Torcross to Hallsands

In the past we have walked from Starcross to Blackpool Sand along Start Bay.  Today was a lovely summer's day so we thought we would walk along more of Start Bay.

We drove to Beesands and were very impressed by this fishing village by the sea.  There were people fishing from the beach and boats in the bay.  Some fish were drying at the top of the beach.

We walked along the path at the top of the beach til the end and then climbed to walk to Torcross.  It was a steep climb, but the view half way up encouraged us to keep going.

After a while the path became steps and then levelled off before winding down to Torcross.  There were hedges both sides of the path and overhanging above it and unfortunately there were lots of insects flying around.

As we approached Torcross there were spectacular views along Slapton Sands.

Having taken a rest at Torcross we walked back to Beesands where we had fish and chips at the restaurant on the seafront.  You could taste that the fish was freshly caught.  Once refreshed and replenished we walked on towards Hallsands.  Although a climb up from Beesands this was not as steep as in the opposite direction and we soon reached Hallsands.  This was another small village with beach but without the facilities at Beesands.

Hallsands

View on walk back from Hallsands

Warren Point to Noss Mayo

It was a fine summer's day and we wanted an easy walk not far from Plymouth.  The walk from Noss Mayo, along the Yealm estuary and around the coast along the Revelstone Drive to Warren point, seemed to be a good idea.  We chose to park at the National Trust car park at Warren point and walked down the path onto the coastal path and walked towards the mouth of the River Yealm.

In the past we have done this walk in the other direction, starting at Noss Mayo.  As we started out we noticed the wonderful view, over to Cawsand and as far as Rame Head.  We had not noticed these views when walking the other way around.

There were foxgloves growing at the side of the path and after walking for a while we came upon a purple field of foxgloves.

This is an easy  part of the south west coast path, with beautiful views and a fairly flat path.  Once we reached the mouth of the River Yealm we also had sight of the yahts.  After walking up the river Yealm we came to some benches so we stopped for our lunch, with a beautiful view.

We continued walking on to Noss Mayo and then walked up the hill past the tennis courts.  This road became a track and ended up, after a long upward climb by the entrance to the car park.  This was the only hill on the walk.

This 4.5 mile walk is described at  http://www.southwestcoastpath.com/walksdb/91/