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The Beaches of West Cornwall - W29 - Portheras Cove

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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 - Half a mile east of Pendeen Watch lighthouse

Portheras Beach, Chypraze Cliff and Gurnards Head


Portheras Cove and beach - grid reference SW388358, can be approached best by parking your car at Pendeen Watch Lighthouse and then following the coastal path down to the cove. The pleasant 15 minute walk offers the chance to look east up the coast towards Gurnards Head and Zennor. The small track leading seaward halfway along the path leads to Boat Cove worth a quick visit if you wish. The beach initially looks quite inviting but it holds a hidden secret....Please note it is inadvisable to swim from this beach, or even to walk on it barefoot, due to sharp metal fragments left from a dynamited wreck - The coaster Alacrity which ran aground in 1963. There are however opportunities to see seals along this coast in late summer brought to the area in search of sea bass.


Pendeen Watch Lighthouse - opened in 1900

Facilities

Flora and Fauna

Flora and Fauna

Parking

Parking

Rescue equipment

Rescue equipment

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Nearby accommodation

B and Bs

B & Bs

Island View (6 km)

Kingsfield (9 km)

Midway House (5 km)

Bosavern House (6 km)

Scilly View (2 km)

Tregeraint House (6 km)

Chy Bowjy (8 km)

Pendennis (9 km)

Cottage holidays

Cottages

Tamarisk Cottage, sleeps 4-6, Mousehole (6 km)

Bojewyan Cottage, sleeps 6, Pendeen (6 km)

Kitchen Cottage, sleeps 4, Mousehole (6 km)

Chy Hebask, sleeps 6, Zennor (7 km)

Little Bostraze, sleeps 2, St Just (7 km)

Tor Barn, sleeps 6, Pendeen (6 km)

Yellowsands, sleeps 4, Pendeen (6 km)

Corner Cottage, sleeps 4, Mousehole (6 km)

Chy-Vean, sleeps 4, Penzance (7 km)

Coachmans, sleeps 2, Praa Sands (7 km)

Windmill, sleeps 4, Praa Sands (7 km)

Regent Cottage, sleeps 6, Mousehole (6 km)

Regent House, sleeps 4, Mousehole (6 km)

Manderley, sleeps 6, Mousehole (6 km)

Holiday Parks

Holiday Parks

Willow Lodge 3, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Willow Lodge, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Kingfisher Caravan, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Swallow Caravan, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Willow Lodge Plus, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Local hotels

Local hotels

Hotel Penzance (9 km)

Commercial Hotel (6 km)

The Tarbert Hotel (9 km)

The Old Primary School Cottage and Apartment (7 km)

Estoril Hotel (9 km)

Cape Cornwall Golf & Country Club (6 km)

The Dunedin (9 km)

Penrose Guest House (9 km)

Hotel Penzance (9 km)


Local attractions

Beaches

Beaches

Whitesand Bay (10 km)

Gwynver (9 km)

Porth Nanven (6 km)

Priest Cove (5 km)

Boat Cove (0 km)

Nearby gardens

Nearby gardens

Trengwainton (7 km)

Hardy Exotics Nursery (7 km)

Mining heritage

Mining heritage

Botallack Crowns (3 km)

Boscaswell Downs (1 km)

St. Just Amalgamated (5 km)

Boscean (4 km)

Balleswidden (5 km)

Bosorne (5 km)

Boswedden (5 km)

Levant (2 km)

Wheal Owles (4 km)

Wheal Edward (3 km)

Pendeen Consols (1 km)

Spearn Consols (3 km)

St. Just United (6 km)

Ding Dong (5 km)

Morvah and Zennor United (3 km)

Local pubs

Pubs

Ship Inn (6 km)

Fountain Inn (7 km)

Fishermans Arms (9 km)

Kings Arms (6 km)

North Inn (6 km)

Radjel Inn (6 km)

Fountain Tavern (7 km)

Sir Humphrey Davy (9 km)

Dolphin Tavern (9 km)

Kings Arms (6 km)

Star Inn (6 km)

Wellington Hotel (6 km)

Logan Rock Inn (6 km)

Local walks

Local walks

Mousehole to Newlyn (10 km)

Newlyn to Penzance Harbour (10 km)

Land's End to Sennen Cove (9 km)

Sennen Cove to Aire Point (8 km)

Aire Point to Cape Cornwall (5 km)

Cape Cornwall to Botallack, The Crowns (5 km)

Botallack, The Crowns to Pendeen (1 km)

Pendeen to Bosigran Cliff (3 km)

Bosigran Cliff to Gurnard's Head (5 km)

Gurnard's Head to Zennor Head (6 km)

Zennor Head to Carn Naun Point (8 km)


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