Logistics

How to get to Kingsand & Cawsand – by bus, ferry or car

• By bus from Plymouth (takes about 1hour).
  • See the Firstgroup bus timetables
  
  
  
• Via the Cremyll Ferry, from Admiral’s Hard, Stonehouse (8 minutes) and then either walking along the coast path (45 minutes) or catching a bus to Kingsand (20 minutes).
  • Consult Tamarcruising.com for the Cremyll Ferry Timetable
  
  
  
• By driving via the Torpoint Ferry and parking in the village (about 1 hour).
  • See the OS Explorer map for the route. Come off the ferry in Torpoint and drive straight on via the A374, turn left at Antony, left again at Tregantle onto the B3247 to Millbrook. Carry on up the hill past Millbrook to Fourlanesend (school on the left); turn right down the hill into Kingsand. Parking is available at the side of the road by the play park (free) or in one of the 2 car-parks in the villages (pay & display). Directions are also provided on Google Maps.
  
  

How to get to Sandway Cellar

 

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From Lower Row (Kingsand) follow the public footpath (via wooden gate), continue along the path and then go down the grassy slope to the very end where you will see a gap in the hedge. Go through the gap and down the small path which leads to some metal steps which arrive at Sandway Cellar and the beach.

Online Maps – Theses maps show where the villages of Kingsand and Cawsand are situated in relation to Plymouth. topographic, geological and google images.

Tide tables/access

Check the Tide times as the exposures are tide dependant. Look at the Tide tables in the box in Lab + or check online for the day you are planning to go into the field. You should always be aware of whether the tide is rising or falling while you are working on a coastal section.

You should also be aware that beaches change dramatically with the seasons and after storms, when sand/gravel is redeposited or eroded. As a result when you visit Sandway Cellar beach the outcrops may not appear exactly as shown on this website.

NERC tide times for Plymouth

BBC tide times for Plymouth

What you need to bring with you

1. Suitable footwear which supports your ankles
2. Waterproof jacket & trousers
3. Small rucksack
4. Compass clinometer & hand-lens
5. Field notebook & pencil
6. Hand-lens & Grain-size comparison chart
7. Clipboard
8. Maps of the area at varying scales – available online to print
9. Lunch/snacks & drinks
10. Handout with tasks to be completed
11. PDAs can be borrowed from LABplus facility (7th Floor Davy Building)