St Bees Head is a headland on the North West coast of the English county of Cumbria and is named after the nearby village of St Bees.
It lies on the Cumbria Coastal Way and Wainwright Coast to Coast long-distance footpaths, it is the only stretch of Heritage Coast on the English coastline between the Welsh and Scottish borders, and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Both long-distance footpaths follow the edge of the cliffs, which rise to 200 ft above sea level, and afford spectacular views of the Cumbrian mountains and coast.
Read more about St Bees Head: North Head, South Head, Fleswick Bay, Flora, Bird Reserve, Physical Features, Gallery
Famous quotes containing the words bees and/or head:
“Asking to die:
“To die, dear God, before a scum of doubt
Smear the whole universe, and smudge it out.”
Meanwhile the bees fumbled among the flowers.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“... but by that time a lot of sea had rolled by and Lucette was too tired to wait. Then the night was filled with the rattle of an old but still strong helicopter. Its diligent beam could spot only the dark head of Van, who, having been propelled out of the boat when it shied from its own sudden shadow, kept bobbing and bawling the drowned girl’s name in the black, foam-veined, complicated waters.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)