Plymouth Sound Shores and Cliffs

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Plymouth Sound Shores and Cliffs is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon. It lies inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape and South Devon National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Plymouth, about 2.4 km to the north. Kingsand to Sandway Point and Wembury Point are among the SSSIs within 2.7 km.

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