South East Cornwall beaches
Map featuring South East Cornwall beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
The beach guide has 21 beaches listed in South East Cornwall.
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A calm sheltered bay which looks over Plymouth Sound and is generally considered a safe place for swimming. The beach is made of sand and shingle and also has many…
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This is a sheltered beach made of grey sand and shingle with rock pools at low tide. There is a good pub right on the beach, the Inn on the Shore, and cars can…
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One of the more popular sections of Whitsand Bay. Freathy beach is a large expanse of sand at low tide but becomes split into a series of smaller rocky coves when…
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Stretching from Hannafore Point to the outskirts of Looe sits Hannafore Beach, a quiet, south east facing beach. It is predominantly a shingle beach that reveals…
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In the small Cornish fishing village of Kingsand on the remote Rame Peninsula is the pleasant little Kingsand Beach. Consisting mainly of sand and shingle this…
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Small sand and shingle beach in Lanlivet Bay a few miles east of Pencarrow Head. There is a small waterfall on the eastern side of the beach known as Reed…
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The term "hidden gem" is often used to describe some of the more remote beaches in Cornwall, but if there is any one beach that deserves this title it would be…
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Lantivet Bay is one of three small coves, alongside Lansallos and Lantic Bays, looked after by the National Trust. Located between Polruan to the west and Polperro…
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The beach in East Looe sits directly in front of the old town, sheltered from the west by the famous Banjo Pier and overlooked from the east by the hillside of…
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Close to the resort town of Looe is Millendreath Beach. A south facing beach Millendreath lies at the foot of a wooded valley in a sheltered cove that during low…
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Plaidy is a small sand and shingle beach located next to Millendreath beach, just around the corner from Looe. It is a nice summer get away spot as it is a bit…
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Situated on Cornwall's south coast is Polperro, viewed by many as one of the county's most picturesque fishing villages. A jumble of whitewashed cottages spilling…
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Between Gribbin Head and Fowey is the twin cove of Polridmouth. Access is via a wooded track and the coves have a leafy, untouched feel about them. Given their…
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Back beach in Polruan is located on the other side of the quayside from Quay beach and is probably the better of the two. Being set in the heart of the village…
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As the name suggests, Polruan Quay beach is located next to the village's quay. This puts it right at the centre of activities for this picturesque riverside village…
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The little fishing village of Portwrinkle is tucked away in Cornwall's forgotten corner at the western edge of Whitsand Bay. Once the scene of a thriving pilchard…
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A small, sheltered, sandy beach, slightly shelving. It is sheltered by cliffs close to the mouth of the River Fowey Estuary and bounded, on one side, by the medieval…
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Seaton Beach is located at the foot of the wooded Hessenford valley on what is a relatively quiet stretch of the Cornish coast. The River Seaton meanders across…
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Another of the sandy coves that make up the 4 mile expanse of Whitsand Bay. Located near the middle of the bay, Sharrow Beach is easier to get too than neighbouring…
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Located midway between Looe and Polperro are the secluded twin coves of Talland Bay. This section of the Cornish coast is surprisingly unspoilt and is designated…
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Located between Rame Head and Portwrinkle this is possibly one of the best stretches of beach in this part of Cornwall. Whitsand Bay consists of an expanse of sand…
