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Beachy Head & Seven Sisters – The Thrill of Cliff Edge Theatre

Beachy Head & Seven Sisters – The Thrill of Cliff Edge Theatre

Beachy Head presents the highest exposed chalk cliffs in Britain, which together with the adjoining and equally precipitous Seven Sisters, comprises a landmark spectacle of extraordinarily raw grandeur. Danger is ever-present in the form of frequent rockfalls; the crumbling chalk crashing onto an uncompromising beach, itself blockaded by vast boulders and lashed by heavy seas. Contrast this scene of devastation with the short-cropped grassy swathe atop the cliffs, offering a comfortable, albeit marginally precarious lookout post on the action, creating…

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Hartland Peninsula – a coast for connoisseurs

Hartland Peninsula – a coast for connoisseurs

The Hartland Peninsula is a special slice of coastline, where North Devon passes the baton to North Cornwall. For our purposes, the whole route from Clovelly to Bude could be considered an excellent walk, although we trim the ends by commencing at Blackchurch Rock and terminating at Duckpool Beach. According to the Hartland Peninsula Association, the section from Hartland Point to Bude is generally regarded as the toughest on the whole 630-mile South West Coast Path. I’m not sure I…

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