Jacob’s Ladder beach, Sidmouth — Attraction in East Devon

Believe it or not, this wooden staircase connecting the beach path to the clifftop Connaught Gardens is a Grade II listed building! It was constructed in the 19th century and replaced a stairway cut into the cliff that had eroded away. I reached it by way of a scenic beachside path that begins at the western end of the prom. It's an open staircase, easy enough to climb though daunting to anyone who doesn't like heights as you can see right down to the ground through the gaps in the stairs as you ascend (not the case when you're coming down, it just feels like walking down three ordinary flights of steps). The view of the coastline when you reach the top is spectacular. There's a takeaway built into the cliff near the foot of Jacob's Ladder where you can get homemade sandwiches, pasties, ice-cream and drinks. Perfect for a picnic on the beach! They also do ice-cream for dogs. There's an alternative, more accessible route up to the gardens if you can't manage...

Found this place by accident really, we went to Sidmouth for the afternoon as we normally do. We live in Exeter so only 25min drive. Car parks are easy to get to and no badly priced. We often walk around and have a cream tea. This time though we decided to walk along the sea front and see where it took us..... the path looked like it stopped, but it took us around to jacobs ladder. There is a small shop and cafe and almost like a small private beach. I believe there is a car park there as well, definitely...

Beautiful hills,honestly the views are so good,you have a lovely view of the hill,sea,castle,beach and more.you need to treasure evereything when you are up on this hill honestly it’s so good!!!!the plastic benches are quite a good idea and I’m a big believer that plastic should be made to make new stuff and not to be...