View of Housel Bay – Lizard Lighthouse and Foghorn loop from Landewednack

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View of Housel Bay – Lizard Lighthouse and Foghorn loop from Landewednack

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View of Housel Bay – Lizard Lighthouse and Foghorn loop from Landewednack

02:10

7.89km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cornwall National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.57 km

View of Housel Bay and Lizard Lighthouse

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You are afforded wonderful views of Housel Bay from this point along the southern Cornwall coastline. This is a relatively secluded spot characterised by classic Cornish golden sands and clear waters.

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3.17 km

View of Housel Bay

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Tucked away just behind Lizard Point is a stunning little beautiful bay called Housel Bay. At the base of steep, dark, winding cliffs you will find a small stretch of …

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3.54 km

Lizard Point Lighthouse

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Actually, this is just a dark cavity.

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3.74 km

Lizard Lighthouse and Foghorn

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The building complex of this lighthouse consists of two white octagonal towers, between which a number of buildings have been erected. Only the 19 meter high eastern tower contains a …

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4.12 km

The Lizard Lifeboat Station

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The Lizard lifeboat station is manned by volunteers and responds to maritime incidents off The Lizard. You are standing in the southernmost tip of Britain here! and you're afforded a …

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4.96 km

Lizard Point Coastal View

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6.67 km

Myrtle Grove Inn Footpath

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The route from the village of Lizard to Kynance Cove is an easy walk.

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7.51 km

Lizard Coast Path

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If you put on your hiking boots for the Lizard Coast Path, you will be walking along one of the most impressive sections of the well-known South West Coast Path …

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7.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.13 km

2.40 km

1.02 km

1.01 km

321 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.34 km

1.14 km

899 m

840 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 5 November

12°C

9°C

24 %

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Comments

July 12, 2023,Rund um Lizard Point

Today we just went another round. Not to the westernmost point of the UK this time, but to the southernmost. Our compromise today: we hike a U around the Lizard, I'll take you to one end, park the car and follow. And in the end I'll get the car and take you with me (if I don't scold a bit) …

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