Things to do Walks and Trails
There are some fantastic walks in this Area of Outstanding Beauty, some that start from the marina or just across the river in Dartmouth. The following information is provided by the South Devon AONB . Further details about these and other walks are available on their website -
www.southdevonaonb.org.uk Phone: 01803 861384 Email:
enquiries@southdevonaonb.org.uk
Kingswear to Froward Point
Castles and cliffs, seals and skylarks, on a coastal circular walk rich in views, history and natural abundance.
Start: Darthaven Marina car park, Kingswear. Distance: 5 miles (circular walk) Grade: Moderate to strenuous
Terrain: Coast path with some uneven sections and long flights of steps; 2 steep descents; 1 steep ascent.
Obstacles & Steep Gradients: 2 Stiles; 4 flights of steps; 2 steep descents; 1 steep ascent.
OS map: Explorer 0L20. Grid Ref: SX885512
Directions 1. Turn right out of the car park along the road, then bear right again. By ferry slipway, pass under the arch, then left up Alma Steps.
2. Turn left briefly and then right up Church
Hill (St Thomas Church opposite). At top of hill, at hairpin bend, turn right along Castle Road (not Beacon Lane).
3. After 0.5 mile, turn right down wooden steps, signposted Froward Point 1¼ m.
4. Just past Mill Bay Cove, turn right onto private drive, and then left after 30m, up steps and through woods. Pass above Newfoundland Cove to Brownstone Battery. (To explore the Battery, drop down the path to the right by the Coastwatch station. Turn left by the first searchlight post, then left again following the ‘acorn’ waymarker. Fork left once more to wind back up to the Coastwatch lookout).
5. Bear left onto the track signed ‘HG Brownstone’. Past the Day Mark, fork left onto a green lane signed for Kingswear.
6. Turn left at Brownstone and follow the footpath through the farm and past Crocker’s Cottage crossing a small stream on large stones (taking care as, may be slippery). The footpath joins a private road. Bear left where the road forks, and then left again.
7. Follow Castle Road to Church Hill. Turn left back down Alma Steps. Retrace your steps past the steam railway, and fork left past the bus shelter to the car park.
Heritage
The first historical mention of Kingswear is found in 1170, and a ferry has operated between there and Dartmouth from at least 1365. Always strongly linked to the sea, the village was at one time an important bun- kering port, where steam ships would call to take on coal. This trade declined as vessels became too large to enter the harbour.
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