Duckpool beach
Duckpool is the next bay north from Sandymouth near Bude. Duckpool is a pebble beach at high tide but as the tide goes out, sand and rock pools are revealed. Strong currents make swimming here unsafe but it's another popular spot for surfers. The beach gets its name from the pool of fresh water, contained behind a natural dam of pebbles and fed by the stream from the Coombe Valley.
The waters around the bay contain submerged rocks and are treacherous for shipping. Numerous ships have been wrecked along this part of the coast, such as the Juantio, a Spanish brig that lost her way and hit the rocks at Duckpool on 15th January 1865, with the loss of one crew member.
- Tide times
- Beach info
- Map
- Dogs: allowed all year
Circular walks visiting Duckpool beach
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4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
Sandymouth to Coombe Valley
Sandymouth to Coombe Valley
4.4 miles/7.1 km - Moderate
A circular walk from Sandymouth beach, via the Landmark Trust's historic buildings of Coombe and a derelict mill which is one of the largest bat colonies in England, to the remains of the once great manor of Stowe Barton, the interior furnishings of which can be seen in Prideaux Place at Padstow.
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5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
Duckpool to Woodford
Duckpool to Woodford
5.4 miles/8.6 km - Moderate-strenuous
A circular walk in Morwenstow parish along towering cliffs and through broadleaf woods where a hamlet has been preserved in a joint project between the Landmark Trust and National Trust
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