Berry Head National Nature Reserve
Berry Head
A limestone headland at the southern end of Torbay, with a Napoleonic-era fort, England's shortest lighthouse and seabird breeding cliffs.
Berry Head is part of a national nature reserve and geopark. Its cliffs host Devon's largest breeding colony of seabirds, which can be observed through binoculars in spring and summer, and dolphins are occasionally seen offshore. The headland retains a fort built during the Napoleonic Wars, with a café inside. The lighthouse, one of the world's shortest yet highest, is only 5 metres tall, but because it stands on the cliff top its light sits 58 metres above sea level. From Brixham, it is a 30–40 minute walk along the South West Coast Path. Free; parking is charged.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Brixham Harbour & Golden Hind
- Meadfoot Beach
- Torquay Museum
- Kents Cavern
- Torquay Harbour & Princess Gardens
- Anstey's Cove
- Torre Abbey
- Babbacombe Cliff Railway & Oddicombe Beach