Bedruthan Steps

Bedruthan Steps is a great place to visit with grand views of the granite pillars that have been carved out over thousands of years from the wind and waves.

It can be a bit precarious walking along the steep edges with children, but after lots of prompting to steer clear of the edge the views are amazing.  Part of the coastal path goes through grazing field for sheep, which is always a plus for us.

Our family likes a bit of adventure so there is one bay that if you follow the sheep’s path down the edge of the bay, you can access a private beach that has a cave.  You do have to climb over some rock before accessing the beach, so you need to be okay with that before venturing off.  Climbing back up was a bit easier than going down.

Once on the beach during low tide, we got to see jellyfish on the sea floor as well as explore the cave.

Another pretty video of the gorgeous area.

We chose to walk the coastal path first before climbing down the 120 step climb to the beach.  Being a midwesterner, we are not as used to paying attention to the high and low tide times.  Make sure you do because once high tide starts coming back in, it can come in quickly.  In this picture you may be able to see the difference in the tide levels.

There is a fantastic tea garden at the National Trust Visitor’s Center.  While enjoying our cream tea, we watched a seagull steal a leftover clotted cream AND the ceramic ramekin off of a table once the patrons left the table.  The seagulls along the coast are very skilled in getting what they want.

Can not recommend this place enough!  We spent a good 5 hours here.