Quick Tour
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Step by step health and safety tips:
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Arrive 30 minutes early for your ​safety briefing and to put on life jackets. Take waterproofs and an extra layer
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Sit down and hold on, enjoy the ride (some say its the best bit); please follow instructions of the crew
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Some agility required to get onto pebble beach, steps and help provided then muster at the top of the beach
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Head up the quay steep steps and avoid the edge (there are no railings)
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Wear sturdy boots/shoes not flip flops or slippers!
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Watch out for the old rail tracks on the way up as they can be slippery or trip hazards and take care with poisonous plants
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WARNING: Brown Tailed Moth (Lackey Moth) caterpillars and webs are highly irritant and cause allergic reactions on skin (mostly found on blackberry bushes in Spring/early Summer) do not touch the caterpillars or webs
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Go to the barracks for refreshments and souvenirs
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Avoid the steep path to the south landing labelled Danger! (it goes over the edge of a cliff if you're not careful)
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Stick to the paths and look out for nesting birds and eggs
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Wear a hat (to protect against the sun and the birds!) and take plenty of high factor sun cream
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Beware of steep steps into gunpowder rooms by the cannons
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Hold railings on your way to the WWII search light landing (there are 208 steps to climb back up)
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Use a torch in the store rooms
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Be careful around WWII structures, some have holes in the ground
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Do not enter the old pub on the way up as the structure is dangerous, in particular the upstairs floor could collapse
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Do not be tempted to go swimming. Dangerous currents and high tides will sweep you out to sea
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Take some lunch as it will be at least 12 hours before you get back
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Be ready for departure and head down to the landing 30 minutes beforehand