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Summerleaze is a popular beach with both local residents and visitors. Summerleaze is good for swimming. It has a range of local facilities including toilets, cafes and shops, car parking. Summerleaze is dog friendly with dogs allowed on the beach all year round. RNLI Lifeguards are on duty at Summerleaze beach from 1st May to the end of September. For more information about the lifeguard service - RNLI Area support centre Tel: 01288 353205 or email lifeguards@rnli.org.uk Crooklets beach is a favourite for visiting and local surfers. There is a promenade behind the beach with beach huts and other facilities. Large car park. Crooklets has a dog ban from 15th May to 30th September between 10am and 6pm and is dog friendly with dogs allowed outside these hours and between 1st October and 14th May. RNLI Lifeguards are on duty at Crooklets beach from mid May to around 20th September. For more information about the lifeguard service - RNLI Area support centre Tel: 01288 353205 or email lifeguards@rnli.org.uk Bude Tide Times Crooklets Surf Report Surfing conditions at Crooklets, Bude including wave height, swell direction, wind direction and speed, tides times, sea temperature and weather conditions. Beach of sand, pebbles and rocks popular with families. Facilities in the adjoining village including toilets, cafes and shop. Car Park. Crackington Haven has a dog ban from 15th May to 30th September between 10am and 6pm and is dog friendly outside these hours and between 1st October and 14th May. Please note that Guide Dogs are excepted from this ban. During the Coronavirus situation St Gennys Parish Council request that dogs are kept on a lead when using the beach. RNLI Lifeguards are on duty at Crackington Haven beach from early July to early September. For more information about the lifeguard service - RNLI Area support centre Tel: 01208 815465 or email lifeguards@rnli.org.uk Crackington Haven Surf Report Surfing conditions at Crackington Haven including wave height, swell direction, wind direction and speed, tides times, sea temperature and weather conditions. The sheltered pebble and sandy beach at Duckpool is good for surfing and at low tide there are many rock pools to explore. Crabs and sea squirts can be seen as well as the favourite barnacles, limpets and mussels clinging to the rocks. Car parking and toilets available. No lifeguard service. An isolated beach of sand and pebbles. There is no lifeguard service. Marsland Mouth beach has no facilities. Millook Haven beach is partially sandy at low water but from mid tide onwards it is entirely pebbly The beach is north-west facing making it excellent for experienced surfers. Take care when accessing the beach as rock falls and landslides do sometimes occur. There are no facilities at Millook Haven. Parking is limited with on road parking for just a few cars near the beach. The first sizeable car park is a half mile from the beach. Millook Haven is dog friendly with dogs allowed on the beach all year round. There is no lifeguard service at any time of year. Tintagel, best known for its castle and its association with King Arthur, has two small beaches.Tintagel Haven beach, also known as Merlin's Cove, is just below the castle. It is a small sand and pebble beach. Swimming is possible on a rising tide in good weather conditions. Access is not easy and the beach disappears at high tide. Of interest is the waterfall cascading onto the north east of the beach and Merlin's Cave. There are rock pools at low water and several good places for fishing from the rocks. Under the right conditions, the cove is good for snorkelling. The cave gives access to another small, rocky beach on the other side of the headland known as Westside Cove. This beach is not safe for swimming due to strong currents. Both beaches are dog friendly with dogs allowed all year round. There is safety equipment at Tintagel Haven. Trebarwith Strand Beach Trebarwith Strand is excellent for surfing and the sands are popular for families and children. When the tide is low, the sea goes out 300 yards (270 m) uncovering an expanse of sand over half a mile (800 metres) wide. The left side of the beach is sandy, while the right is more rocky with some interesting rock pools. At high tide the beach is completely covered by the sea. The tide comes in quickly so exercise caution to make sure you do not get cut off by a rising tide. Take note of the signs warning of strong currents, large waves and possible falling rocks. There is a lifeguard service provided by Tintagel Surf Lifesaving Club. Trebarwith Strand is dog friendly with dogs allowed on the beach all year round. The access onto the beach is not suitable for wheel chairs. Hole Beach Hole Beach is the furthest east and is inaccessible except for the lowest two hours of the tide. On the right side of the beach it is very good for snorkelling. The beach is also popular for fishing as there are many Sea Bass along this stretch of the coast. Exercise care when visiting to ensure you do not get cut off by the tide. Vean Hole Beach Vean Hole Beach is a continuation of Lill Cove. Lill Cove Beach Lill Cove Beach is just to the right of Trebarwith Strand's main beach. At low to mid tide it is possible to access Lill Cove via a gully between the rocks from Trebarwith. There is also a path to Lill Cove from the coast path above which is available at any state of the tide. Port William Beach This beach is to the left of Trebarwith's main beach. It is mostly rocky except at very low water when it also has some sand. This beach is popular with experienced surfers but is not suitable for novices due to the strong currents and large rocks. All of Trebarwith's beaches are dog friendly with dogs allowed all year round. Widemouth Bay has a long beach of about a mile, at low water but at high tide it becomes two distinct beaches.Good for swimming. The beaches are very popular with surfers and families. Blue Flag Award. RNLI Lifeguards are on duty at the northern end of Widemouth Bay beach at Easter and then from the beginning of May to the end of September. For more information about the lifeguard service - RNLI Area support centre Tel: 01288 353205 or email lifeguards@rnli.org.uk At high tide, the southern end of Widemouth Bay becomes cut off from the main beach. This area of the bay is called Black Rock Beach. It is popular for surfing as it has a great combination of reef break and shore breaks. RNLI Lifeguards are on duty at the Black Rock end of Widemouth Bay beach from early July to early September. For more information about the lifeguard service - RNLI Area support centre Tel: 01288 353205 or email lifeguards@rnli.org.uk Widemouth beach has a seasonal dog ban from the 15th May to the 30th September between 10am and 6pm. Outside these hours and from 1st October to 14th May dogs are allowed. The southern end of Widemouth Beach is dog friendly with dogs allowed all year round. Widemouth Bay beaches on the map Widemouth Beach Surf Report Surfing conditions at Widemouth Bay including wave height, swell direction, wind direction and speed, tides times, sea temperature and weather conditions. (Map integratetion by www.choughmountain.design)
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