Bassetts Cove Beach

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Bassetts Cove Beach, St Ives, Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall , United Kingdom
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Bassetts Cove beach is a small sandy beach situated at the bottom of sheer cliffs. Note the beach disappears at low tide.

Parking, access to the beach is a fairly hazardous decent down a slippery cliff path.

Bassetts Cove Beach is dog friendly and allows dogs all year. Bassetts Cove Beach is dog friendly and allows dogs all year.

Why not check other beaches nearby as we have 50 beaches around Penwith Peninsula, 216 beaches in Cornwall, or check our list of Cornwall Dog Friendly Beaches.

Beach Water Quality

No water quality measurement available for Bassetts Cove Beach.

Weather

Bassetts Cove Beach 7 day weather forecast, weather in Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall

Today
Expect a temp in the range 8.5℃ to 9.4℃ with wind speed 2.8 m/sec (N)
Saturday, May 28
Expect a temp in the range 8.5℃ to 10.5℃ with wind speed 2.5 m/sec (NNE)
Sunday, May 29
Expect a temp in the range 8.2℃ to 10.8℃ with wind speed 2.9 m/sec (NNE)
Monday, May 30
Expect a temp in the range 8.3℃ to 10.2℃ with wind speed 1.6 m/sec (E)
Tuesday, May 31
Expect a temp in the range 6.3℃ to 10.2℃ with wind speed 2 m/sec (SW)
Wednesday, Jun 01
Expect a temp in the range 5.4℃ to 9.7℃ with wind speed 0.3 m/sec (SSW)
Thursday, Jun 02
Expect a temp in the range 11.2℃ to 11.6℃ with wind speed 4.2 m/sec (N)


Penwith Peninsula weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

Tides

Bassetts Cove Beach tide times.

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