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The best family friendly beaches in South Cornwall The PRIVATE beach at Bream Cove lies about half a mile east of Mawnan Smith and roughly midway between Maenporth and Rosemullion Head.  Cadgwith is actually TWO small beaches separated by a small narrow headland known as the Todden.  Castle Beach is a south facing beach overlooked by Pendennis Castle. It is suitable for picnics and allows safe bathing and can be found opposite the Falmouth Hotel.  Coverack has quite a rocky beach and is better known for its more picturesque harbour. There are good opportunities for anglers here.  Also known as Jangye Ryn, Dollar Cove is a west facing beach near Helston on the Lizard Peninsula.  Gunwalloe Church Cove is an unusual beach in that there is a church set below the low cliffs of Castle Mound at its northern end. Gyllyngvase Beach is a long thin stretch of golden sand facing southeast and overlooked by Pendennis Castle.  Helford Passage is a narrow strip of patchy sand and fine shingle situated on the northern shore of the pictureque Helford River.  Kennack Sands is a southeast facing beach situated roughly halfway between Cadgwith and Coverack on the eastern side of the Lizard Peninsula.  The beach at Kynance Cove really unfolds at low tide when it is possible to explore the caves and the bases of the serpentine rock stacks.  Maenporth Beach lies roughly midway between downtown Falmouth and the Helford River. Its name means 'Cove of the Rocks'.  Dominated as it is by the imposing St. Michael's Mount, many people overlook Marazion as a beach in its own right.  Mullion Cove harbour was built in 1895 and the village was formerly known as Porth Mellin or 'Mill Cove'.  Poldhu Cove (Black Pool Cove), is a southwest-facing beach with the rather imposing Poldhu Residential Home - formerly an hotel.  Polurrian Cove lies just seaward of the village of Mullion. It is a southwest-facing beach with golden sand and patches of fine shingle.  A mile long beach of golden sand. Praa Sands, pronounced locally as 'Pray Sands', lies just south of the A394 Helston to Penzance road.  Swanpool Beach is a very sheltered beach offering quite safe bathing. The golden sand is littered here and there with rocks. |
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