Find the nearest Beaches in The Lizard
Planning a trip to the The Lizard coast and looking for where the nearest beach is, our beach lists will help you discover the nearest beach to me. Then for each beach, we will answer questions around location, rural or town, sandy or pebble, rockpools, tide times, weather forecast, dog restrictions, bathing water quality, closest beach cafes and provide general information on the beach and its facilities.
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Finding the right beach in The Lizard is easy – simply explore the beach links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next The Lizard beach visit should be.
Coverack has a beautiful seaside location and is another attractive Lizard village that grew up round smuggling and fishing. Protected by a tiny harbour wall built of local materials hundreds of years ago, and moors enclose the opposite side.
Everything within the village.
We have no dog information for Coverack beach.
Polurrian Cove a large south west facing beach with sand and fine shingle. Popular with families in summer due to its proximity to Mullion and several caravan and camping sites.
This part of the coast has excellent cliff walks north along Angrouse Cliff towards Poldhu Cove and south towards Mullion Cove.
Facilities include a cafe, with parking a 10 minute walk away in Mullion village.
Loe Bar beach is actually made up of 2 parts; The Loe, which is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall and the Bar, a half mile shingle/flint bank that separates the Loe from the sea. The uniqueness makes this a Designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The sea at this part of the coast is not suitable for swimming, as it shelves off very deeply close to the shoreline, the beach is also prone to freak waves and strong currents.
Parking and facilities at Porthleven.
Porthoustock beach is a pebble beach surrounded by old quarries. This is not so picturesque as other Cornish coves.
The beach is popular launching beach for divers as Porthoustock’s proximity to The Manacles, a set of treacherous rocks by Manacle Point means that it has lots of shipwrecks.
Limited facilities.
Portbeer Cove is a small sandy and rocky cove, although the sand disappears at high tide.
The beach sits to the side of Chynhalls Point and is a popular beach for snorkelling.
There are no facilities, best access is to park at Coverack and take a walk along the coastal path.
Dogs allowed.
Gunwalloe beach is a sandy (fine shingle) family beach with a stream running through the beach, ideal for paddling.
National Trust car park above the beach along with a cafe.
We have no dog information for Gunwalloe beach.
St Anthony-In-Meneage is a small beach located in a waterside hamlet within Gillan Creek.
Popular for sailing and motor boats but limited facilities, just a car park and shop.
Carleon Cove is a rocky cove approached down a long incline with cobbles along part of its length, then a bridge over a very pretty stream.
Now deserted, Carleon Cove used to operate a pilchard fishery until the mid 19th century. The pilchard cellar buildings were later extended to accommodate a steam engine, used to power machinery for cutting and polishing serpentine, and a stream was deepened to allow flat-bottomed barges to ferry the products out to ships.
Park at the National Trust Poltesco and walk down to the cove.
We have no dog information for Carleon Cove beach.
Poldhu Cove a fine beach in a sandy cove that has sand dunes. Lovely coastal walks and excellent views.
The Poldhu Wireless Station (remains can still be seen) was where Marconi sent the first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901.
Beach car park and cafe.
Mullion Cove has a small sandy beach within the working harbour.
Million is a small cove and harbour village with facilities including car parking, cafe, shops and toilets.
We have no dog information for Mullion Cove beach.
Kennack Sands a sandy beach with rock pools. At high tide the beach is split into two but at low tide is is a very large beach.
East facing beach popular with surfers of all abilities.
Facilities include car park, toilets, cafe, beach shop.
Pentreath pebble beach below cliffs, although there is sand at low tide, but all but disappears at high tide.
This beach is usually quiet as you have to walk to get to it.
No facilities or parking need to walk from the Lizard village or downhill from the car park above Kynance Cove.
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