Clovelly and the coast

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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.

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  Terrain  - Grassy coast path, woodland and farm tracks, several stiles
  Landscape  - Farmland, wooded coast path and deep combes
  Dog friendliness  - Keep on lead near livestock and unfenced cliffs
  Parking  - National Trust car park at Brownsham
  Toilets en route  - In the visitor centre at the car park in Clovelly
About the walk
Everyone’s heard about Clovelly. It’s an extraordinary place – almost a folly itself – best seen very early in the morning, or at the end of the day when most visitors have gone home. Clinging precariously to the wooded cliffs on the long, virtually uninhabited stretch of inhospitable coastline...
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Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.
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Clovelly and the coast

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Additional information
  Terrain - Grassy coast path, woodland and farm tracks, several stiles
  Landscape - Farmland, wooded coast path and deep combes
  Dog friendliness - Keep on lead near livestock and unfenced cliffs
  Parking - National Trust car park at Brownsham
  Toilets en route - In the visitor centre at the car park in Clovelly
About the walk
Everyone’s heard about Clovelly. It’s an extraordinary place – almost a folly itself – best seen very early in the morning, or at the end of the day when most visitors have gone home. Clinging precariously to the wooded cliffs on the long, virtually uninhabited stretch of inhospitable coastline...
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Devon
Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.