West Cornwall beaches
The beach guide has 40 beaches listed in West Cornwall.
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Bamaluz Beach
The remains of Wheal Dream tin mine overlook this quiet, sandy beach. Situated…
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Battery Rocks Beach
Like the neigbouring Promenade beach, Battery Rocks beach only exists on lower…
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Carbis Bay
Large sheltered sandy beach suitable for families with plenty of facilities…
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Clodgy Point Beach
The beach here gets its name from the headland that shelters it to the west,…
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Cot Valley Beach
Two small beaches lie close to the end of the pretty Cot Valley and dogs are…
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Eastern Green Beach
Penzance's east beach starts at the appropriately named Station Rocks and follows…
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Gurnards Head Beach
Not an area for family beaches. Treen Cove is a short distance east of the…
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Gwenver Beach
Gwenver's name is derived from Gwynevere of Authurian legend and it does have…
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Keneggy Sands Beach
Secluded, sandy beach with difficult access. At low tide it's a reasonable…
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Lambeth Walk Beach
The oddly named Lambeth Walk beach is easily overlooked, despite being almost…
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Lamorna Cove
There is a small pebble beach below the quay at Lamorna Cove. Pleasant place…
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Longrock Beach
A safe family beach with sand and pebbles. Favoured with Penzance locals as…
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Marazion Beach
Despite being situated in front of the popular village of Marazion and having…
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Mousehole Beach
Whilst being one of the prettiest fishing villages in Cornwall Mousehole is…
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Nanjizel Beach
Due to it's relative inaccessibility, Nanjizel has remained more or less untouched…
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Newlyn Beach
This small beach on the edge of Newlyn is just past the fish market and quays.…
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Newlyn Tolcarne Beach
Mainly pebble beach with a little sand, immediately below Newlyn Green, and…
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Pedn Vounder Beach
One of Cornwall's best beaches with stunning cliffs of Treryn Dinas, crystal…
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Penberth Cove
Penberth Cove is still primarily a tiny fishing hamlet. There is a pebble beach.…
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Penzance Promenade Beach
The beach in Penzance stretches for around a mile along the length of the Promenade.…
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Perranuthnoe Beach
Flat beach with sand except at high water. Cafe and car park. Good surfing…
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Pisky Cove
A tiny isolated cove but no beach at high tide. Good for swimming and sunbathing…
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Porthchapel Beach
Situated between Porthcurno and Porthgwarra and around three miles from Lands…
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Porthcurno Beach
Popular family beach with lots of soft sand. Steeply shelving beach attracts…
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Portheras Cove
Portheras is one of the last remaining truly local beaches in West Cornwall.…
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Porthguarnon Cove
Porthguarnon is another small rocky cove along this stretch of coast that is…
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Porthgwarra Beach
Secluded, relatively unknown Cornish Cove largely owned by Lord St Levan (of…
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Porthgwidden Beach
Porthgwidden is often overlooked in the St Ives beaches stakes. Smaller than…
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Porthkidney Beach
Large sandy beach in front of the sand dunes of Lelant. Reasonably sheltered…
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Porthmeor Beach
Porthmeor is arguably St Ives' premier beach and as such one of Cornwall's…
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Porthmeor Cove
This secluded cove is set on the rugged West Cornwall coast between Land's…
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Porthminster Beach
Large sheltered sandy beach with all facilities one would expect on a Blue…
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Praa Sands Beach
Large sandy beach ideal for families. Cafes and other facilities.
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Priests Cove
Priest's Cove is to the west of Cape Cornwall. It is a tiny fishing cove dominated…
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Progo Beach
Small, pretty much unknown beach with interesting rock arch, close to the end…
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Prussia Cove
Small and secluded rocky coves. No beach at high tide and no facilities. Famous…
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Sennen Beach
Sennen beach is situated just around the corner from Land's End, the most westerly…
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St Ives Harbour Beach
The name is a bit of give away here. Part harbour, part beach St Ives harbour…
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St Loy's Cove
St Loy is perhaps best known for its wooded valley leading down to the coast.…
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Wherrytown Beach
Large pebble beach between Penzance and Newlyn. Safe swimming.