Whitsand Bay and Rame Head

A wide, sandy bay backed by tall cliffs, with several separate beaches that link up at low tide. The sand stretches for around four miles, and at very low spring tides it is possible to walk the bay from Portwrinkle round to Polhawn. Access to the beaches is by steep cliff steps, so the walk down is the easy part. Above the bay, Rame Head rises to a small medieval chapel with sweeping views to Plymouth Sound and back across the bay. Tregantle Fort is a military firing range, so check firing times before walking the road past it.

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Place to eat · 3.4 mi

The Halfway House

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The Halfway House Inn sits at the central point where the twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand meet, seconds from the beach.…

Place to visit · 3.5 mi

Kingsand and Cawsand

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Twin Rame Peninsula villages with painted cottages, three small beaches and coast-path walks running out to Rame Head and into Mount Edgcumbe.

Place to visit · 4.1 mi

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

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A free-to-enter 865-acre country park on the Rame Peninsula, with formal gardens, woodland trails, a deer park and coastal paths along Plymouth…

Place to eat · 4.7 mi

Seco Lounge (Royal William Yard)

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Seco Lounge sits at the southern end of Royal William Yard on a marina-facing terrace. It's part of the Loungers group, the…

Place to eat · 4.7 mi

Wildwood (Royal William Yard)

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Wildwood at Royal William Yard sits on a spacious harbourside terrace with views over Plymouth Sound. The restaurant is part of the…

Place to eat · 4.7 mi

Bistrot Pierre (Royal William Yard)

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Bistrot Pierre at Royal William Yard sits in the New Cooperage building with a large outdoor terrace overlooking the lawn where the…