{"id":463042,"date":"2025-09-30T12:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463042\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:23:18","slug":"the-hiddem-gem-stairway-to-heaven-beach-cove-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/463042\/","title":{"rendered":"The hiddem gem ‘stairway to heaven’ beach cove in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hen Borth, near South Stack, has always been something of a local secretOwen Hughes<\/strong> Daily Post chief reporter and Hannah Rees<\/strong><\/a> Social Media Editor<\/p>\n

10:55, 30 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

\"'Staircase‘Staircase to the Beach’ at Hen Borth near South Stack(Image: @westofanglesey Facebook page)<\/p>\n

In today’s social media-driven world, there are few genuine “hidden gems” left, as platforms quickly expose once-quiet secret locations. However, one cove spot on Anglesey<\/a> remains relatively undiscovered, and access difficulties mean it will never draw massive crowds.<\/p>\n

Hen Borth, situated near South Stack (not to be mistaken for another Hen Borth beach close to Cemlyn), has long been somewhat of a local secret<\/a>. Access has always proved challenging, but this became even more difficult when the old wooden steps and ladder leading down to the cove deteriorated beyond use.<\/p>\n

However, these have now been replaced with new metal stairs that have reopened the location – though that doesn’t make it straightforward to reach. Another factor preventing it from becoming overwhelmed is that this isn’t your typical sandy shoreline – the kind of spot where social media influencers apply filters and draw comparisons to tropical destinations<\/a>, reports North Wales Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"'Staircase‘Staircase to the Beach’ at Hen Borth near South Stack (Image: @westofanglesey Facebook page)<\/p>\n

It features a coastline of rocks and shingle – an ideal location for exploration but perhaps not a sunbather’s paradise.<\/p>\n

The location does create cherished memories for those who manage the trip down – one visitor recently described the spot as “magic” while another reviewer dubbed the path down a “stairway to heaven”.<\/p>\n

The popular Facebook<\/a> page West of Anglesey: Ynys Cybi – Holy Island recently posted photographs from the cove showing the new staircase in position. They said: “Staircase to the Beach: Hen Borth. It’s a steep descent to this secluded rocky cove which is now more manageable thanks to this impressive staircase.<\/p>\n

“Fabricated, galvanised and fitted by local firm Gray’s Steel Fabrication Ltd, it replaces a set of wooden steps\/ladder which over the years had fallen into a state of disrepair.<\/p>\n

“Hen Borth is a delight – a fine collection of rocks and boulders, towering cliffs with interesting rock formations and views along the coast towards South Stack and ‘The Range’.”<\/p>\n

\"'Staircase‘Staircase to the Beach’ at Hen Borth near South Stack (Image: @westofanglesey Facebook page)<\/p>\n

They did warn however: “Despite improvements in access, caution is needed on this route \u2013 it is more a scramble than a walk but worth a visit if you’re able to do so.<\/p>\n

“From Henborth y Twr ( bottom of South Stack Road) a (muddy) footpath runs besides a stream continuing as a narrow uneven track to steps and the staircase which zig zags down the cliff face into this cove.”<\/p>\n

The photographs prompted enthusiastic responses from those familiar with the cove and curiosity from those discovering this hidden treasure.<\/p>\n

One person said: “Aww I used to love going down there on the rope. It added to the fun.”<\/p>\n

Another added: “Went here a lot in school holidays, was an iffy way to climb down then but this is magic.”<\/p>\n

Another warned it remained a challenging spot, saying: “Climbed this with my dog many times, just be aware it can get very slippy at times.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hen Borth, near South Stack, has always been something of a local secretOwen Hughes Daily Post chief reporter…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":463043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,12319,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-463042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-things-to-do-kids","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115293232515296708","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/463043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}