Mothecombe to Keaton Cove

Last year we walked the South West Coast Path, in stages, from Plymouth to Stoke Beach and from Wonwell to Bolberry Down.  We therefore wanted to walk the section from Stoke Beach to the River Erme.  This is 4.3 miles and as there are a lot of ups and downs we thought it would be too strenuous to walk there and back in one go.  As it was a beautiful sunny day we decided to walk about half of it and leave the other half to do another day.

We drove to Mothecombe and left the car in the car park there - for a £4 fee!  When we visited Mothecombe last time we walked down to the River Erme and along the coastal path from there towards Mothecombe beach.  This time we walked directly down to Mothecombe Beach, crossed it and walked up some steps to the path along the cliffs.

Mothecombe Beach, with Wonwell beach on the other side of the River Erme

The sea looked a beautiful azure colour and there was wonderful views in both directions.  There were lots of flowers along the path, gorse, bluebells, sea thrift.

The path gradually climbed uphill and there was one steep hill down that went into steps before winding upwards again.

After 50 minutes we decided we had walked far enough so we stopped at the still at Keaton Cove.  The view from here was wonderful and we could see the caravan site at Stoke Beach in the distance.