Cancleave lies in a particularly stunning clifftop location in beautiful North Cornwall between Widemouth Bay and Crackington Haven.

The area is an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’ and is part of the Heritage Coast.
Cancleave provides the perfect base for surfing, walking, cycling and exploring beaches, with everything on your doorstep or a short drive away.

Immediately outside the garden gate lies The South West Coast Path. A few minutes walk along the coast towards Crackington Haven brings you to the Dizzard Dwarf Oak forest. Right across the road from Cancleave a footpath descends into the beautiful wooded Millook Valley and continues on down the valley to the pebbled beach of Millook. There are numerous footpaths leading off the valley one of which takes you to the historic Poundstock Church and Poundstock Gildhouse. From Millook you can return to Cancleave via the coast path making a circular route.

Just to the north lie the feared and revered hills of Millook, a bucket list challenge for many a cyclist! There are many quiet backroad routes inland of the A39 if you wish to avoid the ‘worst’ of the coastal hills. A 1/2 drive away is the head of the famous Camel Trail, a cycle track that follows an old railway track from the edge of Bodmin Moor all the way to Padstow.
The open sandy beaches of Widemouth Bay and Bude lie a few miles to the north and here you can find surf schools and surf hire facilities. For surfing lessons, coasteering and Stand Up Paddling I would recommend you contact Robin at Freewave Surf Academy.
Bude and Widemouth Bay boast numerous pubs, cafes and restaurants for you to enjoy with something to suit all tastes and budgets.

Crackington Haven is approximately 3 miles to the south by road or 1 1/2 to 2hrs on the South West Coast Path, depending on your pace. Here you will find a couple of great little beach cafes and The Coombe Barton Inn. There can be few better places to watch the sun go down with a pint ‘on the wall’.

A few miles further south you can find the impossibly picturesque harbour village of Boscastle famed for being ravaged by the flood of 2004. Carrying on beyond Boscastle you will find Tintagel and Tintagel Castle, home to the legend of King Arthur. Just past Tintagel you come to the beautiful little beach of Trebarwith, again with a couple of great pubs and cafes.

Further to the south lie Port Quinn, Port Gaverne and Port Isaac, the latter gaining fame for being the home of the hit TV series Doc Martin.