Cutting back into cliffs right on the beach, the huge, arched Cathedral Caves are only accessible for two hours either side of low tide (tide timetables are posted on the website, at the highway turn-off and at visitor information centres) – and even then they can be closed at short notice if the conditions are deemed too dangerous. If you’re happy to wade, you can walk in one entrance and out the other.
From SH92 it’s 2km to the car park, then a peaceful 15-minute forest walk down to the beach and a further 25 minutes to the caves.
