Beaches near St Agnes

Map featuring St Agnes beaches. Click on pins to view beach details

Looking for a beach near me? The Cornwall Beaches guide has 6 listed in and close to St Agnes to choose from. We've put the beaches in order of nearest first, but none are more than a few miles from St Agnes.

  • Trevaunance Cove is the main beach in St Agnes. The beach is dominated by the high cliffs to the north and there are plenty of reminders of the areas mining heritage to be seen. With its sand and shingle mix, it is especially popular with families year round with so much to explore including the…

  • Mainly pebble beach situated in Trevellas Coombe, the next valley north of St Agnes. At low tide it is possible to Trevaunance Cove. The areas mining heritage is clear to see here with a scattering derelict mine workings and engine houses. The nearby Blue Hills Tin Streams is a working tin mine that runs tours.

  • Set in a mining valley between high cliffs, the first view of the cove is quite dramatic. The impression you will get of Chapel Porth depends on when and at what tide you go there. At high tide the beach can become a somewhat cramped, stone and shingle beach. However if you were to visit…

  • Porthtowan is another of Cornwall's great North coast beaches which grows exponentially in size as the tide goes out. At low tide the beach stretches nearly 1.5 miles to include Chapel Porth beach and cliffs below the iconic Wheal Coates engine house. Set in a valley, high cliffs provide some shelter from cross shore breezes…

  • At low tide Perranporth beach and neighbouring Penhale sands join together to form one of the largest stretches of unbroken sand on the North Coast. At one end is Perranporth, the archetypal beach town with the high street backing on to the sand. Progressing towards Penhale Point an extensive network of sand dunes rise behind…

  • Set on the north Cornwall coast Penhale Sands is part of a Special Area of Conservation. At low tide Perran Sands beach joins up with Perranporth Beach to create a beautiful three mile stretch of stunning golden sands.The beach is backed by Cornwall's most diverse system of sand dunes and is home to the ruins…