Clovelly and the coast
Follow the footpath from the back of the car park, signed ‘Breckland Woods’. Pass through a gate and turn right as signed towards the coast path; soon pass a bench at a path junction. Keep ahead over a stile; walk on to cross another onto the coast path.
Go right through a gate (signed ‘Mouthmill’) into a field on Brownsham Cliff, with good views ahead to Morte Point. Keep along the left edge, through a gate, down steps and along the left edge of the next field. Cross a stile and zigzag downhill through woodland. At the bottom turn left towards the beach, passing a lime kiln.
Follow the coast path across the rocky beach. Clamber up a gully to meet a track on a bend; walk uphill (left fork).
Eventually follow coast path signs left, then immediately right. Go left up wooden steps to follow a narrow, wooded path steeply uphill towards the open cliff at Gallantry Bower, with a 400ft (122m) drop into the sea. Re-enter woodland and follow the coast path to pass the ‘Angel’s Wings’ folly. Where a path leads straight on to the church, keep left following signs and later via a gate through the edge of Clovelly Court estate. Enter laurel woods via a kissing gate. The path winds down and up past a stone shelter, then through a kissing gate into a field. Keep along the left edge to meet the road at a big gate. Follow coast path signs on to the road ahead that leads to the path to Clovelly village, below the Visitor Centre.
Leave the coast path and walk up deep, steep, ancient Wrinkleberry Lane (right of Hobby Drive ahead) to a lane, past the former school building and on to meet the road. Turn right, downhill.
Where the road bends right keep ahead on a path parallel to the drive to Clovelly Court. At the church turn left; keep ahead on the lane towards Court Farm, soon passing through the farm. Once past the buildings keep ahead on a track between fields. Pass through a plantation, then bear diagonally right downhill across a field.
Go through a gate to the left of the far corner bridlepath. At the end of the next field go through a gate into a plantation, downhill.
Turn left on the forest track, following bridleway signs. Turn right as signed to cross the stream and up the long, gradually ascending track to Lower Brownsham Farm. Turn left for the car park.
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