A tall, slender Waterfall or Gorge at the head of a wild woody dingle. It falls into a high basin, flows through a circular hole and drops into a small plunge pool, 1.5m deep, 5m across. Prayer flags and shrine room. Small tea room in hermitage above. Many steps. Entrance ‘3.
Place Categories: Waterfall or Gorge and Wild Swim.
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[…] full of myth and mystery (allegedly the site where King Arthur and his knights were baptised), St Nectan’s Kieve, Tintagel, Cornwall, is a beautiful natural plunge pool that’s been formed by a waterfall. Pay £3, and wash your […]