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Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

3.4 miles (5.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap With 865 acres of parkland, beautiful landscaped Cornish gardens and stunning coastline, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is a fantastic place to visit.
This circular walk begins at the parking lot, near the Cremyll Ferry which you can catch from Plymouth to the park. The path then joins the coastal path to Raveness Point, passing the beautiful Barn Pool (see video) and the Raven's Cliffs. You continue to Picklecombe Point before returning to the start point through the delightful deer park, passing the magnificent Mount Edgcumbe House on the way.
NB. The route below is designed for walkers but National Cycle Network route 2 runs through the park. Also see the Plymouth to Looe cycle route for a ride through Devon to Cornwall which runs through the park.

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Mount Edgcumbe Country Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

To the east of the park you can catch the Cremyl Ferry to Plymouth and pick up Plymouth's Waterfront Walkway.

Photos

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 665462

The top of the park provides a superb viewing platform northwards up the Tamar estuary with Devonport Dockyard on the right. The park is 865 acres and is open to the public all year round.

Fountain, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 413884

This fountain is in the Formal Gardens of Mount Edgcumbe.

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 1312887

The gardens

Cannon, Mount Edgcumbe Battery (geograph 4902663)

Cannon, Mount Edgcumbe Battery

Mount Edgcumbe House - geograph.org.uk - 1682519

Across the water from the historic city of Plymouth lies the great Cornish House of Mount Edgcumbe. The house was built between 1547 and 1553 for the renowned Edgcumbe family of Cotehele and became the home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe.

The Terrace at Mount Edgcumbe House - geograph.org.uk - 845402

The Terrace at Mount Edgcumbe House

Formal Gardens, Mount Edgcumbe Park - geograph.org.uk - 51143

Formal Gardens. Around the Orangery in the northeast corner of the Country Park are a series of gardens set out with exotic themes to convey Italian, French and American styles. This photograph shows the Pets Cemetery, a secluded glade within the gardens where the owners of this estate used to lay their pets to rest.

The Duck Pond, Mount Edgcumbe Park - geograph.org.uk - 348397

The Duck Pond. This is the pond at the bottom of The Amphitheatre. 

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

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