Chapel Porth St Agnes – Beautiful Beach and spectacular walks

Chapel Porth St Agnes

Chapel Porth is set in a mining valley.

At high tide, the beach is made up of small stones and shingles reaching up to the car park. Visit on a low tide it is the sands stretching all the way from St Agnes Head to Lushingtons at the end of Porthtowan Beach.

Visitors and locals were out and about enjoying a stroll along the coastal path and the cafe was doing a brisk trade.

The famous Wheal Coates engine house overlooks the beach and is probably the most recognised and iconic symbol of Cornwall’s industrial heritage.

Wheal Coates engine house on the clifftop above Chapel Porth

An excellent National Trust cafe serves French onion soup, Gingerbread, flapjack, ice cream tolled in roasted hazelnuts etc.

Chapel Porth St Agnes is not without its hazards. Always take care when walking on the coastal path and wear appropriate footwear. The stunning seascape can distract the walker, so take care.

If you walk on the beach at low tide make sure you are aware of tide times,  getting cut off by the incoming tide is a real danger so be careful.

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