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The best family friendly beaches in East Cornwall Caerhays Beach, Porthluney beach Otherwise known as Porthluney, this is a good south facing beach of sand overlooking Gerrans Bay.  Roughly halfway between Porthscatho and Portloe and sheltered by Nare Head to the east this is quite a popular beach with families.  A pleasant shingle beach with all the usual facilities at the back of the beach.  Crinnis Beach, Carlyon Bay beach Carlyon Bay is more properly known as Crinnis Beach.  Downderry Beach of coarse grey sand and shingle lies just to the east of Seaton.  By far the best beach in the immediate locality, East Looe Beach is quite sandy and a favourite with families.  A pair of rocky covelets about a mile to the northeast of Portloe. West and East Portholland villages are little more than specks along this coast.  Finnygook Beach, Portwrinkle beach Portwrinkle consists of two beaches. A smaller shingle beach to the west and a better, far more popular sandy beach called Finnygook Beach to the east.  Freathy Beach lies just below the chalet rich village of Freathy mid-way along the sandy arc of Whitsand Bay. Freshwater beach is a large south facing crescent of sand and rocks and is quite popular in summer.  Gorran Haven has a reasonably sized beach of quite good sand.  There are good cliff walks southwest to Dodman Point and a somewhat more strenuous route northeast passing Great Perhaver Beach en route to Mevagissey.  St. Anthony is best known for its lighthouse highly visible from nearby Falmouth, in its position guarding Carrick Roads and the River Fal.  There are two coarse sand and shingle beach lying below Marine Drive, Hannafore at Looe.  Hemmick Beach lies immediately below the hulk of Dodman Point on its western flank.  Kiberick - a favourite mark for the keen angler, is well off the beaten track.  Kingsand beach along with its near neighbour Cawsand are both shingle beaches.  The beach is a little sandier than Plaidy and shelterd between rocks. All the usual faciities including watersports are found close by.  Par Sands lie just to the east of the giant Imerys (English China Clays) drying works at Spit Point.  A mile long sandy beach with some dunes and rock pools (at nearby Carne beach) for the youngsters.  Pentewan Sands offers a half-mile wide expanse of sand backed by a large caravan park.  Plaidy beach lies about ½ mile east of Looe along a pleasant wooded path.  An almost hidden west facing beach of light grey sand overlooking St. Austell Bay, this beach is suitable for picnics and allows safe bathing.  Polmear Beach, Charlestown beach The beach at Charlestown is called Polmear after the large island just to the south of the harbour.  Polperro is better known as a typical quaint Cornish fishing village rather than for its beach.  Pronounced P'ridmouth this beach lies just to the west of Fowey on the eastern flank of Gribbin Head.  The beach at Porthpean is quite wide and lies in a sheltered southeast location between headlands. Porthcurnick beach lies about half a mile north of Portscatho. This is a small private beach, below the hamlet of Rosevine.  The name of the beach comes from the Cornish 'Porth-Scatho' meaning 'Cove of Boats'.  Lying just on the western outskirts of Fowey - pronounced Foy not Fowee.  Seaton along with most other beaches of South East Cornwall has a beach consisting of quite coarse grey sand.  Talland Bay comprises of a pair of beaches known as Talland Sand and Rotterdam Beach. Tavern beach lies just below the the 16th century St. Mawes Castle, built about 1542.  A little known southeast facing beach of sand and shingle overlooking Gerrans Bay.  Tregantle or Long Sands Beach beach Tregantle or Long Sands Beach lies about 9½ miles east of Looe and marks the start of the long sandy arc of interconnected beaches.  Vault Beach looks to be composed of greyish sand, but is actually a beach of fine shingle. |
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