Rock gardens and cliff stairs about 30 metres south of sunshelter

The rock gardens and cliff stairs, located about 30 metres south of the sunshelter, were built in 1936 according to designs by Alec Adlington and Pulham and Sons. This pathway features imitation rockery landscaping that connects Winterstoke Gardens to Winterstoke Undercliff.

The design incorporates a chalk cliff face with built-in slatted wooden seats. The central walkway follows a lengthy, dogleg pattern, using Pulhamite to create a rockery setting with textured rockwork surfaces that mimic geological strata, alongside irregular planting troughs on both sides. Alcoves for fixed wooden benches are placed at intervals along the route, with some accessible by steps.

The construction fully covers the cliff face and integrates with the natural chalk through irregular edges at either end. The sloping walkway, which includes regularly spaced short flights of steps, ascends from the eastern side and then doubles back at the halfway point to rise to Winterstoke Gardens. The walkway surface is scored to resemble irregular, crazy paving. At the top, there is a spacious platform that extends from the cliff, providing access to the slope. Alcoves are set into the cliff surface along the path to accommodate fixed seats, and the rockwork also serves as a natural balustrade, offering views of the sea to the south.