Cawsand Bay
Cawsand Bay faces east into Plymouth Sound, away from the prevailing winds and so is quite sheltered with little surf. This makes it a popular place to launch boats and kayaks. The surface of the beach is mostly coarse sand with a light scattering of shingle.
Circular walks visiting Cawsand Bay
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5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate
Rame Head and Cawsand
Rame Head and Cawsand
5.6 miles/9.0 km - Moderate
A circular walk around Rame Head - the southeastern corner of Cornwall - past the mediaeval chapel and the remains of a huge gun battery, now a nature reserve, on Penlee Point to Cawsand which was once the smuggling capital of Cornwall.
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