Sennen Cove lifeboat station was founded in 1853,. The station is situated just one mile northeast of Land’s End and is protected from the storms and force of the Atlantic Ocean by the high cliffs of Pedn-men-du. This area is some of the most challenging conditions to be found anywhere round the coast.
The Sennen Cove lifeboat station is open daily with access to a viewing gallery overlooking the lifeboat, Also souvenir shop.
Our weather forecast for Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall
Today (Thursday, Jan 21)
Expect a temperature in the range 7℃ to 8.1℃ with a wind speed 6.5 m/sec (WSW)
Friday, Jan 22
Expect a temperature in the range 6.3℃ to 7.4℃ with a wind speed 5.8 m/sec (WNW)
Saturday, Jan 23
Expect a temperature in the range 4.8℃ to 6℃ with a wind speed 4.9 m/sec (W)
Sunday, Jan 24
Expect a temperature in the range 5℃ to 6.5℃ with a wind speed 7.4 m/sec (SW)
Monday, Jan 25
Expect a temperature in the range 5.3℃ to 5.6℃ with a wind speed 6.5 m/sec (NW)
Tuesday, Jan 26
Expect a temperature in the range 3.4℃ to 6.9℃ with a wind speed 2.3 m/sec (SW)
Wednesday, Jan 27
Expect a temperature in the range 8.9℃ to 10.1℃ with a wind speed 5 m/sec (W)
Weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
We only list tides for our beach listings.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Porthmeor Cove beach is a small sheltered cove with a combination of sand, pebbles and rocks. Not to be confused with the larger sandy Porthmeor beach in St. Ives town. No facilities, access from the coastal path. We have no dog information for Porthmeor Cove beach.
Read more…Tater Du Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1965 as an automatic installation. It marks a headland on the south Cornwall coast to the west of Penzance. A red sector light warns shipping of the Runnelstone Rocks.
Read more…Mexico Towans is near the middle of the long Hayle Towans beach that looks over St Ives Bay. A sandy beach with high dunes and good for swimming and surfing/bodyboarding. This is a great family beach that has room for everyone even on the hottest and busiest summer days. Lifeguards in summer. Access is down the dunes themselves and so
Read more…Hayle Towans beach sits alongside Hayle estuary. Good sandy beach although we would recommend moving along the beach away from the estuary for safer swimming, check out the lifeguard swimming flags that normally sit in front of Black Cliff beach. Whilst the north end of St Ives Bay has good surfing beaches, Hayle Towans is the spot for kitesurfing and
Read more…Seal Island is the largest island in The Carracks, a group of small rocky inshore islands 200m offshore and around 6km from St Ives. The island gets its name as it’s the home to a colony of Grey Atlantic seals. You have two options to see the seals; (1) is by a Seal Island boat trip from St Ives harbour or (2) with
Read more…Piskies Cove is part of the Prussia Cove group of Coves, a small very isolated cove that is good for swimming but at high tide the beach disappears. Large flat areas of rock suitable for sunbathing. No facilities.
Read more…The Gwithian Academy of Surfing’s surf school and shop are situated at Gwithian which is the Northernmost point of the lonh Hayle beach in St Ives Bay.
Read more…Longships lighthouse is situated on on Carn Bras, the highest islet in the Longships group, at the tip of Cornwall and guides vessels through the extreme storms around the cliffs of Lands End. The original tower was built in 1795 but very high seas obscured its light and the present granite tower was built between 1869 and1873 to replace it.
Read more…Nanjizal beach is sand with boulders and caves. The beach never gets busy as it has no facilities and hard to reach, with access being by foot along the coast path.
Read more…Cape Cornwall has a number of small coves along with high cliffs and some excellent coastal walks. Car park and toilets.
Read more…St Michael’s Mount, a rocky island crowned with medieval church and castle. One of England’s most famous and dramatic coastal attractions. The oldest surviving buildings date from the 12th century, when a Benedictine priory was founded here. Accessible on foot at low tide across a causeway, at other times it is reached by a short boat trip. The island is
Read more…Gwenver is secluded and rarely gets crowded. Ideal for visiting the beach and walking along the cliffs as you have excellent breathtaking views. At high tide, the beach slopes steeply into the sea and can be dangerous, at low tide Gwenver joins up with Sennen Beach. A superb surfing beach but tide rips can cause problems. There is a lifeguard service from Spring Bank Holiday
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