Four walks to discover the beauty of St Bees beach – Cumbria, England

We are very lucky to live near the beautiful beach of St Bees on the west coast of Cumbria, North West of England. St bees beach is well known as it is the start of the Coast to Coast path national trail that goes from St Bees to Robin Hood bay (total of 192 miles) and it is also recognised as a great tourist destination. So, I thought I will share four beautiful walks that allow to discover the beauty of St Bees beach and the village of St Bees. As they are our local walks we have done them several times at any seasons. All the walks are dog friendly and there is a little outdoor playgrounds for children on the main car park.

Find all the information about the Coast to Coast long distance trail here. To read our blog post about Robin Hood it is here.

St bees coast, Cumbria
St bees coast

Walking on St Bees beach:

This one is the shortest of all the walks I will present in this blog post. Starting from the main car park by the tearoom and campsite, it is the perfect walk to enjoy the beach and let the children and dogs run. You will be walking on the beach up to the little car park of sea mill lane before either going back by the top of the cliffs or by the bottom of the golf course.

Good to know – only accessible at low tide.

Walking St Bees beach and St Bees village:

This second walk allows to discover St bees beach and St bees village. Starting again from the main car park, you will be walking towards the village and through it in order to reach the other side of the beach by sea mill lane. You can either walk back by the beach or using the path at the bottom of the golf course. St bees village is a lovely village with a lot of sandstone buildings. There are also two great pubs the Queens and the Manor.

Good to know – this walk is pushchair friendly if you use the path at the bottom of the golf course.

St bees beach, Cumbria
St bees beach

Walking St Bees to Coulderton:

For this third walk, I bring you to discover the beauty of the England Coast path and the remote village of Coulderton. Starting from the little car park of sea mill lane in St bees, you will be walking on the England coast path to reach the village of Coulderton, where you will turn back and walk inland to go back to St Bees. This walk offers to beautiful views on the Mull of Galloway (Southern point of Scotland) and the isle of Man.

Read about our visit to Mull of Galloway and Logan Botanic garden here.

Walking St Bees to Whitehaven:

This is the longest and most famous walk. This walk using the England Coast path allows to discover the St bees beach, St Bees lighthouse, St Bees head classified as heritage coast and nature reserve, Fleswick bay, Barramouth Quarry and Whitehaven harbour. This walk is perfect for nature and bird lovers and to discover the remote beach of fleswick bay only accessible on foot.

Good to know – this is a linear walk, so you will need to use public transport (Whitehaven-St bees train – limited availabilities on sundays) or have two cars. Find more information about the St bees head RSPB nature reserve here.

Linking this blog post to Jo’s Monday walk.

Do you know St bees? Have you done any of this walks?


Find all our dog friendly walks in Cumbria in this page. To discover our adventures in the United Kingdom it is here.

28 thoughts on “Four walks to discover the beauty of St Bees beach – Cumbria, England

  1. I’ve been to St Bees twice, both times to do the Coast to Coast walk – though in relay. The first time my friend Colin and I walked and ran from St Bees to Ennerdale Water, before handing over to the next pair (Pete and Tim). You can read about it and our 2nd adventure here: https://alittlebitoutoffocus.com/2020/04/24/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-england-uk/

    and here: https://alittlebitoutoffocus.com/2018/01/18/wainwrights-coast-to-coast-walk/

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  2. With romantic peaks to ramble, idyllic villages to discover, and inspirational literary locations to explore, Cuimbria is such a beautiful part of the world to explore. I also love that the Lake District has another side that many might not have yet discovered – the beaches. The best part is that some of them are simply stunning beaches where you can roam giant swathes of golden sands beneath the imposing presence of the hilltops, spot some of the country’s rarest wildlife and watch epic sunsets over the Irish Sea. Thanks for sharing, and have a good day 🙂 Aiva xx

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