The Top Cornish Beaches

You are spoiled for choice, but these are our favourites.

Perranporth

Everything you could want: 3 Miles of golden sands, gently shelving, sand and rock pools, surfing, body boarding

Stroll down the Coombe

Holywell Bay

Quiet Family beach, a few hundred yards walk from the National Trust Car Park

6 Miles North

Crantock

9 Miles North

Fistral

Pro-surfers beach

10 Miles North

Trevellas Porth

Stoney beach reached by foot or Car  note: very narrow acccess road

Walk over the cliffs or 3 Miles south – Very Narrow

Trevaunance Cove

Lovely stoney surfing beach, home of Koru Kayaking. Cafes and restaurants near the beach.

Challenging walk over the cliffs and across the rocks at low tide, or over the headland. Car: 5 miles, 2 small car parks

Chapel Porth

Small and Quiet Beach, National Trust Café, original home of the World Belly Boarding Championship, now moved to Perranporth

6 Miles South, Small Car park, or, extend walk from St Agnes over the Beacon – long

Porthtowan

Surfing Beach close to the town

10 Miles South

Godrevy

Great National Trust Café, wonderful beach looking across to St Ives, Seals bathing around the headland

19 Miles South – A30 much quicker than coast road

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