Walpole Rocks bathing pool, Cliftonville

Start: Car park along Eastern Esplanade at The Oval Gardens, Cliftonville. Grid ref. TR 365 712

(S/E) From the car park, walk around The Oval Garden (whichever side) to reach Queen's Promenade. If you walked with The Oval Garden on your left, turn left to find a staircase to walk down to the beach.

(1) At the bottom of the steps, turn right. Walk along the beach past the tidal pool on your left-hand side.

(2) Carry straight on along the beach across the car park past the Jet Ski café on your right. If it's low tide, carry on walking along the beach to the end of a "paved" path.

(3) Here you can walk back to the start or turn right up the slope with a building on your left up on the cliff. At the top, reach a promenade where you turn left past the building to have another view of the beach. Then coma back the same way back to the car. (S/E)

Start & Parking: Free car park along Eastern Esplanade at The Oval Gardens, Cliftonville. Grid ref. TR 365 712

Facilities: Toilets at an alternative start and parking at waypoint (2) where the pool is.

Dog policy: Dog allowed

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