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The Beaches of West Cornwall - W23 - Porthkidney Sands

OS Explorer Map 102 LandOS Explorer Map 102 Land's End

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 - 2.5 miles southeast of St. Ives

Looking northwest from Hawk's Point towards St. Ives


On Porth Kidney Sands, Lelant looking towards Hawk's Point

Porth Kidney Sands lie on the western bank of the Hayle estuary. The nearby village of Lelant offers refreshments, a Golf Links and a branch line rail station either west to St. Ives or south to meet the main line at St. Erth. There is an excellent cliffwalk using part of the St. Michael's Way - used by pilgrims in olden times. Further west lies Carbis Bay over the point at Carrick Gladden (Hawk's Point) and later still everyone's favourite - St. Ives. There is No Swimming here due to dangerous river currents.


Looking across Hayle Estuary towards Black Cliff, Hayle and Godrevy


Looking up the Hayle River towards the town from Lelant.

Facilities

Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna

Family friendly

Family friendly

Parking

Parking

Rescue equipment

Rescue equipment

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Tregeraint House (9 km)

Thurlestone Guest House (2 km)

Ten Ocean View (4 km)

Chy Bowjy (8 km)

Nanterrow Farm (4 km)

Pendennis (10 km)

Dean Court (3 km)

Shun Lee House (2 km)

White Waves Guest House (3 km)

Atlantic Heights (4 km)

Headland House (1 km)

Sea Breeze B&B (3 km)

Treglisson Guest House (4 km)

Calize Country House (5 km)

The Light House B&B (2 km)

Trezelah Farmhouse (8 km)

Ennys (7 km)

Ednovean Farm (9 km)

The White House (9 km)

Caravan and camping holidays

Caravans and Camping

Riviere Sands Caravan Park, Hayle (4 km)

Mounts Bay Caravan Park, Marazion (8 km)

Atlantic Coast Holiday Park, Hayle (5 km)

Kenneggy Cove Holiday Park, Penzance (10 km)

Boscreege Caravan and Camping Park, Helston (10 km)

Parbola Holiday Park, Hayle (7 km)

The Old Chapel Caravan, Penzance (8 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Mowie Cottage, Camborne (9 km)

Artist's Cottage, Marazion (8 km)

Trescowe: Pendarves, Praa Sands (8 km)

Shell Cottage, St Ives (3 km)

Widden House, St Ives (3 km)

Tall Storeys, St Ives (3 km)

Woodford Cottage, Penzance (9 km)

Rainbow Cottage, St Ives (3 km)

The Cottage, St Ives (3 km)

Samarkand, St Ives (2 km)

The Old Toll House, Penzance (8 km)

Trispen, St Ives (2 km)

The Dairy, Hayle (7 km)

Demelza Barn, Hayle (6 km)

Manor House, Hayle (3 km)

Perran, St Ives (2 km)

Mermaid's Purse, Carbis Bay (1 km)

Bluebell Cottage, Gonwin Manor, Carbis Bay (1 km)

Wild Thyme, Carbis Bay (2 km)

Tintin Cottage, Carbis Bay (2 km)

April Cottage, Carbis Bay (2 km)

Lavender Cottage, Gonwin Manor, Carbis Bay (1 km)

Avalon Apartment, Marazion (8 km)

Gillan Cottage, Marazion (8 km)

Heather Cottage, Gonwin Manor, Carbis Bay (1 km)

Polgew Studio, Marazion (8 km)

Trescowe: Crofty, Praa Sands (8 km)

Pepper Cottage, Marazion (8 km)

Hobbits, Marazion (8 km)

The Paddock, Marazion (8 km)

Meadowsweet, Kehelland Farm, Camborne (8 km)

Riviere Barton, Hayle (5 km)

Riviere House, Hayle (5 km)

Villa Surfside, Hayle (1 km)

Tregotha Farm Milling Barn, Hayle (6 km)

The Sands, Hayle (1 km)

The Old Piggery, Portreath (8 km)

Sandycott, Hayle (3 km)

Riverside, Marazion (7 km)

Millers Loft, Penzance (6 km)

Little Riviere, Hayle (5 km)

Kenegie, Penzance (9 km)

Kehelland Farm: The Parlour, Camborne (8 km)

Kehelland Farm: Seapinks, Camborne (8 km)

Kehelland Farm: Corner Cottage, Camborne (8 km)

Kehelland Farm: Bluebell, Camborne (8 km)

Kehelland Farm: Appleloft, Camborne (8 km)

Gwinear Cottage, Hayle (6 km)

Kerrow Lodge, Hayle (4 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Riviere Sands, Hayle (4 km)

Woodland Silver Chalet, St Ives (2 km)

Swallow Caravan, Penzance (6 km)

Willow Lodge, Penzance (6 km)

Crofters Chalet, Hayle (4 km)

Cormorant Caravan 3, Penzance (6 km)

Woodland Gold Chalet, St Ives (2 km)

Kestrel Caravan, Penzance (6 km)

Kernow Cottage, Hayle (4 km)

Kingfisher Caravan, Penzance (6 km)

Willow Lodge Plus, Penzance (6 km)

Woodland Bronze Chalet, St Ives (2 km)

Trevacroft Silver Chalet, St Ives (2 km)

Willow Lodge 3, Penzance (6 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Tregenna Castle Hotel (3 km)

Mount Haven Hotel (8 km)

Pedn Olva (3 km)

The Gurnard`s Head (2 km)

Estoril Hotel (10 km)

Curlews Marazion (8 km)

The Dunedin (10 km)

Penrose Guest House (10 km)

The Garrack Hotel & Restaurant (2 km)

Hotel Penzance (10 km)

Mount Royal Hotel (10 km)

Hayle Premier Inn (5 km)

St. Ives Bay Hotel (6 km)

Borthalan Hotel (1 km)

Marazion Hotel (8 km)

The Carbis Bay Hotel (2 km)

Boskerris Hotel (1 km)

Blue Hayes Hotel (2 km)

11 Sea View Terrace (3 km)

Primrose Valley Hotel (3 km)

Dean Court (2 km)

The Nook (4 km)

Blue Mist (3 km)

Skidden House Hotel (3 km)

The Regent Hotel (3 km)

Chy an Albany (3 km)

Atlantic Hotel (2 km)

St Merryn Hotel (2 km)

Porthminster Hotel (3 km)

Channings Hotel (3 km)

Beechwood Hotel (1 km)

Headland House Hotel (1 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Porthmeor (3 km)

Porthgwidden (3 km)

Town Beach (3 km)

Porthminster (3 km)

Carbis Bay (1 km)

Harvey's Towans (1 km)

Mexico Towans (2 km)

Gwithian Towans (5 km)

Godrevy Towans (6 km)

Eastern Green (9 km)

Long Rock (8 km)

Marazion (8 km)

Perranuthnoe (9 km)

Mining history

Mining history

Stray Park (10 km)

Giew Mine (4 km)

Trevoole (10 km)

Great Work (9 km)

Wheal Gurlyn (6 km)

Halamanning (8 km)

Unity Consols (7 km)

Binner Downs (8 km)

Crenver & Wheal Abraham (10 km)

Wheal Godolphin (9 km)

St. Ives Consols (4 km)

Rosewall Hill & Ransom United (5 km)

Great Wheal Alfred (4 km)

Alfred Consols (4 km)

Boiling Well (4 km)

Rosewarne United (8 km)

Pendarves & St. Aubyn (8 km)

Wheal Treasury (Wheal Treasure) (7 km)

West Providence Mine (6 km)

Prosper United (Marazion Mines) (7 km)

Tregurtha Downs (incl. Wheal Rodney) (7 km)

Wheal Reeth (Lady Gwendolen) (9 km)

Charlotte United (incl. Trenow Consols) (8 km)

Penberthy Crofts (incl. Wheal Fancy) (6 km)

Ennys Wheal Virgin (6 km)

Wheal Squire (5 km)

Wheal Friendship (7 km)

Wheal Neptune (8 km)

Tolvadden Mine (8 km)

Trebarvah (9 km)

North Dolcoath (10 km)

Wheal Providence (2 km)

Tyringham Consols (5 km)

Trelyon Consols (2 km)

Wheal Trenwith (3 km)

Goole Pellas (5 km)

St Ives Wheal Allen (5 km)

Georgia Consols (5 km)

Wheal Reeth (Reeth Consols) (4 km)

Wheal Sisters (4 km)

Lelant Consols (5 km)

Wheal Merth (3 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Angarrack Inn (4 km)

The Sloop Inn (3 km)

Tyacks Hotel (9 km)

Turnpike Inn (4 km)

Crown Inn (8 km)

Cornish Arms (2 km)

Cornubia Inn (4 km)

Royal Standard Inn (2 km)

Badger Inn (2 km)

Fire Engine (8 km)

Kings Arms (8 km)

Fishermans Arms (10 km)

Sir Humphrey Davy (10 km)

Dolphin Tavern (10 km)

Lifeboat Inn (2 km)

Pedn Olva Hotel (2 km)

Queens Hotel (2 km)

Sheaf of Wheat (2 km)

Western Hotel (2 km)

Victoria Inn (9 km)

Star Inn (6 km)

Cornish Arms (2 km)

Huers (3 km)

Castle Inn (3 km)

Tinners Arms (9 km)

Old Quay House Inn (2 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Penzance Harbour to Marazion (9 km)

Marazion to Perranuthnoe (8 km)

Perranuthnoe to Cudden Point (10 km)

Zennor Head to Carn Naun Point (8 km)

Carn Naun Point to St. Ives, Clodgy Point (5 km)

St. Ives, Clodgy Point to Carbis Bay (3 km)

Carbis Bay to Lelant Saltings (0 km)

Lelant Saltings to Hayle Towans (2 km)

Hayle Towans to Gwithian Bridge (6 km)

Gwithian Bridge to Godrevy Navax Point (6 km)

Godrevy Navax Point to Basset's Cove (10 km)

Farms and animals

Farms & animals

Paradise Park (2 km)

Cornwall Bistros

Bistros

St Andrews Street Bistro (3 km)

Cornwall Cafes

Cafes

Porthminster Cafe (3 km)

Salt Kitchen Bar (2 km)

Godrevy Cafe (6 km)

Blas Burgerworks (3 km)

The Seafood Cafe (3 km)

The Digey Food Room (3 km)

The Tate St Ives Cafe (3 km)

Cinemas

Cinemas

Royal Cinema (3 km)

Gardens

Gardens

Godolphin House (9 km)

Cornish heritage

Cornwall heritage

St. Michael's Mount (9 km)

Tate Gallery (3 km)

Museums

Museums

Marazion Museum (8 km)

St Ives Museum (3 km)

Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden (3 km)

Wayside Folk Museum (9 km)

Local pub food

Pub Grub

The Victoria Inn (9 km)

Cornwall Restaurants

Restaurants

La Casita (1 km)

The Alba Restaurant (3 km)

Mount Haven (8 km)

The Bay (10 km)

Trevaskis Farm (7 km)

Atlantic Waves (2 km)

Rosewarne Manor (7 km)

The Beach Restaurant (3 km)

Tregenna Castle (3 km)

The Lookout (3 km)

The Bean Inn (2 km)

The Ocean Grill (3 km)

Theatres

Theatres

Kidz R Us (3 km)


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