bend at Bickerton farm turn left then immediately at Tolcott House bear right onto green lane signed Bridgeway Lane.

(5) At the road, turn left. After 200m, turn right by a small stream onto a track leading onto a green lane.

(6) By the farm, bear right up to green lane following red waymarker.

(7) When you meet the surfaced road, turn right. After 120m, turn right again following the green waymarker for ‘Beesands’. At the bottom of the last field as you drop towards the sea, turn left following the waymarker. You will see the coast path below you on your right, continue along this permissive footpath until you rejoin the coast path.

(1) When you meet the coast path, turn left and retrace your steps down to Beesands.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Seafront car park
  2. 1 : km 0.46 - alt. 26 m - Coast path
  3. 2 : km 1.7 - alt. 5 m - North Hallsands
  4. 3 : km 2.23 - alt. 34 m - Hallsands village car park
  5. 4 : km 2.81 - alt. 35 m - Bickerton
  6. 5 : km 3.33 - alt. 15 m - Road
  7. 6 : km 4.38 - alt. 74 m - Farm
  8. 7 : km 4.55 - alt. 92 m - Surfaced road
  9. S/E : km 6.41 - alt. 6 m - Seafront car park

Useful Information

Start : Seafront car park, Beesands.
Terrain : Coast path with one long flight of steps; surfaced roads; field footpath; tracks and green lanes.
Parking : Seafront car park at Beesands. Free.
Public transport : See www.travelinesw.com
Refreshments : In Beesands
Toilets : Public toilets by car park in Beesands.

To see a complete list of walks and access up to date walk information and difficulty please go to Devon AONB here.

This walk can be accessed via www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/portfolio_page/beesands-and-hallsands/

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