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Coast Path from Yarmouth to the Needles and Freshwater Bay Freshwater bay to Brightstone Beacon, return via Coast From Godshill to Shanklin, Ventnor and return over the downs
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Sponsors: This is another excellent circular walk that contrasts open downland with a sandy coast line There is free parking out of Freshwater Bay on the coast road east. The path runs up through the golf course just inland from the car park, marked as the Tennyson Trail on the map. The views expand as you climb Look out for the carpets of downland flowers Cross the road in the dip at Pay Down and continue East We turned off just before the viewpoint at Limestone Down, east of Brightstone. View looking East Looking back at the path we have followed along the ridge. taken from the path down to Brightstone. After a late lunch stop in Brightstone, we walked down to the sea at grange farm A good path follows the cliff top, but you can also walk along the beach at low tide. Note that there are not many access points - but there is a good exit point just before Freshwater Cliffs. Loking back inland at the downland ridge Cliff top view west beach view west. The cliff is very soft and crumbling, but has many bands of fossils. The exit point just before Freshwater Cliffs The path now climbs back up towards the main road. Looking back east from the main road.
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