{{Short description|Quay in Devon, England}} [[File:Slipway, Hartland Quay - geograph.org.uk - 1332230.jpg|thumb|Slipway at Hartland Quay looking towards Warren Cliff, with its display of large upright chevron folds]] '''Hartland Quay''' is located on the Atlantic coast of Devon, England, south of Hartland Point and north of Bude, Cornwall. It experiences some of the roughest seas in winter and is a former harbour.
==History== The harbour dated back to the time of Henry VIII until a storm led to the complete destruction of the pier head and later the whole pier wall in 1887. Parts of the old formation stones can be seen at low tide, as well as evidence of a counter pier. The only evidence visible at all times is the lyme kiln. The old Customs House has been a hotel since 1886 and its former stables are now 'The Wrecker's Retreat' bar. The former corn and hay lofts are now hotel bedrooms. In 'The Wrecker's Retreat' are displayed memorabilia charting the history of Hartland Quay as well as displays of shipwrecks on the coast over the centuries. Also shown are the various films and television shows that have been filmed here. The former Coastguard cottages are now toilets, still a private residence, shop and museum of the quay. Current access to the sea and beach is provided by a slipway.
===Film location=== thumb|right|Hartland Quay Hotel and 'Wrecker's Retreat' public house at Hartland Quay in 2018 thumb|right|Stormy sea off Hartland Quay (2018) Hartland Quay has featured in a number of films, including ''Treasure Island'' (1950), ''The War Zone'' (1995), ''Element of Doubt (1996), ''Solomon Kane'' (2009), and Rebecca (2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hartland Quay - History & Museum|url=http://www.hartlandquayhotel.co.uk/shipwreck-museum/|accessdate=6 Jan 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224213907/http://www.hartlandquayhotel.co.uk/shipwreck-museum/|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>''
===Shipwrecks=== Several ships have been wrecked at Hartland Quay including ''SS Rosalia'' and ''SS Ginetorix''.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} 19th century wrecks included ''Edward & Ann'' (1809), ''Test'' (1843), ''Eclipse'' (1865), ''Jenny Jones'' (1868), ''Zuma'' (1871), ''Deux Freres'' (1885), ''Royal Saxon'' (1886), ''Londos'' (1891), and ''Clipper'' (1895). Numerous other vessels have come to grief at Hartland Point, a few miles to the north.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Devon and Lundy Shipwrecks 1600-1900|url=http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/history/wrecksnd.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712171817/http://www.lerwill-life.org.uk/history/wrecksnd.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 12, 2007|accessdate=6 Jan 2014}}</ref>
==Amenities== *Hartland Quay is a popular local tourist destination and offers a view into an historic maritime past as well as accommodation, museum, unusual rock formations, rock pools and sandy coves.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hartland Peninsula|url=http://www.hartlandpeninsula.co.uk/beaches-beauty-spots/hartland-quay.html|accessdate=6 Jan 2014}}</ref> *The Quay is at the start of one of the most challenging sections of the South West Coast Path.<ref>{{cite web|title=South West Coast Path - Hartland Quay to Bude|url=http://www.southwestcoastpath.com/walksdb/145/|accessdate=6 Jan 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BBC - Devon Places|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2006/09/26/hartland_walk_feature.shtml|accessdate=6 Jan 2013}}</ref> *Hartland Quay hosts motorcycle hill climb events.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHCA - Hartland Quay|url=https://www.nhca.co.uk/hills-hartland-quay|accessdate=6 Jan 2014}}</ref> *Hartland Quay has a coastal bouldering crag, which is home to the hardest crack boulder in the world, The Kraken {{Boulder grade|V13}}.<ref name=ukctom>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2015/08/the_kraken_is_slain_tom_randall_completes_v13_roof_project-69894|title='The Kraken' is Slain: Tom Randall Completes V13 Roof Project|publisher=UKC|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=planetmountaintom>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tom-randall-climbing-the-kraken-v13-at-hartland-quay-england.html|title=Tom Randall climbing The Kraken V13 at Hartland Quay, England|publisher=Planet Mountain|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref><ref name=ukcalex>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/05/second_ascent_of_the_kraken_v13_by_alex_waterhouse-72325|title=Second Ascent of The Kraken V13 by Alex Waterhouse|publisher=UKC|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Portal|Devon|Cornwall}} {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscatinline|Hartland Quay, Devon}} *[https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Policy-and-Media/Outreach/Plate-Tectonic-Stories/Hartland-Quay Geological Society of London page] on the folds at Hartland Quay
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Category:Ports and harbours of Devon Category:Hartland, Devon