CLIFF WALK
Read moreThe coastal path is reached by going to Lifeboat Station at the end of the esplanade. Then we go up Cliff Hill to the Cliff Walk Play Area parking lot. On site, there is a snack bar, a children's playground and a miniature golf course.The long strip of grass over the sea is much appreciated by families who organize picnics there. Then continue on Whitcliffe Drive to the gate that marks the entrance to a narrow path winding over the sea. In summer, you can count on the wild blackberries to enhance the walk, enjoy it! The trail then descends to a white pebble beach, from where you can see Flat Holm Island, with its lighthouse, and its neighbour Steep Holm Island. Named by the Vikings because of their form, the first belongs to South Wales County and the second to the English Somerset County.
Going towards Lavernock Point, you reach a large sandy beach with interesting geological formations. Erosion has created natural steps and paving stones in some areas. Views of the Bristol Channel and the English Somerset coast led Sisley to paint paintings at this particular location, which can be seen at the National Museum in Cardiff. (Alfred Silsey is a French painter born in 1839 and died in 1899.) It was also from Lavernock Point that Marconi sent a radio signal over the sea in 1897 to Flat Holm. A world first! In short, a beautiful walk awaits you there!