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The Beaches of South Cornwall - S38 - Porth Sawsen

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OS Explorer Map 103 The LizardOS Explorer Map 103 The Lizard

This map is part of the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series designed to replace the old Pathfinder map series. At 1:25,000 scale this detailed map shows a host of attractions including gardens which are open to the public, nature reserves and country parks as well as all official footpaths, bridleways, roads and lanes. Other facilities covered include: camping and caravan sites, picnic areas and viewpoints, selected places of interest, rights of way information for England and Wales, National Trail and Recreational Path routes, and selected tourist information. The series is aimed mainly at the experienced map user but can be used by tourists and locals alike.

Location: South Coast - Helford River, Lizard Peninsula

Looking across to Porth Sawsen

A south facing beach overlooking the Helford River, this stony beach is suitable for picnics and allows safe bathing. This is quite a good sized beach, especially at low tide. It can be reached by parking at Mawnan Church then walking the half a mile or so along Mawnan Shear or directly through Carwinion Gardens. It is quite secluded as day trippers tend to stay around the nearby Glendurgan and Trebah Gardens rather than exploring along the coastpath.


Looking west towards Grebe Beach and Durgan from Porth Sawsen

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Carmelin (6 km)

Old Temperance House (6 km)

Bosanneth Guest House (5 km)

Hen House (4 km)

Gyllyngvase House Hotel (6 km)

Nearwater (9 km)

Merther Uny Farm (8 km)

Halwyn (4 km)

The Rosemary (6 km)

Tremough Campus (8 km)

Lowen Cottage (4 km)

Eden House (5 km)

Quay House, Mylor Bridge (9 km)

Anacapri (6 km)

The Oasis Guesthouse (6 km)

The Westcott Guest House (6 km)

Bosanneth (6 km)

Melvill Guest House (6 km)

Tregenna (6 km)

chellowdene (6 km)

Sixteen BB (6 km)

The Grove Hotel (6 km)

Avalon Guest House (3 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Trenance Farm Cottages, Mullion (6 km)

Boscawen, Mylor (9 km)

Grenville, Mylor (9 km)

Horatio, Mylor (9 km)

Number Six, Falmouth (7 km)

Fort House, St Mawes (8 km)

The Barn, Goongillings Farm, Constantine (5 km)

Goongillings Farm, Constantine (5 km)

Trelowarren, Helston (7 km)

The Sea House, Coverack (9 km)

Drake, Mylor (9 km)

No.1 Boak Edge, Coverack, Coverack (9 km)

Mizpah Cottage, Bohortha, Roseland (10 km)

Tree Tops, Port Navas, Helford (3 km)

Mulberry House, Manaccan, Helford (3 km)

Hillside, Helford Passage, Helford (2 km)

No.2 Boak Edge, Coverack, Coverack (9 km)

Bishops Quay, Helford, Helford (6 km)

Lowlands, Coverack, Coverack (9 km)

Mowhay Holiday Cottage, Coverack (8 km)

Coverack Headland, Falmouth (10 km)

Spindrift, Falmouth (10 km)

Rosemead, Falmouth (10 km)

Maen Eglos, Falmouth (10 km)

Seaview, Falmouth (10 km)

Willow, Falmouth (4 km)

Stanwick, Falmouth (10 km)

Hazel, Falmouth (4 km)

Hawthorn, Falmouth (4 km)

Lamorna, Penryn (5 km)

Coverack, Penryn (5 km)

Penpoll, Penryn (5 km)

Bryallen, Penryn (9 km)

Fishermans Haven, Falmouth (8 km)

Sailors Rest, Falmouth (8 km)

Lylyen, Penryn (9 km)

Paw Bran, Penryn (9 km)

9 Minster Fields, Falmouth (2 km)

Acorns, Falmouth (4 km)

Little Dennis, Falmouth (6 km)

Bohill Cottage, Penryn (7 km)

Seashell Cottage, Falmouth (3 km)

Crow's Nest, Falmouth (8 km)

Field Cottage, Penryn (6 km)

Treveryan, Falmouth (2 km)

Tregarthen, Falmouth (2 km)

Birch, Falmouth (4 km)

Trellee, Falmouth (4 km)

Lanacre Cottage, Penryn (9 km)

Mallys, Falmouth (8 km)

The Poop Deck, Falmouth (10 km)

Rosemullion Cottage, Falmouth (2 km)

Lawithick Barn, Penryn (9 km)

Eldamar Cottage, Penryn (7 km)

Upper Warren, St Mawes (8 km)

The Bostal, Helston (5 km)

Buzzard Barn, Falmouth (4 km)

Jemima Cottage, Falmouth (4 km)

Star Gazy, Falmouth (4 km)

Keeper's Cottage, Falmouth (2 km)

Helford House, Falmouth (2 km)

Gwel An Porth, Falmouth (7 km)

Ponsgwedhen, Falmouth (8 km)

The Lower Deck, Falmouth (9 km)

Chy An Ky Bras, Falmouth (4 km)

Neb's Cottage, Falmouth (9 km)

Trevellan Studio, Penryn (9 km)

The Barn At Tresahor Veor, Penryn (6 km)

Jeremy's, Penryn (10 km)

Gylly Beach View, Falmouth (5 km)

Five Corner Cottage, Penryn (9 km)

Little Pengarrock, Falmouth (4 km)

The Other Cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Summer Cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Two Castles Cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Periwinkle Cottage, Helston (10 km)

Tucstan, Helston (6 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (7 km)

Penryn cottage, Penryn (6 km)

Penryn cottage, Penryn (6 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (5 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (7 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (3 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (5 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (5 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (5 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (4 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (5 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (6 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (3 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (7 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (7 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (3 km)

Falmouth cottage, Falmouth (4 km)

Helston cottage, Helston (6 km)

Spinnakers, Falmouth (6 km)

Quarry Cottage, Falmouth (7 km)

Farrier Cottage, Falmouth (4 km)

Meadow View, Helston (10 km)

Sycamores, Helston (10 km)

Fifteen The Crags, Falmouth (3 km)

The Stables, Falmouth (4 km)

Coach House, Falmouth (4 km)

Burnoon Barn, Helston (9 km)

Jackdaw Cottage, Helston (5 km)

Inglenook, Helston (10 km)

Granary Cottage, Helston (10 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Budock Vean (2 km)

The Grove Hotel (6 km)

Trengilly Wartha Country Inn (5 km)

Trelawne Hotel (2 km)

Hotel Tresanton (9 km)

Meudon Hotel (2 km)

Merchants Manor (6 km)

St Michael's Hotel Spa (6 km)

Broadmead Hotel (6 km)

The Royal Duchy Hotel (5 km)

Idle Rocks Hotel (9 km)

Greenbank Hotel (7 km)

Grovewood BB (5 km)

Budock Vean Hotel - A Recommended Hotel (2 km)

Rosslyn Hotel (6 km)

Penmorvah Manor Hotel (4 km)

The St Mawes Hotel (9 km)

Rising Sun (9 km)

Trengilly Wartha Inn (5 km)

Meudon Hotel (1 km)

Trelawne Hotel (2 km)

Madeira (6 km)

The Ship Castle Hotel (9 km)

The Tremough Campus (8 km)

The Thirsty Scholar (7 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Coverack (9 km)

Godrevy Cove (7 km)

Porthoustock (6 km)

Porthkerris (5 km)

Porthallow (4 km)

Men Aver (2 km)

Penarvon Cove (2 km)

Helford Passage (2 km)

Polgwidden (1 km)

Durgan (1 km)

Porthallack (0 km)

Prisk Cove (2 km)

Gatamala Cove (2 km)

Bream Cove (2 km)

Maenporth (3 km)

Swanpool (5 km)

Castle Beach (6 km)

Tavern Beach (8 km)

Freshwater (10 km)

Gt. Molunan (8 km)

Porthbeor (10 km)

Mining history

Mining history

East Wheal Lovell (9 km)

Medlyn Moor (10 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Five Degrees West (6 km)

Four Winds Inn (5 km)

Wodehouse Arms (6 km)

Ferryboat Inn (5 km)

Old Inn (6 km)

Lemon Arms (5 km)

Three Tuns Inn (7 km)

Pandora Inn (5 km)

Rising Sun (5 km)

Star and Garter (7 km)

Seven Stars (6 km)

Shipwrights Arms (2 km)

Seven Stars (7 km)

The Victory Inn (9 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Downas Cove, Treleaver to Coverack (10 km)

Coverack to Dean Quarry via Lowland Point (7 km)

Dean Quarry to Porthallow (6 km)

Porthallow to Gillan (3 km)

Gillan to Helford via St. Anthony (2 km)

Helford Passage to Rosemullion Head via Mawnan (0 km)

Rosemullion Head to Maenporth (2 km)

Maenporth to Falmouth (5 km)

Place to Portscatho (9 km)

Beaches

Beaches

Flushing Cove (2 km)

Gillan Harbour (2 km)

Gyllyngvase (5 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Masons Arms (6 km)

The Paris Hotel (9 km)

Farms and animals

Farms & animals

National Seal Sanctuary (7 km)

Bosvathick Farm Riding Stables (4 km)

Cornwall Bistros

Bistros

Bistro de la Mer (6 km)

The Lifeboat House Cafe & Bistro (9 km)

Cornwall Cafes

Cafes

Pea Souk (6 km)

Gylly Beach (5 km)

Cafe Cinnamon Girl (7 km)

De Wynns (6 km)

Miss Peapod's Kitchen Cafe (7 km)

Cafe Chandlers (9 km)

The Croust House (7 km)

South Cafe (3 km)

Cinemas

Cinemas

Phoenix Cinema (6 km)

Gardens

Gardens

Glendurgan (1 km)

Trebah Gardens (5 km)

Cornwall heritage

Cornwall heritage

Pendennis Castle (6 km)

Museums

Museums

Penryn Museum (7 km)

National Maritime Museum (6 km)

Local pub food

Pub Grub

The Boathouse (7 km)

The New Inn (3 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

Trengilly Wartha (5 km)

Olivers: The Eatery (7 km)

New Yard Restaurant (7 km)

Harbourside Restaurant (7 km)

Green Lawns Restaurant (6 km)

The Trelawney Restaurant (6 km)

Hunky Dory (6 km)

Indaba Fish on the beach (5 km)

Hotel Tresanton (9 km)

St Mawes Hotel (9 km)

The New Yard Restaurant (7 km)

The Greenhouse Restaurant (6 km)

The Cove Restaurant (3 km)

The Shack (6 km)

The Shed (6 km)

Castaways & The Seafood Restaurant (9 km)


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