Happy Fence Friday - Hartland Point Devon + 1 shot in comments box - Achive shots.

Hartland Quay is the site of an ancient and historic port, positioned precariously amongst spectacular coastal scenery. The wild surrounds hint of the wrecking and smuggling which was so much a way of life in this area in years gone by.

The cliffs near Hartland Quay are quite dramatic & the coast path northwards to Hartland Point is clearly marked. The three mile walk itself is quite tough. The path is full of ups and downs - and some of them are very steep. Starting at Hartland Quay, where there are car parks,

The spectacular cliffs at Hartland Quay with their incredibly contorted rock layers are always worth a visit and at low tide there is plenty of sand, rock pools and rocks to scramble over. In wild weather it is the perfect place to appreciate the power of the sea and wind as the waves crash against the cliffs and shore.

With access to the South West Coast Path both North and South from the Quay, it makes an ideal start/finish point for a wide variety of walks and the Hartland Quay Hotel provides a warm, family welcome, ensuite rooms, the Wreckers Retreat Bar for fabulous local food and drink (including fish straight from the sea) and the Hartland Quay Museum which covers the history and legends of the quay, customs houses, shipwrecks and smuggling activity.

www.hartlandpeninsula.co.uk/beaches-beauty-spots/hartland...

The town of Hartland, which incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England.

Now a large village which acts as a centre for a rural neighbourhood and has minor tourist traffic, until Tudor times Hartland was an important port. It lies close to the promontory of Hartland Point, where the coast of Devon turns from facing north into the Bristol Channel to face west into the Atlantic Ocean. There is an important lighthouse on the point. The town's harbour, Hartland Quay, is to the south of the point: the quay was originally built in the late 16th century but was swept away in 1887. The high tower of the Church of Saint Nectan in Stoke remains a significant landmark for ships in the Bristol Channel.

Hartland is a convenient centre for walking parts of the South West Coast Path, and the wild coastal scenery around the point is some of the most dramatic on the path, with views across to Lundy Island. From Hartland Point, the Lundy Company operates its helicopter service to Lundy between November and March.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartland,_Devon

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Blagberry (show map)

Taken on: April 24, 2008

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