St Nectans Glen, North Cornwall: A Waterfall Walk Through Woodland, Rock, and Myth Hidden in a steep, wooded valley near the north Cornish coast, St Nectans Glen is one of those rare places where landscape and atmosphere feel tightly interwoven. It is not a wide-open viewpoint or a windswept cliff, but an enclosed gorge where water, stone, and woodland create a very different kind of Cornish scenery. Just a short distance from the coastal village of Tintagel, the glen feels like a separate world—cool, shaded, and shaped by the constant movement of falling water. Arriving: from coastal lanes into woodland quiet Access to St Nectans Glen is part of the experience. Visitors typically arrive via narrow lanes inland from the coast, gradually leaving open farmland and sea views behind. The final approach involves: • Parking near the entrance and walking into woodland paths • Following a well-defined trail that descends into the valley • Passing through increasingly dense trees and moss-...