Cornwall has over 150 beautiful beaches, most of these are within easy reach of a town or accessible by car, while
other beaches are more isolated, tucked away and require a walk to reach them.
Cornwall has beaches for swimming and watersports, sandy beaches of soft golden sand, beaches for sunbathing where you can lie and relax, beaches for families, beaches with rock pools to explore, teeming with life, beaches bordered by towans (sand dunes) and beaches where you can take your dog walking.
The variety of Cornwall's beaches is immense. Some are long, extending for over a mile (km), while others are in
small sheltered coves bounded by fantastic granite or slate cliffs.
Beaches vary depending on the area of Cornwall. On the South coast, the cliffs are generally less steep with
luxurious plant growth while on the North coast many beaches have impressive cliffs or sand dunes.
Whichever part of Cornwall you are visiting, whether it's the Land's End Peninsula, Lizard Peninsula, Truro -
Falmouth Area, Redruth - St Agnes Area, St Austell - Fowey Area, Looe & South East Cornwall, Newquay - Padstow
area, Tintagel & North Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly, you will find many beautiful beaches to choose from.
We provide comprehensive information for each beach in Cornwall including details of parking, toilets and other
facilities, lifeguard cover, Blue Flag awards, dog free or dogs allowed, distance from the nearest car park or
nearest town, accessibility, good for swimming, surfing or other watersports, tide times.
The map below shows Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and all the beaches. To see the maps for each of the areas of
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and to go to details for each beach, please click on the links below.
Map of Beaches in Cornwall and on the Isles of Scilly
Use the + scale on the left of the map to zoom in on an area. Click on a marker to see the name of the location and click the box to go to the information about that place. To zoom out click - on the scale. (Google Map integrated by www.choughmountain.eu)
