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The Beaches of North Cornwall - N29 - Rusey & Strangles

OS Explorer Map 111 Bude, Boscastle & TintagelOS Explorer Map 111 Bude, Boscastle & Tintagel

This map is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series designed to replace the old Pathfinder map series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, selected places of interest, rights of way information for England and Wales, National Trail and Recreational Path routes, and selected tourist information. The series is aimed mainly at the experienced map user but can be used by tourists and locals alike.

Location: North Coast - 2.5 miles northeast of Boscastle

Strangles looking North towards Northern Door Arch (high water)

Rusey beach lies below High Cliff, with a path leading down from Newton Farm to the shore. The beach is a mixture of sand and rocks at low water and is northwest facing.
The Strangles is a rather foreboding name for the small boulder-strewn beach just west of the triangular Samphire Rock. Many a ship has foundered here and a look at this coast in a winter gale will indicate why. The descent to the beach must be one of the longest and trickiest around as it lies 223 metres (731 feet) below the clifftop. Best seen, I feel, from the cliffs where you can make out the Samphire Rock, Northern Door Arch and the headland of Cambeak. There is No Swimming permitted at The Strangles and the return trip up the cliff path is an arduous one.


Northern Door Rock Arch on Strangles Beach

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Halgabron Mill Cottages (9 km)

The Bottreaux Guest Accommodation (6 km)

Boscastle House (6 km)

The Old Coach House (6 km)

The Old Rectory (4 km)

Bangor's House (9 km)

The Riverside (5 km)

Caravan and camping holidays

Caravans and Camping

Coxford Meadow Campsite, Bude (3 km)

Penhalt Farm Holiday Park, Bude (8 km)

Widemouth Bay Caravan Park, Bude (9 km)

Belle Tents, Camelford (9 km)

Tamariska Yurts, Crackington Haven (5 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

The Beach Hut, Bude (7 km)

St. John, Crackington Haven (2 km)

The Old Oil House - Boscastle Accommodation, (5 km)

Manor Cottage, Bude (2 km)

Glenfinart, Camelford (5 km)

Higher Witheven Farm - Swallows Nest Cottage, Launceston (10 km)

Trelinney, Camelford (9 km)

Higher Witheven Farm - Barn Owl Cottage, Launceston (10 km)

Bungalow, Camelford (8 km)

Pollards Cottage, Camelford (8 km)

The Stables, Camelford (3 km)

Wain Cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Mellingray, Camelford (7 km)

Cartwheel Cottage, Camelford (10 km)

Bungalow, Camelford (8 km)

Tradewinds, Camelford (8 km)

Pollards Cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Roofers Retreat, Camelford (9 km)

Bears Cottage, Bude (5 km)

Ha’ Porth, Camelford (7 km)

Hazeldeen, Camelford (10 km)

Rose, Camelford (10 km)

Linhay Cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Church View, Bude (7 km)

Linhay, Camelford (5 km)

Clover Lane, Camelford (6 km)

Hartland Cottage, Camelford (7 km)

Shire Cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Flanders Farmhouse, Bude (2 km)

Glen View, Camelford (5 km)

Coxford Barn, Bude (4 km)

Darzona, Camelford (4 km)

Copper Beech, Bude (7 km)

Sandpark, Bude (9 km)

Tregullan Cottage, Camelford (6 km)

Little Dorn, Camelford (7 km)

Penrose, Camelford (7 km)

Polrose, Camelford (7 km)

Trerose, Camelford (7 km)

Wagon House, Bude (5 km)

Little Corentin, Camelford (6 km)

Templemore, Bude (9 km)

Ivy Cottage, Camelford (6 km)

Higher Tresmorn Cottages - The Roundhouse, Bude (4 km)

Higher Tresmorn Cottages - Swallows Swoop, Bude (4 km)

Higher Tresmorn Cottages - Little Wren, Bude (4 km)

Higher Tresmorn Cottages - The Annexe, Bude (4 km)

Treforda - Meadow Barn, Bude (7 km)

Langdon House, Camelford (9 km)

Cobblers Cottage, Camelford (5 km)

Woodgate, Bude (1 km)

Samphire, Bude (2 km)

Mariners Cottage, Camelford (6 km)

The Old Barn, Camelford (9 km)

Treforda - Treforda Cottage, Bude (7 km)

Tremorla, Camelford (8 km)

The Shippon, Bude (6 km)

Broad Langdon Cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Hilltop, Camelford (9 km)

Valency, Camelford (6 km)

Tregatherall Barn, Camelford (6 km)

Pillar Box Cottage, Camelford (10 km)

Little Fern, Camelford (4 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (7 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (7 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (7 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (10 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (2 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (7 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (7 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (3 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (2 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (2 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (7 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (10 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (3 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (8 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelford cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Bude cottage, Bude (2 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Dowr Apartment, Camelford (9 km)

Bossiney Bay Cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Camelot, Bude (9 km)

Country Lodge Four VIP, Camelford (9 km)

Superior Country Lodge Six VIP, Camelford (9 km)

Country Lodge Four, Camelford (9 km)

Widemouth Primula Silver, Bude (9 km)

Bodmin Plus, Bude (9 km)

Superior Country Lodge Four, Camelford (9 km)

Bodmin, Bude (9 km)

Lawnside Plus, Bude (9 km)

Widemouth Poppy Gold, Bude (9 km)

Widemouth Poppy Bronze, Bude (9 km)

Lawnside, Bude (9 km)

Oceanside, Bude (9 km)

Superior Country Lodge Six, Camelford (9 km)

Widemouth Primula Gold, Bude (9 km)

Lawnside Plus 3, Bude (9 km)

Camelot Plus, Bude (9 km)

Superior Country Lodge Four VIP, Camelford (9 km)

Oceanside Plus, Bude (9 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Juliots Well Cottages and Lodges (9 km)

Lanteglos Country House Hotel (9 km)

Juliots Well Holiday Park (9 km)

Bowood Park Hotel (9 km)

Brocksmoor Hotel (10 km)

Bossiney House Hotel (10 km)

The Riverside Hotel (5 km)

The Wellington Hotel (5 km)

St Christophers Hotel (6 km)

Boscastle House (6 km)

Port William Inn (10 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Bossiney Haven (9 km)

Crackington Haven (2 km)

Millook Haven (7 km)

Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Napoleon Inn (5 km)

Darlington Hotel (9 km)

Port William Inn (10 km)

Cobweb Inn (5 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Tintagel - Barras Nose to Trevalga (8 km)

Trevalga to Boscastle (Footbridge) (6 km)

Boscastle to Buckator via Pentargon (5 km)

Buckator to High Cliff (2 km)

High Cliff to Crackington Haven (1 km)

Crackington Haven to Millook Haven (5 km)

Experiences

Experiences

Charming Escape with Dinner for Two (5 km)

5 Hour Microlight Training Package (9 km)

3 Hour Microlight Training Package (9 km)

3-axis Microlight Trial Lesson - UK wide (9 km)

Extended 3-axis Microlight Trial Lesson - UK wide (9 km)

Museums

Museums

Boscastle Witchcraft Museum (5 km)

Davidstow Airfield - Cornwall at War Museum (9 km)

Local pub food

Pub Grub

The Napoleon Inn (6 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

The Bottreaux (6 km)

Trevigue Restaurant (1 km)

Bangors Organic (9 km)

The Riverside (5 km)


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