Kingsand & Cawsand
Kingsand and Cawsand
A pair of brightly coloured fishing villages on the Cornish coast, linked by narrow lanes and beaches, once a stronghold of smugglers and reachable by ferry in summer.
The two villages were once divided by a stream, with Kingsand in Devon and Cawsand in Cornwall. Today their houses form a single continuous settlement. Colourful fishermen’s cottages rise up the hillside facing the sea, and the lanes are lined with pubs, cafés and small galleries. Cawsand Bay has clear water and a sandy beach, good for swimming and kayaking. In summer, a ferry from the Barbican reaches the villages in about 30 minutes. You can also walk here from Mount Edgcumbe in about 1.5 hours along the South West Coast Path, then continue on to Rame Head.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Rame Head
- Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
- Royal William Yard
- Drake's Island
- Antony House
- Tinside Lido
- Plymouth Hoe & Smeaton's Tower
- Royal Citadel