3.6 - LITTLE HAVEN - NEWGALE

Distance about 7 miles.

Near Little Haven the geology changes to 'Coal Measures' , 300 million years old , heavily folded with sandstone and shales , and thin anthracite coal seams .

Little Haven , has the character of a Cornish coastal village , a popular tourist spot .
An attractive little harbour . A port in 1850 , for exporting coal from local pits .

Little Haven to Broad Haven can be walked , at low tide , along the Beach , and is better route than along a narrow busy road .

Broad Haven has a good beach , bathing / windsurfing , popular since the 1800`s . Passing the north end of the beach , and the named rocky outcrops , the coastline is subject to areas of dramatic erosion .

A short road walk , passed Druidstone Hotel , leads to an extensive beach ( Druidston Haven ). The Druidston name was derived from a norman Knight - Drue .

Passing ' Teletubby House ' , path continues to Nolton Haven , a former coal exporting port , with an Inn and pleasant beach .

Further on passing the crumbling Rickets Head / a dramatic coastal landmark / and the brick chimney of the former Trefane Colliery , to the superb Newgale Sands / over 2 miles long with a storm bank of pebbles and shingle .

Car Parks and ( Bus Stops - 'Puffin Shuttle' ) - Little Haven , Broad Haven , Druidstone , Nolton Haven , Newgale .