Bigbury, Devon. (Circular walk)

Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bigbury on Sea beach in South Devon is ideal for family holidays. Dusted with sand and lapped by shallow waters, the beach offers safe fun for groups particularly if you’ve got children in tow. In addition, Bigbury on Sea beach is dotted with rock pools, so there’s plenty of entertainment for budding marine biologists who like to explore. 

If you fancy a bite to eat after the walk you can stop off at The William Bray pub or The White Horse Hotel.

Distance: 3.78 miles

Time: 3 hours

Elevation: 561 foot

Terrain: Fields, Footpaths and Coastal paths
OS Map: EXPLORER OL20 
Start Point: Bigbury Car Park
End Point: Bigbury Car Park

Route: 

Mile 1;
– Take Ringmore Drive (off Parker Road). Walk past the Post Office. At the end of the road turn right and take the coastal path down into Challaborough Bay.

Mile 2;
Walk through the bay at the back of the beach and take the signposted coastal path to Ayrmer Cove.

Mile 3;
After descending to Ayrmer Cove, cross the stream and take the inland path that goes up the left-hand side of the valley, which will take you to Ringmore village. Stop at the Journeys’ End pub for a drink or a meal.

From the car park entrance through coastal path signs right, then the left wards the road and right onto the cliffs. Turn left alongside a garden fence, then left to the road. Cross over, go through a kissing gate and turn right uphill, passing through two big gates to reach a path junction near Mount Folly farm.

Turn left along the gritty track. At the field top is a path junction, go through the kissing gate and keep your head down hill, signed ring more, with a fence right. Pass through a metal gate, drop past the kissing gate keeper head to another on a farm track and walk straight up the next field, crossing a style onto A lane.

Crossover, follow signs for ring more, through metal gate. Walk down into the next Combe, keeping the hedge bank right. Go through the gate at the bottom and cross the stream on big boulders, then keep straight ahead, uphill, through a plantation and gate onto a narrow path between the fence and hedge.

Pass through a kissing gate bear right then turn immediately left uphill to have half junction passed through the kissing gate and follow the track to ring more. Turn right at that then then then after the church to find the journey and in on the right.

From the pub turn right down the narrow lane which gives way to a footpath. It winds winds round gardens to meet at Thomas Lane. Turn left down hill walk straight on down the track eventually passing the lower Manor farm, and keep going down past the National Trust Ima cave notice. After a small gate and stream crossing keep straight on a path junction

Asked for a kissing gate and walk towards the cave on a grassy path above the gym. Pass through a gate across the style, a second style gains the beach.

Follow coastal path signs left over a small footbridge then climb Ferry Street uphill to the clifftop and great views over there island. The cliffs are unstable here take care pathways to Charlbury basically want his holiday park.

Turn right along the beach road and pick up the truck up hill along the coast towards Bigbury on C. Go straight on to meet the tarmac road, then bear right on the coastal path to the car park.