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White Nothe

Park in the large National Trust North Down car park, preferably towards the far end.

  1. Go through the gate at the far end of the car park.

    Lat:50° 38' 23.9'' N(50.639961°)
    Long:2° 20' 23.5'' W(-2.339851°)
    OSSY 76064 82309
    w3w: ///fencing.flaked.laugh

  2. From the top of the hill, you can see most of the walk laid out in front of you.

    Lat:50° 38' 20.4'' N(50.638995°)
    Long:2° 20' 16'' W(-2.337771°)
    OSSY 76211 82201
    w3w: ///private.upwardly.udder

  3. Where the road bends to the right, go through the gate and follow the track up the hill. Note: Our route back is over the stile to the right of the gate.

    Lat:50° 38' 12.3'' N(50.636751°)
    Long:2° 20' 4.8'' W(-2.334655°)
    OSSY 76430 81950
    w3w: ///coconut.powers.disprove

  4. Keep on up the hill past Sea Barn.

    Lat:50° 38' 9.5'' N(50.635973°)
    Long:2° 19' 56.7'' W(-2.332428°)
    OSSY 76587 81863
    w3w: ///thinking.liquid.rise

  5. At the top of the hill, follow the track round to the right and through the gate.

    Lat:50° 38' 0.6'' N(50.633494°)
    Long:2° 19' 25'' W(-2.323625°)
    OSSY 77208 81584
    w3w: ///legroom.eaten.relations

  6. Ignore the private track on your right and carry on along the top of the ridge.

    Lat:50° 37' 57.1'' N(50.632534°)
    Long:2° 19' 23.3'' W(-2.32313°)
    OSSY 77243 81477
    w3w: ///dine.clever.prune

  7. Go through the right-hand gate and on to Chaldon Down open access land. Head across the field until you see the top of the beacon.

    Lat:50° 37' 43.1'' N(50.628631°)
    Long:2° 18' 44.6'' W(-2.312398°)
    OSSY 78000 81040
    w3w: ///panels.intelligible.acquaint

  8. Go through the gate to the right of the beacon.

    Lat:50° 37' 40.2'' N(50.627846°)
    Long:2° 18' 40'' W(-2.311112°)
    OSSY 78091 80953
    w3w: ///clearly.surpasses.notice

  9. You may want to take a short detour to examine the beacon in more detail. If not, turn right along the coastal path.

    Lat:50° 37' 38.7'' N(50.627422°)
    Long:2° 18' 34.2'' W(-2.30951°)
    OSSY 78204 80905
    w3w: ///thinkers.thrilled.amphibian

  10. The views from White Nothe are splendid and it is well worth detouring over the causeway across the ditch surrounding the headland.

    Lat:50° 37' 39.4'' N(50.62762°)
    Long:2° 19' 22.6'' W(-2.322957°)
    OSSY 77253 80931
    w3w: ///reputable.settled.spark

  11. The Jeremy Willson Memorial Bench is a very welcome resting place with magnificent views.

    Lat:50° 37' 35.2'' N(50.626457°)
    Long:2° 19' 19.1'' W(-2.321966°)
    OSSY 77322 80801
    w3w: ///secretly.appealing.testy

  12. The World War 2 look out is not a thing of beauty, but is watertight if you get caught in a hail shower as I did.

    Lat:50° 37' 36.5'' N(50.62681°)
    Long:2° 19' 23.4'' W(-2.323157°)
    OSSY 77238 80841
    w3w: ///theory.darts.kinks

  13. Retrace your steps and head round the left-hand side of the cottages.

    Lat:50° 37' 40'' N(50.627787°)
    Long:2° 19' 24.4'' W(-2.323452°)
    OSSY 77218 80950
    w3w: ///lion.meaty.skip

  14. Keep along the coastal path.

    Lat:50° 37' 40'' N(50.627787°)
    Long:2° 19' 24.4'' W(-2.323452°)
    OSSY 77218 80950
    w3w: ///lion.meaty.skip

  15. Go through the gate and take the faint path off to the right, not the one heading down the hill.

    Lat:50° 37' 59.6'' N(50.633236°)
    Long:2° 19' 55.1'' W(-2.331968°)
    OSSY 76618 81558
    w3w: ///saucepan.speeded.medium

  16. Head round the back of the house and across to the stile in the corner. The path becomes very indistinct here.

    Lat:50° 38' 7.2'' N(50.635335°)
    Long:2° 19' 59.5'' W(-2.333206°)
    OSSY 76532 81792
    w3w: ///grant.beginning.fetching

  17. Go over the stile and retrace your steps to the car park.

    Lat:50° 38' 11.1'' N(50.636418°)
    Long:2° 20' 3.6'' W(-2.334338°)
    OSSY 76452 81913
    w3w: ///treble.moped.evolution