The area around Rame is stunning and perfect to explore by foot. The coastal footpath joins Mount Edgecumbe at Cremyll to Kingsand, then continues onwards to Rame and Whitsand Bay. This is complimented by a double decker bus (the number 70) that follows the coast road, before heading onwards to Torpoint, making it easy to walk one way and catch a bus back. If walking to Rame Head from Cawsand, a footpath heading inland from Wiggle Corner gives the option of creating a circular route. You can find details of this, and other circular walks in the area, on the excellent iWalk Cornwall website.
How to get there by train, bus and ferry from St Germans
In the summer: walk to the Barbican from Plymouth Station and catch the Cawsand Ferry.
All year round: catch the train to Plymouth and walk to Admiral’s Hard, catch the ferry to Cremyll and pick up the no 70 coast-road bus. For the latest timetables, visit Plymouth City Bus.
Alternatively catch the bus from near Devonport station to Cremyll (number 34) or take the number 70 bus via Torpoint, taking in the splendid coastal views of Whitsand Bay.
By car or taxi:
Park at Cawsand or Rame Head car park. Distance: just under 10 miles.
Rame Head is a distinct landmark; a tiny chapel atop a jutting promontory, it can be seen for miles. Between Rame Head and Cawsand is Penlee Point, an old lifeguard station, sitting atop of a promontory with tiny gullies filled with brightly coloured seaweeds. The path from Cawsand to Rame is fairly easy walking, with relatively gentle climbs.
The grotto at Penlee point is a is Queen Adelaide‘s Chapel, built in 1827 to commemorate the visit of King William IV and Queen Adelaide to Mount Edgcumbe. The Chapel was used as a lookout in the 1920s by Plymouth’s dockworkers to identify incoming and outgoing merchant ships. Penlee Battery, the former site of a fort, is now a nature reserve.
The pretty, sheltered villages of Kingsand and Cawsand are joined at the hip. They are characterised by tiny streets and tall colourful houses. If arriving in a car, the car park at Cawsand is the one we would always recommend. It is large, with easy access. Kingsand carpark has tiny parking spaces and an even tinier access road with no passing places. For those in wheelchairs, Cawsand has an accessible toilet, a level concrete seating area at the back of the beach, and an accessible cafe with fabulous sea views.
The twin village of Kingsand has several pubs. Walk up the steep hill to Maker Heights with its artist studios and the excellent Maker Canteen (closed on Mondays). Continue from here to the grade 1 listed St Mary’s and St Julian’s church at Maker, before descending to Mount Edgecumbe, with its fine deer park.
