Plymouth to Noss Mayo

Plymouth to Noss Mayo - Thursday 10th April 2014

Path Facts - Length: 14.3 miles, Ascent: 1522 feet

Breakfast 8am. Left 9 am. Bright start with awesome low cloud hanging over the Sound.

The first part of the walk through the Hoe and the Barbican was good...

...then it becomes increasingly industrial up to the Laira Bridge and beyond.

 

 

Then there are some nice stretches along the waterfront out to Mountbatten Point where there's a close up view back to Hoe a short ferry trip away!

 

Just beyond Mountbatten Point there was this huge stone SWCP marker that must have been battered down by the storms earlier in the year.

Beyond this it's back to typical coast path as the metropolis of Plymouth recedes. The marker on Jennycliff is wrong and it's not just us that thinks so. Must hark back to a time when the coast path was shorter than it is now. It has been changed several times throughout its history.

A few wooded sections and great views back across the Sound to the also receding Cornwall.

 

Stopped at Bovisand at a really great little beach cafe for a houmous/pitta/salad combo and a scone. Great food.

On to Wembury and another tea shop (we're hardcore I know). This one was right next to the sea. Great.

 

 

 
Now we were on to today's excursion. Having been advised the ferry across the Yealm wouldn't be running we'd decided upon trekking inland up to the Northern end of Wembury then getting a cab round to Noss Mayo, our stopping point for the evening. The cab was £13 so not at all bad between two. The B&B was off the beaten track but very good if above average price. Few options in this part of the world though.

 

 

Info

Accommodation - Revelstoke Coombe

Location *** nice place but bit of a detour from the path

Room ****

Facilities ****

Noise *****

Food ****

Ambience ****

Price ** £100 for the room. Pricey.


Food – The Ship Inn

Quality ****

Price ***

Beer - Tribute