Category Archives for "Cornwall Beaches"
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Daymer Bay Beach – An excellent swimming beach
Daymer Bay Beach Long stretches of sand with sand dunes. The beach is at the mouth of the Camel Estuary. It is a sheltered and gently sloping beach ideal for swimming. Lovely views across the Estuary. A short walk from the beach is St Enodoc Church the former Poet Laureate, John Betjeman is buried. Access: […]
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Hayle Towans Beach – Large expanse of Sands Popular Surfing Beach
Hayle Towans Beach Hayle Towans are also known as Upton Towans and can be accessed from several different places in Hayle, such is the large expanse of northwest facing golden sands. Towans is the Cornish word for dunes. At low tide, all the Hayle beaches join up to provide an impressive stretch of sand popular […]
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Helford Passage Beach – Popular boating beach with good facilites
Helford Passage Beach Attractive area, popular with children and boat lovers alike. Small beach accessible at low tide beside the very popular Ferry Boat Inn. Sit back with a cool drink and watch the children play safely on the beach just yards away. Parking is available in the Inn car park, but in the height […]
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Duckpool Beach – Great for Rockpooling Not for swimming
Duckpool Beach The beach is west facing, mostly small rocks and pebbles with sand at low tide. There is a spectacular 100-meter high Steeple Point Cliff that dominates the beach. A beautiful although NOT suitable for swimming with extremely dangerous and no lifeguard cover is provided. Wartime Anti-tank blocks can be found along the beach. […]
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Hemmick Beach- A secluded beach
Hemmick Beach This small attractive sandy beach is situated just to the west of Dodman Point on the Roseland Peninsula. Access is via a steep, narrow lane parking at the National Trust. A 10-minute walk across the fields to reach the beach is enough to ensure that the beach remains fairly quiet even at the […]
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East Looe Beach – Popular Sandy beach with all facilities
East Looe Beach Very popular family beach backed by concrete terracing to counteract particularly high tides. Access – a flat 10-minute walk from the car park Refreshments and Toilets Disabled access Seasonal dog ban Sand chair for the disabled available for hire, please contact Looe Town Trust Seafront Workshops on 01503 263709 Follow us on […]
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Gorran Haven Beach – A sheltered popular family beach
Gorran Haven Beach East facing sandy beach, popular with families. It is fairly sheltered, village facilities are nearby close to hand. There is a stone pier and a small harbour built when Pilchards were the main livelihood. Most boats operating now are running fishing trips. Access – from the car park down a slight […]
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Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach – A favourite beach with a church is a magical setting
Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach Attractive southwest facing cove. There is a tiny church located to the north side of the beach hence the name of Gunwalloe Church Cove. The church was featured in the most recent TV series of Poldark, This is a National Trust owned beach on the Lizard Peninsula. A nice stretch of […]
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Lantic Bay Beach – National Trust Car Parks – Strong Currents
Lantic Bay Beach Isolated and attractive cove of sand Lantic Bay has some with some shingle. South facing with views towards Pencarrow Head. Access is not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Beach is situated in between Polperro and Polruan. A strong rip current. Access – 15 minute walk down a steep path. Two National Trust […]
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Loe Bar Beach – Lovely walk but not safe for swimming
Loe Bar Beach Grassy areas, steep sand shelves. Fierce currents, NOT SAFE FOR SWIMMING. Car parking halfway along cliff road from Porthleven, walk for 5 to 10 minutes along the cliff path to get to the beach. Great start to the Penrose circular walk around the estate and Loe Pool. No facilities at the beach […]
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