The beach is popular with families and surfers alike. There are good coastal walks from the beach but if you are walking along the beach you should be careful of the tide. The South West Coast Path along the top of the cliffs north towards Chapel Porth makes a wonderful scenic walk.
Charmouth West, otherwise known as 'The Jurassic Coast', is an extremely scenic beach that stretches for two miles with intervening rock pools between Black Venn and Golden Cap. A heritage coast centre with many interesting local walks.
This is a popular beach for families with rock pools and a tidal swimming pool for the children. It’s also a beautiful area of coastline with sea views towards Lundy Island and South Wales.
A small beach ideal for crabbing with impressive rocky cliffs and headlands flanking the beach, which is part of the Heritage Coast. Access is good and attracts families for a variety of beach activities, especially surfing. Take note of the safety notices.
This area consists of Savernake Forest and its two significant outliers, West Woods and Collingbourne. All are old woods which are predominantly broadleaf and in particular beech.
