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Overview

A Cornish coastal walk around Talland Bay to Polperro. The walk itself will be around 8 or 9 miles long and starts at the small National Trust car park near Hendersick Farm at 10.30am. The what3words location for this car park is

behave.tailing.plantings

Sunday, 21 December 2025
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Travel time to this car park will be around an hour and a half if driving from the Exeter area.
From the car park we head down to the coast path, then walk around Talland Bay and into Polperro where we'll have lunch (I can recommend the Polperro Bakery's pasties). The return leg of the walk is mostly the same as the outward leg, although we will take a different path back from the coast path to the car park.
I have graded the walk as moderate, but note that there is a steep climb near the end of the walk.

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SX 23587 52030
Nearest postcode:
PL13 2HZ
what3words:
gains.surcharge.grandson
Start time:
10:30 am

Hendersick National Trust Car Park (free), grid ref: SX 23587 52029

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking