Wembury Point is part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in South Hams on the south coast of Devon, UK 6 miles from Plymouth.

• Wild ponies graze the area, so close the gates behind you.
• Do not feed the wild ponies
• The rocks around Wembury consist primarily of slates and sandstones which were formed around 400 million years ago during the Devonian geologic period. The cliffs around Wembury are composed of sandstone and the rocks which make the rockpools are slate.
• Basking Sharks can sometimes be seen in the summer near the Mewstone.
• in 2005 the National Trust bought 59 hectares of land at Wembury Point, Wembury Beach and the Mewstone turning the latter into a nature reserve and returning the former to its natural environment.
• The Mewstone island has been used as a refuge for smugglers and even as a prison, but visitors are no longer permitted.

• The land at Wembury Point has been farmed for hundreds of years.
• In 1927 the Land was sold by the Langdon estate to a local family who started two small holiday camps. By the Second World War there were almost 200 chalets developed, a skating rink and seawater lido. All have since been demolished, but you can still see remains of the lido on the foreshore.
• During the Second World War, the headland was requisitioned for the defence of Plymouth. From after the war until 2001 the site served as HMS Cambridge, the Royal Navy’s chief gunnery training school.

• Boathouse (ruins)
• Heybrook Bay
• Langdon Beach
• Lentney Battery
• Lido (ruins)
• Renney Point
• Renney Point Battery
• South West Coastal Path
• Stargazing
• Wembury Beach

There are no facilities on Wembury Point itself, but there are some nearby

• Eddystone Inn (Heybrook)
• Old Mill Cafe (Wembury Beach)
• The Odd Wheel (The Oddy)

From the car park and all around is fairly easy to get around. It is however all on a hill, which of course is easy to get to the bottom, not so easy getting back to the top.

• Wheelchair access is possible from the car park and along the top surfaced paths.
• The bottom path that is the South West Coastal Path can be uneven and rocky in places.

Wembury, Plymouth PL9 0AY. Car is the easiest way to get here with a small car park located at the end of a quiet country lane, just above the South West Coastal Path and the Lido

• Bus, Stop at southland park road and then a 30 minute walk from Wembury beach. There are regular buses to Wembury from Plymouth.
• Car, There is a small pay & display car park £3, with no time limit. You can park for free with a national trust membership.
• Walking, the coastal path runs right past Wembury Point from Wembury Beach to Heybrook Bay with some stunning cliff top views.

• Wild ponies graze the area, so close the gates behind you.
• Do not feed the wild ponies.
• Park for free with a national trust membership.
• The beach long beach below is called Langdon Beach which is accessible from the coast path, this is mainly rocky but with some patches of sand.
• Public toilets Wembury Beach behind the Old Mill Cafe and they are free.
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