Bus Coastal Walk

Stage 5 - Yarmouth to Freshwater Bay

 

Walks by bus - A walk from Yarmouth to Freshwater Bay following the Coastal Path through Fort Victoria, Colwell Bay, Totland Bay, Headon Warren, The Needles Battery, West High Down & Tennyson Down

 
Completed:  21 February 2007
Distance: 9˝ miles approx
Weather: Sunny to begin with, clouding over early afternoon with rain
Time: 4˝ hours - all photographs taken between 09:45 & 14:15
Terrain: Cliff top paths, sea walls & downland paths
Stiles: 2
Highest Point: 428 ft
Assent: 1,736 ft
Grade: Moderate
Parking: Park in Newport & catch the No.7 bus to Yarmouth returning by No.7 bus from Freshwater Bay
Nearest Towns: Yarmouth, Freshwater
Refreshments: Various - Yarmouth, Crusoe's - Colwell Bay, The Waterfront - Totland Bay, Fat Cat Bar - Freshwater Bay
Toilets: Public toilets in Yarmouth, Colwell Bay, Totland Bay, Freshwater Bay
Transport: Southern Vectis - routes & times
Other Walks: WightCAM - All Walks by Distance
Maps: Outdoor Leisure No. 29
 
Photographs

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