Cremyll Ferry – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Plymouth

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Cremyll Ferry – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Plymouth

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Cremyll Ferry – Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches loop from Plymouth

03:58

14.1km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 408 m for 945 m

After 12.8 km for 945 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.41 km

Cremyll Ferry

Highlight • Bridge

The Stonehouse (Plymouth) to Cremyll ferry allows access to this beautiful peninsula from the city without the long drive around the estuary. Walking around Mount Edgecombe Country Park and the …

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4.32 km

View of Fort Picklecombe and Plymouth Sound

Highlight • Historical Site

Commissioned in the mid 19th-century by Lord Palmerston, Foreign Secretary and then Prime Minister under Queen Victoria, Fort Picklecombe was one of a series of coastal forts built in defence …

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5.99 km

The Earl's Drive

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The Earl's Drive stretches from Maker through Cawsand to Queen Adelaide's grotto on Penlee Point. It was built in the 18th century as a carriageway.

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6.54 km

View of Plymouth Breakwater and Lighthouse

Highlight • Natural

7.29 km

Cawsand and Kingsand Beaches

Highlight • Beach

Cawsand & Kingsand are twin villages on the Rame Peninsula. They both have lovely beaches and pubs making them great stops on a walk around the headland or on a longer section of the coast path.

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7.85 km

View of Plymouth Sound from Minadew Brakes

Highlight • Natural

Minadew Brakes is a lovely stretch of grassland with stunning views to Cawsand and across Plymouth Sound to Penlee Point. It's a great place for a mid hike picnic.

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9.43 km

Forest Trail in Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

10.5 km

Plymouth Breakwater

Highlight • Structure

The Plymouth breakwater is about 1.5 km long and protects the harbour from the weather, waves and attacking ships. It was built between 1812 and 1814 from around four million tons of rock.

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11.6 km

Beach

14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.24 km

3.59 km

2.89 km

1.89 km

1.38 km

145 m

Surfaces

3.93 km

3.07 km

2.62 km

2.22 km

1.19 km

1.10 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

7°C

21 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

August 3, 2024,Plymouth to Cawsand. A walk, ferry & bus explore.

This was a lovely walk from Stoke Damerel Park and up to The People's Park, Devonport.A lovely space itself,with a playground in the woods, cafe & rose garden.
We then walked down to the Stonehouse passenger ferry via a coffee & loo stop at VOT.
Ferry is a couple of quid-pay when you get off. So worth it as you …