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The Beaches of West Cornwall - W28 - Porthmeor Beach

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Location: North Coast - St. Ives

On Porthmeor Beach looking towards the 'Island'


Porthmeor Beach is the westernmost of St. Ives' beaches. Waves crash in from the Atlantic Ocean which make Porthmeor Beach a favourite with surfers and bodyboarders. The beach is overlooked by the Tate Art Gallery (St. Ives). There are pleasant if short strolls up and around the Island as well as the start of the far more challenging coastal footpath route from St. Ives to Zennor. Another fine walk is along the coastpath and the nutgrove to Carbis Bay and Lelant. For more photographs and information on St. Ives click the following hyperlink St. Ives (Porth Ia).

Facilities

Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna

Cafe, shop or pub

Cafe, shop or pub

Easily accessible

Easily accessible

Lifeguard in summer

Lifeguard in summer

Seasonal dog ban

Seasonal dog ban

Parking

Parking

Good Surfing

Good Surfing

More surfing beaches

Telephone

Telephone

Toilets

Toilets

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Tregeraint House (8 km)

Thurlestone Hotel (2 km)

Morwenstow House Hotel (1 km)

Chy Bowjy (8 km)

Nanterrow Farm (7 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Artist's Cottage, Marazion (10 km)

Trispen, sleeps 4, Carbis Bay (2 km)

The Old Toll House, sleeps 5, Marazion (10 km)

Samarkand, sleeps 6, Carbis Bay (2 km)

The Dairy - E3142, sleeps 4, Gwinear (7 km)

Perran, sleeps 4, Carbis Bay (2 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Riviere Sands (7 km)

Trevacroft Silver Chalet, sleeps 4 (2 km)

Crofters Chalet, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Kernow Cottage, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Woodland Bronze Chalet, sleeps 6 (2 km)

Woodland Gold Chalet, sleeps 6 (2 km)

Woodland Silver Chalet, sleeps 6 (2 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Tregenna Castle Hotel (1 km)

Mount Haven Hotel (10 km)

Pedn Olva (1 km)

The Gurnard`s Head (2 km)

Curlews Marazion (10 km)

The Garrack Hotel & Restaurant (2 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Porthgwidden (0 km)

Town Beach (0 km)

Porthminster (1 km)

Carbis Bay (2 km)

Porthkidney Sands (3 km)

Harvey's Towans (4 km)

Mexico Towans (4 km)

Gwithian Towans (7 km)

Godrevy Towans (7 km)

Long Rock (10 km)

Mining heritage

Mining heritage

Giew Mine (4 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Angarrack Inn (7 km)

Turnpike Inn (7 km)

Cornish Arms (7 km)

Cornubia Inn (7 km)

Royal Standard Inn (7 km)

Badger Inn (2 km)

Fire Engine (10 km)

Kings Arms (10 km)

Lifeboat Inn (2 km)

Pedn Olva Hotel (2 km)

Queens Hotel (2 km)

Sheaf of Wheat (2 km)

Western Hotel (2 km)

Star Inn (8 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Bosigran Cliff to Gurnard's Head (9 km)

Gurnard's Head to Zennor Head (8 km)

Zennor Head to Carn Naun Point (6 km)

Carn Naun Point to St. Ives, Clodgy Point (3 km)

St. Ives, Clodgy Point to Carbis Bay (1 km)

Carbis Bay to Lelant Saltings (3 km)

Lelant Saltings to Hayle Towans (5 km)

Hayle Towans to Gwithian Bridge (7 km)

Gwithian Bridge to Godrevy Navax Point (8 km)


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