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
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
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