A Guide to the Gobbins Cliff Path
Wise's Eye
The entrance to the path tunnels through a solid basalt outcrop and bears the name of the man behind The Gobbins.
NOW
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
THEN
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 1
One of three new bridges built in the 2016 redevelopment. It spans an inlet where the waves crash among a field of glacial boulders.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Bridge 2
The second of the three new bridges. It connects two headlands on either side of a narrow crevasse, where nesting birds roost among spleenwort and kidney vetch.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
Sandy Cave
The shelter of a sea stack allowed sand to accumulate in this narrow inlet and cave – a favourite picnic spot for early tourists.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
The Tubular Bridge
The Tubular Bridge's unusual design made it the symbol of the cliff path. It features in more 20th century postcards – and 21st-century social media posts – than any of The Gobbins' other features.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
Man O' War
Volcanic eruptions formed the Gobbins, but the Man O'War didn't quite make it to the surface. It solidified underground, and the sea has since washed the surrounding rock away. It reminded early visitors of a battleship from the age of sail.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Gallery
This elevated pathway edges around The Gobbins' sheerest cliff and was recognised as a remarkable engineering achievement in its day.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Aquarium
The elevated path at the Aquarium carries you over rockpools encrusted with molluscs, sponges and red seaweed, shoals of tiny fish darting between them.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
The Tunnel
This eerie passage is carved through a basalt outcrop and takes you below sea level. You can hear the boom of the sea reverberating through the walls.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Spleenwort Cave
Tendrils of delicate, bright green leaves fill the crevices of this mysterious cave. These Sea Spleenwort ferns were a favourite of 19th-century collectors.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Otter Cave
A landslip cascading into the sea now covers the entrance to Otter Cave. Early visitors found deer, ox, sheep, dog, rabbit and bird skeletons deep inside. They speculated that hungry (and fierce!) sea otters had left them there.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
Bridge 3
The last of the three new bridges carries you around the last headland and into a wide cove overlooked by sheer cliffs.
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
The Swinging Bridge
This suspension bridge is slung across a deep inlet that has carved out a cave in the cliff. The modern bridge is much more rigid than the original. It was made of high-tension cables, and local youngsters used to alarm visitors by jumping up and down to make it shake.
Gordons Leap
The inlet the Swinging Bridge crosses has an enigmatic name that locals are still debating. It is named after a murder victim from the 17th century, a local councillor, or one of the original path’s builders?
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
Clifftop Viewpoint
Venture out to the viewpoint to take in views of the Seven Sisters caves, the submerged Kraken Cave and Heddles Port.
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