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RNLI Lifeguards are on duty 2025 Easter School Holidays 05 April - 21 April Weekends Only 26 April - 27 April Daily 03 May - 28 September Weekends Only 04 October - 19 October O...
Mylor Mylor has a large yachting marina and is therefore a popular destination for sailors. It is very pretty. Sea Fishing in Mylor Many different species of flat fish can be ca...
Flushing Flushing a small village on the opposite side of the river to Falmouth. It is home to a small number of fishing boats. Sea Fishing in Flushing area Many different speci...
Falmouth Harbour Falmouth Harbour and Carrick Roads are a large natural harbour which was formed in the ice age. It has a busy ship repair yard and is probably the busiest harbo...
Gorran Haven The beach at Gorran Haven is lovely and sandy and ideal for families as it is sheltered by the harbour wall. Gorran Haven is situated to the west side of Mevagissey...
Portholland The beach joins East and West Portholland. The beach is covered at high tide. Caerhays Caerhays is a private beach but is easily accessible. It is mainly pebbly. Por...
Portscatho Portscatho is a small fishing port situated on the east coast of the Roseland peninsula in Gerrans Bay. Being on the east side of the peninsula means that it is shelt...
Portloe Portloe has a quaint little harbour and is located just east of Veryan. A couple of fishing boats work out of Portloe and mainly catch shellfish. A lifeboat was statione...
Mawgan Porth Situated mid way between Padstow and Newquay, Mawgan Porth is a lovely sandy cove with cliffs at either end and backed by dunes. Mawgan Porth is a popular surfing b...
St Ives St Ives was a busy fishing port but fishing has declined over time. It is now a very popular tourist resort and has an excellent reputation as a centre for art. There ar...
Treyarnon Treyarnon is a popular beach amongst surfers but can also be very dangerous as the tide comes in very quickly on the left hand side. Sea Fishing in Treyarnon area This...
Harlyn Harlyn Bay is a large sandy beach 3 miles from Padstow. It is sheltered and safe so an ideal choice for families, especially as it has lifeguards through the summer month...
Trevone Trevone has two beaches. One of the beaches is sandy and the other is rocky. The rocky beach, known as 'Rocky Beach' is a great place for catching crabs or exploring roc...
Padstow Padstow is a working fishing port and a haven for yachts as it is an easily navigable harbour sheltered by the Camel Estuary. Padstow has become well known in recent tim...
Perranuthnoe Perranuthnoe is a small unspoilt village to the east of Marazion. Up until 1900 the main industry at Perranuthnoe was mining and several tin and copper mines were s...
Marazion Marazion is situated in Mounts Bay and has a long sandy beach which is a great place for kite surfing. St Michaels Mount is accessed via Marazion. At low tide it is pos...
Mousehole Mousehole is a pretty fishing village just west of Penzance and Newlyn. It is famous for it's Christmas light displays and people come from all over the place to see t...
Porthowan Porthowan has a very large sandy beach with is great for surfing. The engine house standing on the cliff serves as a reminder of Porthtowan’s history is as a mining vi...
