Great for nature-lovers, Porthpean beach's cliffs are home to nesting birds up high and rockpools down low. A short walk from the car park on a relatively steep incline, the beach is also a pleasant walk away from Charlestown along the beautiful South West Coast Path.
A wide sandy beach and small harbour with parking available a five minute walk away. Plus it's dog-friendly.
Mevagissey is a traditional working Cornish harbour. Take to the sea for a pleasure cruise or fishing trip.
Portmellon is the kind of place stories are written about. With a tidal sandy beach disappearing at high tide, bathers can lounge in the sand or head to neighbouring Polkirt beach for a spot of snorkelling or rockpooling. While there's limited parking in Portmellon, the beach is easily accessed from Mevagissey or Gorran Haven along the South West Coast Path.
Portholland is a lovely cove near to Porthluney Cove overlooking Veryan Bay. There is a good car park and in the summer there is a small cafe providing refreshments and home-made cakes. Toilets and rockpools make it a good family beach, but the approach lanes are narrow and the beach disappears at high tide.
Combine an afternoon on the sands at Porthluney with a visit to Caerhayes Castle, which overlooks this pretty beach.
A quiet secluded small cove sheltered between Black Head and Drennick headland. Follow the coastal path past a memorial stone to A L Rowse (a Cornish Historian) and take the narrow path to the beach with care. A sand, shingle and stone beach only exposed at low tide with good snorkelling and some rock pools.
There are three beaches (Crinnis, Shortorn, Polgaver), a Championship Golf Course and some fantastic bars and restaurants in Carlyon Bay to explore. It is a great place for a day out and lovely in the evenings too.
A small, mostly shingle beach to the south of Porthpean which is cut off at high water. Good facilities are available at Porthpean during the summer months and dogs are not allowed from Easter to the end of September.
A delightful cove with dogs allowed year round and worth the walk from the coastal path.
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24 May 2025
Great for nature-lovers, Porthpean beach's cliffs are home to nesting birds up high and rockpools down low. A short walk from the car park on a relatively steep incline, the beach is also a pleasant walk away from Charlestown along the beautiful South West Coast Path.
27 April 2025
A wide sandy beach and small harbour with parking available a five minute walk away. Plus it's dog-friendly.
30 May 2022
Mevagissey is a traditional working Cornish harbour. Take to the sea for a pleasure cruise or fishing trip.
30 August 2021
Portmellon is the kind of place stories are written about. With a tidal sandy beach disappearing at high tide, bathers can lounge in the sand or head to neighbouring Polkirt beach for a spot of snorkelling or rockpooling. While there's limited parking in Portmellon, the beach is easily accessed from Mevagissey or Gorran Haven along the South West Coast Path.
28 April 2019
Portholland is a lovely cove near to Porthluney Cove overlooking Veryan Bay. There is a good car park and in the summer there is a small cafe providing refreshments and home-made cakes. Toilets and rockpools make it a good family beach, but the approach lanes are narrow and the beach disappears at high tide.
11 August 2015
Combine an afternoon on the sands at Porthluney with a visit to Caerhayes Castle, which overlooks this pretty beach.
A quiet secluded small cove sheltered between Black Head and Drennick headland. Follow the coastal path past a memorial stone to A L Rowse (a Cornish Historian) and take the narrow path to the beach with care. A sand, shingle and stone beach only exposed at low tide with good snorkelling and some rock pools.
There are three beaches (Crinnis, Shortorn, Polgaver), a Championship Golf Course and some fantastic bars and restaurants in Carlyon Bay to explore. It is a great place for a day out and lovely in the evenings too.
A small, mostly shingle beach to the south of Porthpean which is cut off at high water. Good facilities are available at Porthpean during the summer months and dogs are not allowed from Easter to the end of September.
A delightful cove with dogs allowed year round and worth the walk from the coastal path.