Wembury Point - Coastal Walk to Heybrook Bay
This delightful area near Plymouth has recently been restored by the National Trust. It's a lovely stretch of coast and countryside with a good footpath and wonderful views of the Yealm Estuary, the Mewstone, Plymouth Breakwater and onto Rame Head in Cornwall.
The surrounding countryside is very pretty too with ox-eye daisies and bluebells in the spring.
The walk starts at the Wembury Bay National Trust car park and follows Marine Drive, the old access road to HMS Cambridge, past Blackstone Rocks to Wembury Point. You continue to Heybrook Bay before an inland stretch through the countryside. The final section runs along the coast, returning you to the car park.
It's a splendid area with spectacular coastal cliffs and a variety of wildlife. Look out for Dartmoor Ponies, basking sharks, porpoises, dolphins and many different types of birds. Wembury beach is also beautiful with some of the best rock pools in the country.
If you wanted to extend your walk then you could pick up the Erme Plym Trail and follow it towards Plymouth. Also just to the east is the lovely Gara Point and Yealm Estuary near Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo.
Postcode
PL9 0HR - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsWembury Point Ordnance Survey Map 
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Pubs/Cafes
Just west of the Point at Heybrook Bay there's the Eddystone Inn for some refreshments. Here you can enjoy top quality dishes on the raised terrace with panoramic sea views. You can find them at Heybrook Drive, Heybrook Bay with postcode PL9 0BN for sat navs.
Dog Walking
The coastal path makes for a fine dog walk and the Eddystone Inn mentioned above is also dog friendly. Please note dogs are not permitted on the main Wembury beach between 1st May and 30th September. Dogs are allowed all year on the nearby Langdon Beach though.
Further Information and Other Local Ideas
Near the car park at the start of the walk you will find the Marine Centre where you can learn all about the marine wildlife in the significant rock pools that can be found around the beach. There's also information on all the different sea birds to look out for in the area here.
The Yealmpton Walk visits the area from the nearby village which lies on the River Yealm. In the pretty settlement you could visit the 400 year old Mother Hubbard's cottage. The quaint old dwelling provided the inspiration for the famous nursery rhyme.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Devon Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Tidal bathing pool, Wembury Point. Seen at a lower tide level. Rame Head, about 8 kilometres away, is a little clearer today.
Wave-cut platform near Wembury Point. The wave-cut platform forms part of Wembury Marine Conservation Area. Across the curving beds of rock and the sea shining in the sun is The Great Mew Stone.
Old mill. There was a water-powered mill at Wembury beach in 1581. It became part of the Langdon estate for roughly a hundred years until 1927. The mill, which worked until about 1900, is now a cafe, open in the summer months. The adjoining miller’s house is let as a holiday home. Seen from the Wembury beach car park
Wembury Bay
The South West Coast Path between the village and the Point. What appears to be a radar installation stands on the skyline above the site of the now cleared HMS Cambridge.
Langdon Beach. To the west of the village along the coastal footpath, the beach lies in the lee of Wembury Point, which was brought by the National Trust in 2005.
Looking towards the Great Mew Stone
View down to the car park at the beach.