1.3 - MANORBIER - FRESHWATER EAST
Distance about 3.5 miles .
From Skrinkle Haven ( The striking Youth Hostel is a former MOD facility) , the path skirts round the perimeter of the Military site , Royal Artillery Range Manorbier , dropping down to the coast path above Presipe bay .
Beach can be reached by a step flight of steps / to a secluded sandy beach ( on a low tide ) / with vertical Red Sandstone rock strata / rocks and stacks on the beach /
Path passes a neolithic Burial Chamber , "King`s Quoit" - 3,000 BC /capped with a 15 x 9 ft stone / to the east of Manorbier Bay / and deep narrow fissures , in the vertical strata nearby .
Manorbier Castle is close to the coast / open April - Sept .
Fossils - Crinoids - Corals - have been found in pebbles in the stream across the beach.
Manorbier has a good beach / a surfing spot .
Path climbs up East Moor Cliff with another deep fissure ( long cave ) / on OS maps / visible from west moor cliff .
Then on to Swanlake Bay / with sand , gravel beach / a secluded location .
Climbing up West Moor Cliff and on to Freshwater East with a fine sandy beach / sand dunes .
Car Parking - Manorbier ( Skrinkle haven , nr Youth Hostel ) , Manorbier , Freshwater East .