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Beaches in Cornwall

This website is primarily designed for those seeking accommodation in Cornwall. However it is also designed to provide as much information and as many images of individual towns, villages and, most important for Cornwall, its beaches.

This is very much on ongoing project and we welcome any input from local people, be it information or pictures that might be considered of interest to the would be visitor to the county.

Newquay Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Fistral Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Little Fistral	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Towan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Newquay Harbour	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Great Western	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tolcarne	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Lusty Glaze	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Porth	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Watergate Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Holywell Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Crantock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

 

 

Padstow Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Hawkers Cove	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Harbour Cove	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
St Georges Cove	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Trevone Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes
Harlyn Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Constantine Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Treyarnon Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Porthcothan Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

 

Perranporth Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Perranporth Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Penhale Sands	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

 

Tintagel Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Trebarwith Strand	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes

 

Lizard Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Kynance Cove	Yes	no	no	yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cadgwith Cove	Yes	no	no	yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Housel Bay	Yes	no	no	no	no	Seasonal	no
Church Cove	Yes	no	no	yes	yes	Seasonal	yes
Poldhu Cove	Yes	no	yes	no	yes	Seasonal	yes
Coverack Beach	Yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Carleon Cove	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Mullion Cove	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Porthleven Beach	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Dollar Cove	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Gillan Harbour	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Kennack Sands	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Pentreath Beach	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Polurrian Cove	no	no	no	no	no	seasonal	no
Porthallow Beach	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Porthoustock Beach	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no
Rinsey Cove	no	no	no	no	no	seasonal	yes

 

Mevagissey Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Caerhays Beach	Yes	n/k	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Porthluney Cove	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gorran Haven	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Hemmick Beach	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pentewan Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vault Beach	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No

 

St Agnes Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Trevaunance Cove	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trevellas Porth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chapel Porth	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

 

St Austell Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Charlestown Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crinnis Beach	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Par Sands	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Polkerris Beach	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Polridmouth Beach	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Porthpean Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

 

Bude Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Summerleaze Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Crooklets Beach	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Strangle Beach	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Widemouth Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sandymouth Beach	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Duckpool Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Northcott Mouth Beach	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Crackington Haven Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes

 

St Ives Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
Porthmeor Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Porthgwidden Beach	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes
St Ives Harbour Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Limited
Porthminster Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes
Carbis Bay Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes
Lelant  Beach	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Seasonal	Yes
Hayle Towans Beach	Yes  - Dangerous	Yes	Yes	No	No	Seasonal	Yes
Mexico Towans Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Upton Towans Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Gwithian Towans Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Godrevy Beach	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

 

Looe Beaches:

Beach Name	Swimming (family friendly)	Lifeguards	Surfing	Café/ Restaurant	Toilets	Dogs allowed	Parking
East Looe Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hannafore Beach	not advised	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Plaidy Beach	not advised	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Millendreath Beach	not advised	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Portwrinkle Beach	not advised	No	Yes	No	No	Seasonal	Yes
Talland Bay Beach	not advised	No	No	Yes	Yes	Seasonal	Yes
Lantic Bay Beach	Yes  - Dangerous	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes