Porthchapel Beach
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Situated between Porthcurno and Porthgwarra and around three miles from Lands End on Cornwall's far south west coast is the south facing Porthchapel Beach. It is a sheltered cove that is surrounded by weathered granite cliffs.
Generally quiet this sandy beach is a favourite with local families although never becomes crowded. Due to its location, access is only suitable for the able bodied; the narrow cliff path winds through a beautiful wooded valley followed by a climb down rocks to the beach.
Seals are regular visitors to the beach and are often seen swimming just off shore.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
No lifeguard cover
Dogs friendly beach?
Seasonal dog ban. Easter day to 1st October (applies only below high-water mark)
Postcode
TR19 6JS
OS grid ref.
SW 3823 2182
Facilities
There are no facilities at Porthchapel. The nearest shop is at the Minnack Theatre just along the coast path with further facilities in the village at Porthcurno.
Parking
Small field car park next to the church at St Levan. About 5-10 minutes walk from the beach
Porthchapel Beach Video
Porthchapel Beach Reviews (2)
Found this beach 1962
Dee
Sep 06th 2022Wonderful memories,found this beach in 1962,brought the family here till they grew up.This week would have been 60th wedding Anniversary except sadly I lost my husband just before Christmas but weather permitting will visit this week even if only to look down from above as doubtful I’d be able to climb it now at eighty,but wii remember all those glorious days
stunning azure blue waters with amazing surf
jane
Sep 04th 2020we dropped in on this one as we are currently exploring devon and cornwall after having moved here from Lancashire. We have quite literally explored most of the Devon and Cornwall Coast. The vista is stunning and quite magical, we were in awe as is the case with most of the beaches we have seen. Shame about the dog ban, we couldn’t stay as we had our rotty with us. We use your site to select an area to visit and usually use the dog friendly indicators but we also like to go off piste so to speak and it usually doesn’t disappoint.