Hurlestone Point

Hurlestone Point

Hurlestone point Gbmapping|SS945465 is a promontary of land between Porlock Weir and Minehead in the Exmoor National Park on the coast of Somerset, England.

Hurlestone point marks the boundary between Porlock Bay and Blue Anchor Bay in the Bristol Channel and is on the South West Coast Path.

There is a coastguard lookout shelter on the point.

The rocks, including a large slab known as "coastguard wall" are popular with climbers. [cite web|url=http://www.ukclimbing.com/databases/crags/craginfo.html?id=679|title=Hurlestone point|publisher=UK Climbing.com|accessdate=2008-08-09]

In 2007 a cyclist was rescued after falling convert|40|ft|m|0|lk=on down the cliff. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6618341.stm|title=Cyclist rescued after cliff fall|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-08-09]

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