Online Interactive Guide to Cornwall's North Coast Beaches

Below is a comprehensive list Cornwall’s North Coast beaches, arranged alphabetically by their Dog rules. This list covers just the “North Coast” beaches from the River Camel Estuary/Padstow, to the beaches around St. Ives at the south.
There are 5 groups: Dogs welcome all year; Banned Easter day to 1st October All day;
Banned Easter day to 1st October 7AM to 7PM; Banned May through September 8AM to 7PM and finally never allowed. The dog lovers must also must understand that there are good reasons for disallowing dogs, such as working harbours, etc. Also some of us humans may not want to always be around doggies and that is OK too! So that is why all are included here.

The list’s second column has any special notes; a Google map reference link; UK Ordnance Survey map grid reference and the closest post code to be found. Plug the OS grid map reference code into OS Opendata Viewer or the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map sites or use with your paper OS maps to locate the beaches. Use the post codes for your GPS, to help you get there by car or other means.


Also please be a responsible dog owner. Clean up after your dog(s).


Scroll down for North Cornish coast beaches or click the links below for other regional beach listings:

All Cornwall

North Cornwall

West Cornwall

The Lizard & Falmouth

Cornish Riviera

South East Cornwall

All Devon

(Marsland Mouth - River Camel)

(St. Ives - Praa Sands)

(Rinsey Head - Fal River)

(St. Mawes – Fowey)

(Fowey – Torpoint)

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Cornwall – North Coast

Dogs welcome all year.

Dogs Not allowed Easter day – 1 Oct

All Day

Dogs Not Allowed May – Sept

8am-7pm

Dogs never allowed

The Beaches Notes
Google map ref
OS grid ref
Post Code
The Beaches Notes
Google map ref
OS grid ref
Post Code
The Beaches Notes
Google map ref
OS grid ref
Post Code
The Beaches Notes
Google map ref
OS grid ref
Post Code
Bamaluz
(St. Ives)

+50.215628,-5.474367
SW521408
TR26 1PT
Chapel Porth
(Nr St. Agnes)

+50.301254,-5.23603
SW696485
TR5 0NW
Carbis Bay
(Barrepta Cove)
St. Ives
+50.198596,5.464908
SW528389
TR26 1JY



Bassetts Cove
(Nr Redruth)

+50.249738,-5.314944
SW637442
TR14 0TS
Hawkers Cove
(Padstow)



+50.560186,-4.946773
SW913774
PL28 8RP (nearby)
GodrevyFrom Red River to Lighthouse +50.232685,-5.392249
SW580425
TR27 5BX



Bedruthan Steps
(Nt St. Eval)

+50.486246,-5.03432
SW847696
PL27 7UP
Lusty Glaze
(Newquay)

+50.422359,-5.066031
SW822626
TR7 3AA
GwithianFrom Ceres Rock to Red River +50.22756,-5.393307
SW579419
TR27 5BW



Constantine Bay
(Nr Padstow)

+50.534934,-5.025265
SW856748
PL28 8JJ
Porth Beach
(Nr. St. Columb Minor)
+50.424915,-5.05953
SW827628
TR7 3AD
Hayle TowansFrom Hayle River to Black Cliffs +50.195592,-5.43339
SW551386
TR27 5AF



Crantock
(Nr Newqay)

+50.406729,-5.122046
SW781610
TR8 5RH
Porthtowan
(Nr Redruth)

+50.287839,-5.243232
SW689481
TR4 8AD
Perranuthnoe
(Perran Sands – two words!)
+50.112121,-5.441409
SW539291
TR26 9NE



Fisteral
(Newquay)

+50.416566,-5.100453
SW797620
TR7 1PY
Rock Beach
{Porthilly Cove)
(Nr Padstow)
+50.54247,-4.914937
SW935754
PL27 6JX
Porthgwidden
(St. Ives)

+50.217195,-5.476493
SW521410
TR26 1NT



Great Western (Towan)
Newquay

+50.415937,-5.078351
SW813620
TR7 2ND
St. George's Well Beach (Padstow)s
Information on the well
+50.551379,-4.93716
SW919764
PL28 8BD
Porthmeor Beach (St. Ives)



+50.215503,-5.483236
SW516409
TR26 1JZ



Gunards Head
Treen Cove
(Nr St. Ives)
+50.189171,-5.594888
SW435383
TR26 34DE
Tolcarne Beach
(Newquay)

+50.417492,-5.073842
SW816621
TR7 2QN
Porthminster
(St. Ives)

+50.205929,-5.470862
SW521400
TR26 2EB



Harlyn Bay
(Nr Padstow)



+50.54089,-4.999191
SW875755
PL28 8EX
Trevone
(Porthmissen Beach)
(Nr Padstow)
+50.545844,-4.97823
SW890760
PL28 8QY
St. Ives Harbour





+50.214435,-5.478837
SW519406
TR26 1LF



Hollywell Bay (Nr Crantock, south of Newquay) +50.393289,-5.145299
SW764596
TR8 5PP
7am-7pm

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Hor Point
(Nr St. Ives)

+50.218801,-5.508621
SW497412

Portreath
(Nr Redruth)

+50.2616,-5.29448
SW653454
TR16 4PH


Lambeth Walk
(St. Ives)

+50.212485,-5.479358
SW519404
TR26 1AH




Little Fistral
(Newquay)

+50.420568,-5.098861
SW798624
PL15 9BN




Mawgan Porth
(Nr Newquay Airport)
+50.467293,-5.033076
SW847676
TR8 4DJ




Mexico Towans
(Nr Hayle)

+50.208859,-5.411546
SW566398
TR27 5BH






Mother Ivey’s Bay
(Nr Padstow)

+50.545322,-5.018202
SW862760
PL28 8SL






Newtrain Bay
(Nr Trevone, Padstow)
+50.542226,-4.983634
SW886756
PL28 8QR






Pentire Steps
(St. Eval)
+50.493181,-5.035822
SW847703
PL27 7UL






Perranporth
+50.350015,-5.157015
SW756551
TR6 0DP














Perransands
Or Penhale Beach
(Perran Beach)
+50.36855,-5.149677
SW759566
TR6 0AE



Peter's Point
(Nr Gwithian & Hayle)
+50.220923,-5.398765
SW576411
TR27 5BX



Pollyjoke
(or Porth Joke)
(Crantock, Newquay)
+50.402536,-5.136459
SW770606
TR8 5SE



Porthcothan Bay
(Nr Padstow)

+50.510277,-5.027375
SW855721
PL28 8LN






Porthemmet Beach
(Somewhere on the North Cornish coast)
Tried to find this one but failed! ;)





Porthkidney
(Hayle)

+50.195875,-5.445027
SW541385
TR26 3






Riviere Towans - From Ceres Rock to Black Cliffs (Hayle) +50.210782,-5.410087
SW567400
TR27 5BH






Towan Beach
(Newquay)



See Great Western
+50.415364,-5.084547
SW809619
TR7 1ES






Trevellas-Porth Beach
(Nr St. Agnes)

+50.323116,-5.196326
SW725519
TR5 0XP




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Treyarnon Bay
(Nr Padstow)

+50.526364,-5.024167
SW857740
PL28 8 JN




Upton to St. Peter's Point
(Nr Gwithian & Hayle)
+50.218837,-5.400825
SW572406
TR27 5BX




Watergate Bay or
Tregurrian Beach
(Nr Newquay)
+50.444896,-5.042996
SW836644
TR8 4AA




Whipsiderry Beach
(Nr Newquay)

+50.428159,-5.056679
SW830634
TR7 3LZ






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