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The Beaches of West Cornwall - W12 - Perranporth

OS Explorer Map 104 Redruth & St AgnesOS Explorer Map 104 Redruth & St Agnes

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: North Coast - 7 miles north of Truro

The sand at low tide extends over a large area and is extremely flat. This is great for walking but this also means that the tide comes in very quickly. Leaving the town of Perranporth behind you, the cliffs gradually give way to steep sand dunes. Walking up one of the larger dunes will lead you up to the remains of St. Piran's Oratory and his church.
Shortly you reach the eastern end of the beach, just below Ligger Point. Depending on the state of the tide and time available you now have THREE choices. The first is to return along the beach to Perranporth, the second is to head up into the sand dunes and back along the cliffs to Perranporth; the third choice is to continue your walk over Ligger Point and Penhale Point to Holywell Bay being sure to remember warnings about the arduous nature of the path and that Penhale is a military training area.


Facilities

Cafe, shop or pub

Cafe, shop or pub

Easily accessible

Easily accessible

Family friendly

Family friendly

Tourist information

Tourist information

Lifeguard in summer

Lifeguard in summer

Parking

Parking

Rescue equipment

Rescue equipment

Good Surfing

Good Surfing

More surfing beaches

Watersports

Watersports

Telephone

Telephone

Toilets

Toilets

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Trevaunance Cottage B&B (5 km)

Tides Reach Hotel (1 km)

Tregenna House B&B (6 km)

Reef Surf Lodge (9 km)

The Aramay (5 km)

Caravan and camping holidays

Caravans and Camping

Trevella Park, Newquay (7 km)

Chiverton Park, Truro (8 km)

Hendra Holiday Park, Newquay (9 km)

Holywell Bay Holiday Park, Newquay (4 km)

Trenance Holiday Park, Newquay (9 km)

Perran Springs Holiday Park, Goonhavern (4 km)

Tollgate Farm Camping and Caravan Park, Perranporth (1 km)

Valley View Touring Park, Blackwater (9 km)

Perran Sands, Perranporth (1 km)

Newperran Holiday Park, Goonhavern (4 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Pentowan View, Newquay (8 km)

Spinnaker, Newquay (8 km)

Tregye Bungalow, St Agnes (4 km)

Kajang Cottage, Newquay (9 km)

Lakewell Cottage, Perranporth (3 km)

Lakewell Barn, Perranporth (3 km)

270 North, Newquay (8 km)

Rosemundy Villa, St Agnes (5 km)

Caerkief Farmhouse, Perranporth (3 km)

Babes Cottage, Caerkief, Perranporth (3 km)

Hollies Cottage, Caerkief, Perranporth (3 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Perran Sands, Perranporth (1 km)

Perran Prestige 3, Newquay (1 km)

Bredon Plus, Perranporth (1 km)

Newlyn, Newquay (4 km)

Carne Cabin, Perranporth (1 km)

Roseland Lodge, Newquay (9 km)

Harlyn, Newquay (7 km)

Oak 3, Newquay (10 km)

Lymington 8 Caravan, Newquay (4 km)

Oak 2, Newquay (10 km)

Caprice Caravan, Newquay (4 km)

Hayle, Newquay (4 km)

Trispen, Newquay (4 km)

Padstow, Newquay (7 km)

Carne Cabin Plus, Perranporth (1 km)

Perran Superior Plus 3, Newquay (1 km)

Redwood 2, Newquay (10 km)

Fistral, Newquay (7 km)

Perran Prestige 2, Newquay (1 km)

Pendeen, Newquay (7 km)

Trevilley Cabin, Newquay (9 km)

Carbis, Newquay (4 km)

Palm 3, Newquay (10 km)

Holywell Bungalow, Newquay (4 km)

Palm 2, Newquay (10 km)

Perran Superior Plus 2, Newquay (1 km)

Coombe Lodge Plus, Perranporth (1 km)

Sennen, Newquay (4 km)

Bredon, Perranporth (1 km)

Trerice Caravan (8), Newquay (9 km)

Mill Lodge, Perranporth (1 km)

Redwood 3, Newquay (10 km)

Delabole, Newquay (4 km)

Lymington 6 Caravan, Newquay (4 km)

Trerice Caravan (6), Newquay (9 km)

Seville Caravan, Newquay (4 km)

Trerice Caravan (4), Newquay (9 km)

Coombe Lodge, Perranporth (1 km)

Tintagel, Newquay (7 km)

Croft Lodge, Perranporth (1 km)

Treehouse, Perranporth (1 km)

Roseland Chalet, Newquay (9 km)

Croft Lodge Plus, Perranporth (1 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Driftwood Spars Hotel (5 km)

Tregella Hotel (9 km)

Esplanade Hotel (9 km)

The Bay Hotel and Fistral Spa (9 km)

Porth Veor Manor Hotel (9 km)

Glendorgal Resort (9 km)

Pendeen Hotel (9 km)

Sandy Lodge Hotel (9 km)

Grand Palm Hotel (9 km)

Rose in Vale Country House Hotel (5 km)

Bolster Farm Cottage (5 km)

Best Western Hotel Bristol (9 km)

Pine Lodge (9 km)

The Hotel California (9 km)

Glendeveor Hotel (9 km)

The Three Tees Hotel (9 km)

Quies Hotel (9 km)

The Metro (9 km)

Edgcumbe Hotel (9 km)

Narrowcliff Hotel (9 km)

Kilbirnie Hotel (9 km)

Newquay Premier Inn, Quintrell Downs (7 km)

Marina Hotel (8 km)

Hotel Victoria (9 km)

Headland Hotel (9 km)

Trebarwith Hotel (9 km)

Crantock Bay Hotel (6 km)

Hotel Sunnyside (9 km)

The Pentire Hotel (8 km)

Longbeach Hotel (8 km)

Eliot Hotel (9 km)

Hotel Deauville (9 km)

Barrowfield Hotel (10 km)

St George's Country Hotel (1 km)

Fairbank Hotel (6 km)

Beacon Country House Hotel (6 km)

Carn Marth Hotel (9 km)

The Harbour Hotel (9 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Porthtowan (9 km)

Chapel Porth (8 km)

Trevaunance Cove (5 km)

Trevellas Porth (4 km)

Holywell Bay (5 km)

Polly Joke (6 km)

Crantock (7 km)

Fistral (8 km)

Harbour (9 km)

Towan (9 km)

Great Western Beach (9 km)

Tolcarne (10 km)

Mining history

Mining history

Blue Hills (4 km)

Wheal Kitty & Penhalls United (5 km)

West Wheal Kitty (5 km)

Cligga Head (2 km)

Wheal Coates (7 km)

Wheal Towan (9 km)

West Wheal Towan (9 km)

South Wheal Towan (9 km)

Tywarnhayle Mine (9 km)

Wheal Friendly (5 km)

Stencoose & Mawla Mine (10 km)

Royal Polberro (5 km)

Wheal Trevaunance (5 km)

North Wheal Busy (9 km)

Boscawen Mine (7 km)

Wheal Chiverton (5 km)

West Wheal Chiverton (5 km)

New Wheal Chiverton (3 km)

Budnick Consols (2 km)

Great South Chiverton (7 km)

Perran Consols (Wheal Vlow) (1 km)

Duchy Peru (4 km)

Treamble (3 km)

Great Retallack (4 km)

East Wheal Rose (8 km)

Cargoll (9 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Central Inn (9 km)

Fort Inn (9 km)

Great Western Hotel (9 km)

St Agnes Hotel (5 km)

Old Albion (7 km)

The Smugglers Den (4 km)

St. Pirans Inn (4 km)

Brunels Bar (9 km)

Lewinnick Lodge (7 km)

The Vic Bars (9 km)

The Watering Hole (0 km)

Driftwood Spars (5 km)

The Peterville (5 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Porthtowan to Chapel Porth (8 km)

Chapel Porth to St. Agnes (Newdowns Head) (6 km)

Newdowns Head to Trevaunance Cove (5 km)

Trevaunance Cove to Trevellas Porth (4 km)

Trevellas Porth to Perranporth (2 km)

Perranporth Chapel Rock to Ligger Point (1 km)

Perranporth Ligger Point to Holywell Bay (4 km)

Holywell Bay to West Pentire, Crantock (7 km)

Newquay, Pentire to Trevelgue Head (10 km)

Adventure Parks

Adventure parks

Holywell Bay Fun Park (4 km)

Farms and animalse

Farms & animals

The Cornish Cyder Farm (5 km)

Blue Reef Aquarium (9 km)

Newquay Zoo (9 km)

Cornwall Bars

Bars

The Watering Hole (0 km)

Belushi's (9 km)

Senor Dicks (9 km)

Mexican Cantina (9 km)

Cornwall Bistros

Bistros

Silks Bistro & Champagne Bar (9 km)

Butchers Bistro (9 km)

Cornwall Cafes

Cafes

Trenance Cottage Tea Rooms (9 km)

Blue Beach Bar & Brasserie (9 km)

Gardens

Gardens

Trerice (9 km)

Cornish heritage

Cornwall heritage

Lappa Valley Steam Railway (9 km)

Museumse

Museums

Perranzabuloe Folk Museum (1 km)

St Agnes Museum (6 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

St Agnes Hotel (5 km)

Smuggler's Den, Cubert (4 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

Kahuna (9 km)

Indian Summer (9 km)

Maharajah Indian Restaurant (9 km)

Newquay Meadery (9 km)

Odd's - The Restaurant (4 km)

The Terrace (9 km)

The New Harbour Restaurant (9 km)

The Kitchen Restaurant (9 km)

Lewinnick Lodge (7 km)

The Valley Restaurant (4 km)

Spindrift Restaurant (5 km)


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