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About Duckpool and steeples walk, North Cornwall
Some sections of the walk are quite steep and the ground can be muddy, especially after wet weather. Decent walking boots are advised.
Allow about 30 min for a steady pace, and longer if you plan to stop for photos or a café.
Parking: Duckpool National Trust car park.
Dogs are generally welcome on Cornish trails — keep them on a lead near livestock, cliff edges and nesting birds.
There are 35 listings mapped nearby — cafés, sights, family stops and more. Use the map key to filter pins, then browse the cards below.
Paths can be muddy after rain. Wear suitable footwear, take water, and let someone know your route on longer walks.
Walk map & stop-offs
Stops along the way
Real places near this walk — pulled from the Cornish.co.uk directory. Somewhere to eat, things to see, family days out, wildlife and beaches within easy reach.
Eat & drink
3.2 km
Eat
The Rectory Farm Tea Garden
The Rectory Farm Tea Garden Morwenstow is a verified place to eat and drink in Morwenstow,…
3.2 km
Eat
The Rectory Farm Tea Rooms
Looking for The Rectory Farm Tea Rooms Bude? This place to eat and drink in Bude,…
4.1 km
Eat
The Coach House
The Coach House Marhamchurch sits in Marhamchurch, Cornwall — a practical place to eat and drink…
4.5 km
Eat
The Preston Gate Inn
Looking for The Preston Gate Inn Poughill? This place to eat and drink in Poughill, Cornwall…
4.5 km
Eat
Crooklets Inn
Crooklets Inn Bude is a verified place to eat and drink in Bude, Cornwall, listed on…
4.5 km
Eat
Rosie's Kitchen
Looking for Rosie’s Kitchen Bude? This place to eat and drink in Bude, Cornwall is listed…
See & do
2.1 km
See
The Olde Mill House Pottery
The Olde Mill House Pottery Gooseham is a verified attraction and things to do stop in…
3.1 km
See
Bude Canal (Upper Reaches near Morwenstow)
Looking for Bude Canal (Upper Reaches near Morwenstow)? This attraction and things to do stop in…
3.2 km
See
The Sea King
The Sea King Bude sits in Bude, Cornwall — a practical attraction and things to do…
3.3 km
See
Morwenstow Church
Morwenstow Church is a verified attraction and things to do stop in Morwenstow, Cornwall, listed on…
3.4 km
See
The Breakwater Bude
Looking for The Breakwater Bude? This attraction and things to do stop in Bude, Cornwall is…
3.4 km
See
The Castle, Bude & Cornwall Heritage Centre
Looking for The Castle, Bude & Cornwall Heritage Centre? This attraction and things to do stop…
Family & play
2.8 km
Family
Bude Golf Club
Bude Golf Club Kilkhampton sits in Kilkhampton, Cornwall — a practical attraction and things to do…
3.7 km
Family
Bude Castle (The Castle Leisure Centre)
Bude Castle (The Castle Leisure Centre) is a verified attraction and things to do stop in…
3.8 km
Family
Bude Surf School
Bude Surf School is a verified attraction and things to do stop in Bude, Cornwall, listed…
Wildlife & nature
Beaches nearby
Shops & markets
4.3 km
Shop
The Wharf
The Wharf Bude is a verified shop and retail stop in Bude, Cornwall, listed on Cornish.co.uk…
4.3 km
Shop
The Saltwater Eco
Looking for The Saltwater Eco Bude? This shop and retail stop in Bude, Cornwall is listed…
4.4 km
Shop
The Gift Shop Bude
The Gift Shop Bude sits in Bude, Cornwall — a practical shop and retail stop for…
4.4 km
Shop
The Little Cornish Bakery
The Little Cornish Bakery Bude is a verified shop and retail stop in Bude, Cornwall, listed…
4.5 km
Shop
Sarah's Larder
Sarah’s Larder Bude is a verified shop and retail stop in Bude, Cornwall, listed on Cornish.co.uk…
4.6 km
Shop
The Craft Corner Bude
Looking for The Craft Corner Bude? This shop and retail stop in Bude, Cornwall is listed…
Places to stay
1.9 km
Stay
Lower Darracott Farm
Lower Darracott Farm Kilkhampton is a verified place to stay in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, listed on Cornish.co.uk…
2 km
Stay
West Thorne Farm Campsite
West Thorne Farm Campsite Alvacott sits in Alvacott, Cornwall — a practical place to stay for…
2.1 km
Stay
Higher Penhallam Farm
Looking for Higher Penhallam Farm Kilkhampton? This place to stay in Kilkhampton, Cornwall is listed on…
2.9 km
Stay
Vicarage Garden Cottages
Vicarage Garden Cottages Bude sits in Bude, Cornwall — a practical place to stay for visitors…
3.1 km
Stay
The Beach House at Widemouth
The Beach House at Widemouth Bude is a verified place to stay in Bude, Cornwall, listed…
3.1 km
Stay
The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory Grimscott sits in Grimscott, Cornwall — a practical place to stay for visitors…
Know before you go
🧭 Getting there
The walk starts near Bude. Use the directions button above to route to the trailhead.
🅿️ Parking
Duckpool National Trust car park
🐕 Dogs
Dogs are generally welcome on Cornish trails — keep them on a lead near livestock and cliff edges.
⛰️ Safety
Paths can be muddy and uneven after rain. Wear suitable footwear and let someone know your route on longer walks.
More walks nearby
Coastal paths and inland loops within reach of this spot.
- Coastal Sandymouth to Duckpool and Stowe Wood circular walk, North Cornwall The trail follows the South West Coast Path along coast and farmland footpaths. It then continues along road and through woodland before… Trail guide →
- Coastal Sandymouth to Duckpool coastal walk, North Cornwall A majority of the trail follows the South West Coast Path, following coast and farmland footpaths. There is moderate terrain along natural,… Trail guide →
- Coastal Morwenstow circular walk, North Cornwall Variety of terrain, including slopes, uneven ground, steps, stiles and unfenced clifftops. Occasionally muddy in parts. Trail guide →
- Inland Hawker’s Hut walk, North Cornwall A well signed and reasonably flat, circular walk. The ground can get muddy, expecially after rain. Wear some good footwear. Trail guide →
