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.
The Basset Arms is a traditional pub located about 200 meters from Portreath beach and has an outside seating/eating area and a children’s playground. The pub serves a selection of homecooked meals and fine beers. Share: Read more…
Portreath beach is a gently shelving sandy beach on Cornwall’s north coast. The bay has high cliffs on either side along with a small working harbour. The name Portreath means “sandy cove” and Portreath harbour is steeped in history as it exported copper and imported coal to support the Cornish copper mines and also included some shipbuilding. The beach at Read more…
Gooden Heane Cove is a sandy beach with some rock pools to explore. The cove is named after Gooden Heane Rock that sits just off the beach. A large car park on Lighthouse Hill is just above the cove and it also walkable from Portreath town, although you can’t get down to the beach as vertical rock faces. The only Read more…
Smuggler’s Cove and Western Cove are sandy beaches with rocks. Good views from the coast path but no access down to the beach. At mid to low tide you can access the cove from Portreath beach either by walking around the headland, through a small tunnel or by canoe, although you need to be aware of the tides as you could be Read more…
The Surf HQ shop sits behind the car park on Portreath beach. The shop sells and hires wetsuits, bodyboards, surfboards, kayak, clothing and accessories. We also offer surfing and bodyboarding lessons. All equipment is provided it free of charge for your lesson and if you want to carry on using it for the rest of the day the kit is Read more…
