Hartland Quay, Devon

This is a dramatic stretch of rocky coast with high cliffs, where ships used to run aground in large numbers, with much loss of life and property. Despite modern engines and navigation aids, they occasionally still do…
The land around the Quay is privately owned, and one usually has to pay a small charge to drive onto it and park. There is a parking area halfway down, if you don’t want to drive all the way down and up again. Down below is a hotel with public bar, a small museum with exhibits about wrecks, and an area of shore where the harbour used to be before it was demolished by storms. On the beach in the other direction there were some rusty bits of ship lying about.
It’s worth spending a few hours here, to look at the view, look down on any wrecks, visit the wreck museum, have a drink, and maybe paddle from the beach.
If you want more to do, in the same area are other look-out points, e.g. Hartland Point, and also the Hartland Abbey estate. There are also coastal paths.