10 Of One Of The Best Island Adventures Round Britain Adventure Journey
This citadel was built as a fortified tower-house in the 12th century and legend says that Uther Pendragon, father of King Arthur, died here. Downstream alongside the river is great hidden pool for wild swimming. Bronze Age stays are nearby too – a quantity of miles north yields first the Devil’s Humps after which the Devil’s Jumps – huge burial mounds for Celtic kings. Beacon Hill, a brief stroll additional alongside the ridge path, is an old hillfort with a few of the best views in Sussex. It’s a wonderful place to bivy out and look ahead to glow worms and capturing stars. For the wildest and most stunning sands in England, hunt down the atoll-island sand bars at Pedn Vounder, just east of Porth Curno, a spectacular bay with shallow lagoons.