Doyden Castle
On the end of Doyden Point at Port Quin, is a small castellated building known appropriately as Doyden Castle. Doyden Castle is a cliff-edge folly built in 1830 which was allegedly used for decadent gambling parties. The sheer cliff edges and (at the time) unfenced mineshafts would presumably have been more than a little hazardous for drunken revellers. It's now owned by the National Trust and let as holiday accommodation. The wine bins still remain on the lower ground floor.
On walks
- Port Isaac to Polzeath (via bus) (9.9 mile walk)
- Port Quin to Lundy Bay (2.9 mile walk)
Also mentioned in walks
- Port Quin to Port Isaac (4.8 mile walk)
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