Berry Head

Berry Head, designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, is an extensive limestone headland. The near-perpendicular cliffs rise 60m and the constant action of the waves has gouged out huge caverns. The plateau is green with plants, some of which are rare: pink thrift, white sea campion, autumn squill, wild rock rose, goldilocks and honewort. The rocks and cliffs abound with jackdaws, pigeons, kestrels, kittiwakes, gulls and guillemots. Fine views are to be had and it is possible on a clear day to see Portland Bill, over thirty-five miles away.

Torbay and Brixham Roads have long been sheltered anchorages, surrounded as they are by high hills and cliffs. Fortifications were erected on the headland in 1793 against threatened invasion by French armies and strengthened with limestone in 1803, when gun batteries were added to protect the anchorages. They were dismantled by 1820 and returned to civilian use, but the ramparts remain, overgrown with ivy.

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Berry Head 7 Day Weather Forecast

Todaypartlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 14.2℃ to 15.5℃ with wind speed 11.6 m/sec (WSW)
Thursday, Sep 28cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 14.2℃ to 15.2℃ with wind speed 10.6 m/sec (WSW)
Friday, Sep 29partlycloudy_night
Expect a temp in the range 13.8℃ to 15℃ with wind speed 2.8 m/sec (N)
Saturday, Sep 30fog
Expect a temp in the range 8.7℃ to 9.4℃ with wind speed 2.4 m/sec (W)
Sunday, Oct 01rain
Expect a temp in the range 16.7℃ to 16.8℃ with wind speed 7.1 m/sec (SW)
Monday, Oct 02cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 13.6℃ to 14.7℃ with wind speed 1.8 m/sec (W)
Tuesday, Oct 03cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 12.7℃ to 15.8℃ with wind speed 6.7 m/sec (W)

Brixham weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK


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