
Lydstep/Skrinkle
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Duration: 1 hour
Length: 1.6m, 2.56km
How to get there: Service bus Lydstep village/holiday park
Grid ref: SS085982
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Explore the mysterious caverns and see spectacular cliffs...
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Look out for: Coastal grazing ponie, limestone scenery, caverns
Beneath and beyond the Lydstep headland lie the famous Lydstep caverns, which should only be explored at low tide. All the land above the caves and the caves themselves are National Trust property. Fulmars, razorbills and gulls (mostly herring) nest here, with the ever-present jackdaw. Seals may pup in the autumn in the caves and ponies graze the coastal heath. The cliffs are spectacular on this stretch of coast, at the eastern end of Skrinkle Haven look for the Church Doors, great limestone arched cave entrances between the sand of the Haven and a rocky cove. Skrinkle Haven lies on the boundary between the Old Red Sandstone and the Carboniferous Limestone on the south coast of the Park. Libby Taylor, Senior South Ranger for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has done this walk. She says: "A wonderful walk to see wildflowers and butterflies in spring. Theres rugged coastline with blowholes, arches and caves and, at Lydstep Head (owned by the National Trust), the chance to view ponies grazing as part of the joint Park Authority and National Trust coastal conservation scheme." |
Click here for a map of the route.
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Characteristics:
Level cliff top walking circuit to Lydstep, steep gradients to Skrinkle, livestock
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CAUTION:
Note that the cliffs here are very unstable and access to the beach may be restricted.
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