Activities at Mill Bay

A view towards Sunny Cove from the coast path
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Walking

Beaches

Mill Bay, Devon

The area around Mill Bay provides sandy retreats and coves away from the busier beaches. Hidden gems that are perfect for resting a while when walking the coast path, or to spend the day and build sand castles, or discover rock pools.

Follow the coast path and take in the views out to sea
Walking trail

Mill Bay walk

Mill Bay, Devon

Leave the Salcombe crowds behind and take shady, woodland paths to quiet sandy coves. The path climbs to the old lookout at Gara Rock, where you can rest before returning back over the fields.

  • Moderate
  • 1 hour 30 mins
  • 3.5 miles (5.6km)
Standing on a rock outcrop the coastguard lookout at Gara Point has fantastic views out to sea.
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Walking

Look out for trouble at Gara Point

Mill Bay, Devon

Standing on a rock outcrop high above the South West Coast Path, the coastguard lookout at Gara Point has fantastic views out to sea.

You can find weathered orthostats at Prawle Point
Walking trail

Prawle Point walk

Mill Bay, Devon

This walk is full of drama: heart thumping cliff-top climbs, with rocky raised beaches below. Look out for the sunken Demetrios below Signalhouse Point and don't miss the ancient boundary stones that dot the landscape. Call in at the Coastwatch visitor centre to find out more about this wild and beautiful landscape.

  • Moderate
  • 1 hour 30 mins
  • 3.0 miles (4.8km)