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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

Facilities

Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna

Rescue equipment

Rescue equipment

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Halgabron Mill Cottages (9 km)

Boscastle House (6 km)

The Old Coach House (6 km)

The Old Rectory (4 km)

Bangor's House (9 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)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Byre, Camelford (9 km)

Shire Cottage, Crackington Haven (2 km)

Meadow Barn, Bude (7 km)

Treforda Cottage, Bude (7 km)

Flanders Farmhouse, Crackington Haven (2 km)

Little Fern, Camelford (4 km)

Pillar Box Cottage, Tintagel (10 km)

Hilltop, Camelford (9 km)

Swallow's Nest, Launceston (10 km)

Barn Owl Cottage, Launceston (10 km)

Little Pennycrocker, Boscastle (3 km)

The Beach Hut, Bude (7 km)

St. John's View, Crackington Haven (2 km)

Little Dorn, Boscastle (6 km)

Little Corentin, Boscastle (6 km)

Tregullan Cottage, Boscastle (5 km)

Ha'Porth, Boscastle (7 km)

Cobblers Cottage, Boscastle (5 km)

Mariners, Boscastle (6 km)

Valency, Boscastle (6 km)

Tregatherall Barn, Boscastle (6 km)

Inglenook Cottage, Boscastle (9 km)

Quinceborough: The Roost, Widemouth Bay (10 km)

West Roose Farmhouse, Boscastle (7 km)

Watchfield, Crackington Haven (3 km)

Wagon Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

Treworra: The Roundhouse, Boscastle (9 km)

Treworra: The Linhay, Boscastle (9 km)

Treworra: Stables, Boscastle (9 km)

Treworra: Shepherds Fold, Boscastle (9 km)

Treworra: Drovers Barn, Boscastle (9 km)

Tiggy's Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

The Swallows, Crackington Haven (2 km)

The Owl House, Crackington Haven (6 km)

The Pebbles, Crackington Haven, Crackington Haven (3 km)

The Old Borough House, Tintagel (9 km)

The Haven, Crackington Haven (2 km)

The Coach House, Glebe Farm, Crackington Haven (7 km)

Primrose Cottage, Widemouth Bay (10 km)

Pinestone Cottage, Crackington Haven (6 km)

Pennycrocker: Swallow's Rest, Boscastle (3 km)

Penkenna Vean, Crackington Haven (2 km)

Pendowr Lodge, Bodmin Moor (9 km)

Palm Villa, Widemouth Bay (10 km)

North Penlean: Oak, Bude (7 km)

North Penlean: Honeypot, Bude (7 km)

Longstone House, Crackington Haven (3 km)

Kernyk Cottage, Camelford (9 km)

Inny Vale, Bodmin Moor (9 km)

Garden Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

Forge Cottage, Crackington Haven (3 km)

Fentrigan: The Old Stables, Boscastle (8 km)

Fentrigan: Miller's Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

Fentrigan: Manor Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

Fentrigan: Gilly's Cot, Boscastle (8 km)

Fentrigan: Bill And Ben's Cottage, Boscastle (8 km)

Coxford Meadow, Crackington Haven (3 km)

Boslowen, Widemouth Bay (10 km)

Boscastle View, Pennycrocker, Boscastle (3 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Bossiney Bay Cottage, Tintagel (9 km)

Country Lodge 4, Tintagel (9 km)

Bodmin Bungalow 4, Bude (9 km)

Lawnside Bungalow 4, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Surf Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Cove Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Widemouth Poppy Gold, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Dowr Apartment, Tintagel (9 km)

Oceanside Bungalow, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Widemouth Poppy Silver, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Lawnside Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Widemouth Primula Silver, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Widemouth Primula Gold, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Camelot Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Bodmin Bungalow 6, Widemouth Bay (9 km)

Camelot Bungalow 4, Widemouth Bay (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)

Bottreaux Hotel and Restaurant (6 km)

The Wellington Hotel (5 km)

St Christophers Hotel (6 km)

Boscastle House (6 km)

Port William Inn (10 km)


Local attractions


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