South West Coast Path – Kingston to Ringmore and back with a stop for lunch at the beautiful old worldly pub, the Journeys End.
A hugely rewarding coast and estuary walk with peerless views from some of the most dramatic cliffs in the area. It starts with a huge vista of South Devon, and the welcoming sight of Kingston village snuggled amongst the fields.
It is challenging – Coastal path, footpaths and bridleways, can be muddy. Quiet roads inland. Some steep ups and downs. Along the coast towards Ayrmer Bay we got a really good view of Burgh Island, the island of Agatha Christie murder and mystery.
A walk along high clifftops, above a rocky coastline where the surf washes around stacks and islets and runs in channels between the seaweed-clad rocks on the small sandy beaches. Ravens wheel overhead and oystercatchers pipe as they patrol the tideline. The clifftop grasslands are full of butterflies in summer, and in the woodlands above the Erme estuary, the trees are festooned with lichen.
Such amazing scenery. I will never tire of this beautiful part of England. And the pub was so quaint with excellent food. Just as well that we had to walk several kms back to the car!!!
