Enjoy a 360º virtual tour of Porth Beach a lovely sandy beach set in a deep inlet that is very well sheltered with headlands on both sides.
Update: 18th December 2020
- Added Porth Island to virtual tour
It was a last minute decision to come here, we pulled into the main car park which was pay & display, so we decided to see if we could find some free parking. Luckily not to far away, just drive on past the beach and up the hill there are a few roads off where you can park and walk back down the hill. The top of the beach is soft dry sand where the tide doesn’t reach which is where we stopped for a picnic lunch. The beach is huge at low tide and is quiet, although at high tide I imagine it could be very noisy if busy with it being drastically smaller. It took us 10-15 minutes to casually walk down to reach the water. There’s a small stream flowing all the way and with the sun bearing down on it, it was actually quite warm to walk in, so i imagine if you have kids they’ll love splashing around. There are lots of rock pools and caves to explore, we climbed around under the Porth island bridge, but the tide was still a couple foot deep on the other side so we turned back. Watch out for small purple jellyfish that may have washed up somewhere on the long stretch of beach. They can just lay on the sand and it’s possible for you to step on them.
Porth Beach is a lovely sandy beach set in a deep inlet that is very well sheltered with headlands on both sides. There are coastal walks high above both sides of the beach with cafés and pubs located not far from the car park. The water quality at Porth Beach is its only downfall. It only has a “sufficient” rating which means 1 out of a possible 3 stars. Also, it could be frustrating at low tide as the beach stretches for what feels like miles until you hit the water.
Porth is a small seaside village just outside Newquay in Cornwall. Formerly a small shipbuilding port, importing coal from south Wales. The village is home to Porth Beach, considered one of the safest beaches in the area and therefore popular with families. Porth is situated in a valley and surrounded by open countryside. Porth Beach is narrow with a shallow incline and has easy access. Porth Island or Trevelgue Head on the eastern side of the beach is the site of an Iron Age settlement and is linked to the mainland by a footbridge. Beneath it there are caves which can be explored at low tide and is said they were once used by smugglers. There is a pitch and putt and a crazy golf course on Trevelgue Head.
- Exposed to Atlantic swells
- Lifeguards: this beach has lifeguards from May until September 10am and 6pm.
- Surfing is not permitted during summer season between 10am and 6pm when lifeguards are on duty.
- Dogs: A dog ban is in place from May to September.
Large breaking waves
Strong currents
Strong winds
Surfers
Tidal cut-off
Unstable Cliffs
Porth Island or Trevelgue Head on the eastern side of the beach is the site of an Iron Age settlement and is linked to the mainland by a footbridge. Beneath it there are caves which can be explored at low tide and is said they were once used by smugglers.
- Caving
- Crazy golf
- Fishing
- Kayaks
- Paddle boarding
- Pitch and putt
- Porth Island
- Rockpooling
- Sea Canoeing
- Surf Hire
- Surf School
- Swimming
- Windsurfing
- Picnic
Porth has level access to the beach and there is pleasant walking around Porth Island.
Newquay, TR7 3NH. The easiest way to get to Porth Beach is a by car. There is parking behind the pub on the beach itself or there’s a large pay & display car park opposite. If you’re looking for Free parking try Whipsiderry Cl or Trevelgue Rd.
- Car, 5 minute drive from Newquay.
- Bus, seem to stop at the top of the hill, so you’ll have a 20 minute walk down to the beach.
- Walking, from Newquay 25-30 minute walk. The beach is on the South West Coastal Path.
- Exposed to Atlantic swells.
- The beach is huge at low tide and is quiet, although at high tide the beach is drastically smaller and can be very noisy if busy.
- If you’re looking for Free parking try Whipsiderry Cl or Trevelgue Rd.
- Lifeguards: this beach has lifeguards from May until September 10am and 6pm.
- Surfing is not permitted during summer season between 10am and 6pm when lifeguards are on duty.
- Dogs: A dog ban is in place from May to September.
- Potential Hazards: Strong currents, Tidal cut-off, large breaking waves, falling rocks.
- Type: Sand & rock
- For more info check out www.porthbeach.co.uk
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