Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees

The start of Wainwright's Coast to Coast path


Route outline for walk c103:

St Bees Beach  -  Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk  -  Pattering Holes  -  South Head  -  Tomlin  -  St Bees Head  -  Fleswick  -  Cloven Barth  -  St Bees Lighthouse  -  North Head  -  Sandwith  -  Townhead  -  Demesne Farm  -  Bell House  -  Stanley  -  Pow Beck  -  Abbey Wood  -  St Bees  -  St Bees Beach



National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, a 306km (190 miles) linear footpath connecting St Bees in Cumbria, England with Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England. Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk is waymarked by the occasional sign. For more walks that include a section of this trail see Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

303 Whitehaven & Workington, Cockermouth & Egremont


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

89 West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees

In no particular order . . .

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - Ann Strain, Kevin Finn, Jill Willcockson and Theresa Howard at St Bees at the start of

Ann Strain, Kevin Finn, Jill Willcockson and Theresa Howard at St Bees at the start of

Photo: Kevin Finn (1)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - Leaving Sandwith Village - only 185 miles to go!

Leaving Sandwith Village - only 185 miles to go!

Photo: Kevin Finn (16)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - South Head from St Bees Head

South Head from St Bees Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (9)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - The first climb up South Head, St Bees

The first climb up South Head, St Bees

Photo: Kevin Finn (4)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees Head from North Head

St Bees Head from North Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (13)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees Head from South Head

St Bees Head from South Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (7)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - Saltom Bay from North Head

Saltom Bay from North Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (14)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees Head

St Bees Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (8)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bee's Head

St Bee's Head

Photo: Christine Shepherd (44)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees Head Lighthouse

St Bees Head Lighthouse

Photo: Kevin Finn (10)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - On South Head, St Bees

On South Head, St Bees

Photo: Kevin Finn (6)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - The Irish Sea and South Head, St Bees

The Irish Sea and South Head, St Bees

Photo: Kevin Finn (2)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - Collecting the traditional pebble (and getting soaked in the process!), St Bees

Collecting the traditional pebble (and getting soaked in the process!), St Bees

Photo: Kevin Finn (3)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees Head Lighthouse

St Bees Head Lighthouse

Photo: Kevin Finn (11)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - The Irish Sea, St Bees

The Irish Sea, St Bees

Photo: Kevin Finn (5)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - Sandwith Village

Sandwith Village

Photo: Kevin Finn (15)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - North Head

North Head

Photo: Kevin Finn (12)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - The Lake District getting closer

The Lake District getting closer

Photo: Paul Holroyd (2)

Walk c103 St Bees Head Lighthouse andd Sandwith from St Bees - St Bees - The start

St Bees - The start

Photo: Paul Holroyd (1)


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