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Beesands & Hallsands

Beesands & Hallsands


All of maritime life is here - Start Bay's great sweep of sea and land, traditional fishing communities, and the mysterious and tragic lost village of Hallsands. The walk wends it way home again along green lanes and footpaths.
Start location: Seafront car park, Beesands
Distance: 3.75 miles.
Grade: Moderate
Terrain: Coast path with one long flight of steps; surfaced roads; field footpath; tracks and green lanes.
Obstacles and steep gradients: 1 stile; 2 flights of steps; 1 steep ascent.

Accessibility: This route is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.

  • Refreshment stops: The Cricket Inn, Beesands; lunches, seafood specialities, cream teas 01548 580215. Trout's Servery, South Hallsands; drinks, cream teas, lunches.
  • Toilets: Public toilets by car park in Beesands.
  • Parking: Seafront car park at Beesands. Free.
  • Other facilities: Public payphone by car park in Beesands.
  • OS map: Explorer 0L20
  • Grid ref: SX819405

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    Directions

    Map

    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.

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

    Walk along the back of the beach, and bear right and then left up a long flight of steps.  By Trout's apartments at South Hallsands, bear right down the road. 

    After 150m, turn right opposite Trout's car park over a stile onto public footpath.  The path follows the fence line through the fields and enters a green lane. 

    Turn right at the road.  Go through the hamlet of Bickerton.  On a left hand bend by a house called Tolcott , bear right onto greenlane signed Bridgeway Lane.

    At the bottom of the last field as you drop towards the sea, turn left following the waymarker.

    When you meet the coast path, turn left and retrace your steps down to Beesands. 

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