Harbour Cove is a crescent sandy beach that becomes very large at low tide. The beach is a north facing beach within the Camel estuary and a good quieter alternative to the Atlantic facing Padstow beaches. The beach is also known as Tregirls beach. No facilities and parking is in a field down a rough track from the road and Read more…

Daymer Bay is a sandy beach on the Camel estuary with rock pools to the north of the bay. At low tide the sand stretches south to Rock to form a large expanse of sand backed by sand dunes and a golf course. Beach is good for swimming with shallow water. This wide sandy beach is very sheltered and at high Read more…

Stepper Point sits at the Western tip of Camel estuary by Padstow in Cornwall, and rises to 74m (242ft) at its highest point. You get some pretty spectacular scenery here on the South West Coast path. Some high cliffs with hidden bays and covers below. Most being too risky to climb down to. If you were to start off in Read more…

Polventon beach also known as Mother Ivey’s Bay is a sandy beach. No facilities, you will need to park at Harlyn Bay and take the coastal path. We have no dog information for Polventon or Mother Iveys Bay beach. Read more…

The Harlyn Surf School is set on Harlyn Bay beach and offers a choice of watersports activities: Surf lessons Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) Coasteering Sea kayaking   We offer individual or group lessons and have a wide range of kit available for hire. Read more…

You don’t get a prize for guessing why Newtrain Bay is also known locally as Rocky Beach. The beach located to the west of Trevone Bay is the perfect beach for shell collecting and rock pooling which should not be a surprise based on the local name. When the tide is high you have no beach but as the tide Read more…

Porthilly Cove beach at Rock is a mile long sandy beach with dunes located across the Camel estuary from Padstow. A foot passenger ferries visitors between Padstow and Rock daily, a water taxi can take people after dusk. A sheltered beach means it is very popular for water sports including fishing, canoeing, windsurfing, water skiing and rowing. Rock is best Read more…

Harlyn Bay beach is a good all-round family beach, great sand, safe paddling beach, surfing, rock pools to explore and coastal walks. Harlyn is near Padstow, to the east of Trevose Head which means it is more protected than those exposed directly to the Atlantic rollers, with another good beach option with a similar aspect being its neighbour Trevone Bay. The Read more…

Fox Cove beach is sandy beach with some interesting rocks to explore. The beach has no facilities. Read more…

Hawkers Cove beach is an unspoilt beach that as the tide goes out becomes a wide sandy beach which at its lowest point extends across the estuary mouth towards Trebetherick Point, but at high tide the beach all but disappears. You can access the beach from the coast path. Best parking option is at Harbour Cove, in a field down Read more…

Booby’s Bay is a wide sandy beach with many rock pools and popular with more experienced surfers, although no beach available at high tide. Access to the beach is by climbing down from the coast path or walking along the beach at low tide. Park at Treyarnon Bay or Constantine Bay (limited) and walk the coast path to Booby’s Bay. Read more…

Porthcothan Bay is sand with a small shallow stream dividing the beach in two, sheltered by sand dunes and craggy headlands. At low tide there are rock pools, at high tide you only have the dunes. Facilities include car parking is in the village, toilets and shop. Read more…