Beaches near Falmouth

Map featuring Falmouth beaches. Click on pins to view beach details

The beach guide has 20 beaches listed in and around the town of Falmouth.

Gyllyngvase Beach

Good family beach, with life guard cover during the summer months. The gently sloping white sand also…
Swanpool Beach

This popular cove is located on the outskirts of Falmouth, around a mile and a half from the town centre.…
Castle Beach

Swimming is best around high tide, but not so good when the water is low due to jagged pieces of a wartime…
Sunny Cove

Situated below the coast path between Swanpool beach in Falmouth and Maenporth Beach is this small sandy…
Maenporth Beach

The gently sloping beach has shallow water and rockpools with plenty of marine life to explore making…
Great Molunan & Little Molunan Beach

The series of coves that are the Molunans are tucked away in the shelter of St Anthony Head with its…
Loe Beach

Sheltered sand and shingle beach which is fairly safe for swimming although the beach is better known…
Polnare Cove

Nare Point stands guard to the mouth of the Helford River with views out towards Falmouth Bay and back…
Men-aver Beach

Positioned about half a mile east of Gillan and running to Parbean, Men-aver Beach is part of a series…
Porthallack Beach

Porthallack is the situated on the northern banks of the Helford River. It is the closest beach to the…
Porth Sawsen Beach

Porth Sawsen is a little known beach on the northern shore of the picturesque Helford River. A backdrop…
Grebe Beach

Located a short woodland walk away from the village of Durgan is the secluded Grebe beach. Access is…
Durgan Beach

Set at the foot of the valley containing the sub-tropical gardens of Glendurgan is the tiny village…
St Anthony In Meneage Beach

Small beach on Gillan Creek. Good centre for boating and both sail and motor boats can be hired from…
Gillan Harbour Beach

Small sandy cove. Popular place for small boats and yachts. Close to the Helford Estuary.
Flushing Cove

This small sand and shingle cove on Gillan Creek has wonderful views out towards the sea beyond. Fringed…
Ponsence Cove

The secluded little cove of Ponsence is hidden away on the most remote southern banks of the Helford…
Bosahan Cove

This secluded little cove backs on to the ancient woodlands of the Bosahan estate on the southern banks…
Polgwidden Cove

Polgwidden Cove is situated at the foot of the valley in which Trebah Gardens lie. The beach is privately…
Helford Passage Beach

Situated on northern shore of the picturesque Helford Estuary is the pleasant sand and shingle beach…

Falmouth

Falmouth came to prominence in the sixteenth century when Pendennis Castle was built. Later the following century, it became the base for the Falmouth Packets which carried mail to America. Much earlier than this, the main town of the area was neighbouring Penryn. There is a regular ferry crossing from Falmouth to St Mawes, on the opposite side of the bay, and St Mawes Castle is the twin to Pendennis. During the summer months, there are various other boating trips available and plenty of estuaries and creeks to explore. Jacob’s Ladder is a flight of 111 steps leading from the Moor, Falmouth’s old town square. From the top there is a great view of the town and harbour. There are plenty of eating places in Falmouth, but it does not have the over-developed feeling of many other holiday resorts. The beaches to the south of the town are great for families. Swanpool Beach is probably the best for swimming. A little further in the same direction is the estuary of the River Helford.

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Falmouth top beaches

Flushing Cove

St Anthony In Meneage
Loe
Bosahan Cove