Is Baggy Point a suitable walk for children?

When we visited Croyde Bay Resort we wanted to walk around to Baggy Point. Which is only around twenty minutes from the resort. However, when I was researching it I could not find much information on the route or if Baggy Point was suitable for children? Harry was only four and not the most obedient child!  Plus I wasn’t sure if there was much for children to do at Baggy Point.

How to find Baggy Point

Our resort was right on the beach at the far end of the bay.  The National Trust website did not really help in trying to locate where Baggy Point was. I guess it is quite obvious in as far as it’s the piece of land jutting out overlooking the sea. However, if you are not from the area and want to make sure you are walking there in the most direct route possible it didn’t really help.  Also, we would not have seen any of the footpath signs because of where we were staying. 

So I abandoned the website and instead located the car park on google maps and headed for there confident that at least it would get us in the right vicinity. For us, it was about a twenty-minute walk along the coast and through a caravan park. If you are located in the village of Croyde then it looks to be a similar distance from the centre.  Once we were on the main road and close to the carpark signs appeared. 

The carpark has toilets and a little mobile cafe serving hot drinks and cakes.  I was hoping for a notice board to show us the route but couldn’t find one. Instead, we followed the road out the end of the carpark which looked as though it leads to some residential houses. There is a surf bar on the right with outside seating which looked like a great place to catch the sunset.  If you carry on past the residential houses and holiday lets then you do reach the footpath.

Is Baggy Point a suitable walk for children?

I think my answer to this is maybe and will depend on the age of your child. There are definitely areas that are fine for kids. The first path which has the fossiled remains of a whalebone is even and wide. Not close to the cliff edge and perfectly fine for buggies, we also saw a lady in a wheelchair during our walk. There are benches along to stop for refreshments or just to soak up the sun’s rays.  However, when you start walking further towards Baggy Point I think you need to be careful as along the bottom path there are spots where you do get close to the edge.  

Before you pass through the gate into the area which is steeper there is a wildlife pond on the right-hand side.  It is just out of view so make sure that you keep an eye out for it. Although we didn’t see much wildlife there. There is plenty of wildlife in the area as a whole. Including various native plants and seabirds. 

A little way along you can decide whether to walk to the edge or go up and around. There is a circular route that will take you along to the point and then up and over the top of the hill. However, the boys had been in the sea all morning surfing and did not have the energy to climb the hill so we decided to stick to the path along the bottom.  

Baggy Point Bottom Path

The path along the bottom is broadly even and wide, although in some places it does get narrow. Charlie who was eight felt that it was too close to the edge near the point so we never made it around the far end. He is quite a daredevil and does not have a fear of heights so I was a little surprised by his response. There are places where it a sheer drop., especially where the climbers are. 

The above photo was taken from the path itself.  The scenery is stunning and one of the benefits is that you do not have to walk further than your feel comfortable with. I would love to return and walk around the point and up over the hill as I would imagine the views are amazing.  On our way back there is a little path down to the rocks. The tide was out so there was plenty of space to explore. 

The conclusion was that it had been used previously by smugglers. Hence the reason there were stairs put in and a little shelter. This started an elaborate storytelling plot that kept the boys entertained all the way back to the village. 

Geocaching on Baggy Point

We also checked our geocache app and discovered that there are several different caches on Baggy Point. Some are upon this hill but there was a couple on the bottom path. Although we actually only managed to find one which was pretty standard. But it is amazing how much quicker Harry will walk while holding a phone and getting closer to a target!

We had a lovely walk and would recommend taking time to go to Baggy Point, it really is beautiful. Is Baggy Point a suitable walk for children? Personally, I think it depends on the age of the child and their character. Hopefully, the photos in this post can give you an idea of the bottom path to help make that decision. 

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Is Baggy Point a suitable walk for children?