A walker’s guide to Berry Head

Berry Head is the easternmost point of the south Devon coast and the only place in England where two working lighthouses stand within walking distance of each other. The headland is a National Nature Reserve – 200 acres of limestone clifftop, Napoleonic-era fortifications, sea cave, and one of the largest greater horseshoe bat roosts in the country.

Park at the visitor centre (free) and walk the circular route – two miles, gentle going. Take in the upper lighthouse (the shortest in Britain, built only 5 metres tall because it sits 60 metres up), the lower lighthouse, the gun battery, and the spectacular view back across Torbay to Hope’s Nose.

From April to August, the cliffs are loud with kittiwakes, fulmars and guillemots. Peregrines nest here too. The cafe at the visitor centre is properly good – sit outside and watch the trawlers come in from the fishing grounds.

Best time: late afternoon in spring or autumn. The light is gold and the wind drops.

Watch a tour:

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