Walks & Trails
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Prawle to Lannacombe
Blessed with sandy coves, rocky shores, craggy cliffs, a blue sea, lush vegetation and tremendous wildlife, this walk takes you as close to paradise as makes no difference.
- Start: East Prawle Village Green
- Distance: 5 Miles
- Circular walk: Yes
- Grade: Moderate
- Terrain: Green lane, muddy in places in wet weather; coastal footpath with some uneven and rocky sections; surfaced road.
- Obstacles and steep gradients: 1 steep ascent; 1 steep descent.
- Public transport: Extremely limited. Coleridge Community Bus runs from Kingsbridge to East Prawle once a week on Wednesdays. Ring 01548 511309 for more details. For information on public transport in South Hams please call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 www.traveline.org.uk.
- Refreshment stops: In East Prawle: Providence Inn 01548 511208; Pig’s Nose Inn 01548 511209; Grunters Café open Easter – end October 01548 511486.
- Toilets: Public toilets situated immediately above the village green.
- Parking: Parking around the village green. By donation.
- Accommodation: Please contact Kingsbridge Tourist Information Centre 01548 853195 www.kingsbridgeinfo.co.uk
- Other facilities: Public payphones by village green, and Higher Park, East Prawle. Piglet Stores village shop by village green, East Prawle.
- OS map: Explorer OL20
- Grid ref: SX782364
Directions
From village green take road running down past Pig’s Nose Inn and bear left. Round the corner turn first right.
Follow lane round edge of village. 60m beyond red phone box, on left hand bend, turn right along public bridleway signed ‘Lannacombe Green 2m’.
At t- junction turn left following blue waymarker arrow.
After following track along top field edge turn right along diverted public bridleway.
After 250m bear left signed ‘Public Footpath and Bridleway’. After a further 150m bear right signed ‘Woodcombe Sand ˝m’.
Route emerges from green lane and drops down through grass and scrub. At the footpath junction turn left signed ‘Coast Path’. Follow path to Lannacombe Beach.
From Lannacombe retrace your steps along coast path, and continue to follow coast path westwards.
Beyond the land of Maelcombe House, the path skirts a field. At the next fingerpost follow sign reading ‘Public Bridleway East Prawle ˝m’, leading through gate and up old green lane.
At green lane junction at the top of the rise, turn right up towards the houses.
At the road turn right and return to village green.
