St. Nectan's Glen
OS Grid ref:- SX 073 889
St. Nectan's Glen is a highly attractive spot and can be accessed from a car park just off the road from Boscastle to Tintagel.
St. Nectan was a hermit who gave his name to the glen and waterfall.
A path leads through the glen where a gurgling stream winds its way the woodland. The dramatic waterfall plunges 40 feet. St. Nectan was said to have lived here and reputedly lies buried under the stones of the basin. The waterfall can be reached via the Hermitage Tea Garden, where a path leads down to the foot of the fall.
The footpath to Rocky Valley, a continuation of St. Nectan's Glen to the sea leads through a trout farm and down a wooded valley. It passes the ruins of an old mill and some interesting rock carvings which date from around 1,600 B.C.