St Austell Beaches Cornwall

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(304) · Beach in St. Austell, United Kingdom
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Porthpean Beach is a sheltered sandy beach with rock pools popular with families that can get busy. The beach is safe for swimming, sailing and …

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4.0/5 · 304 reviews
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Jun 21, 2024
Visited Saturday and Sunday to paddle board. There was an error with the machine which meant I couldn't pay with cash. I personally witnessed an engineer there talking on his mobile stating they had … Full review by Passenger64425832644
Jun 11, 2024
The beach is nice enough - far from being Cornwall's finest, but it's okay, and dog friendly which was what we were looking for. Arrived at the Car Park at 09:50 - couldn't get a signal to pay for … Full review by Ian S
May 1, 2024
We visit Porthpean regularly, it's one of our favourite spots for paddleboarding - either around to Charlestown or just around the cliffs (where we frequently spot seals in the water). There is a han… Full review by Lisa B

Questions & answers

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Is it a steep walk down to the beach?
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No a slope down from car park
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Does anyone know any possible way to contact the owners of the porthpean car park... I live some hours away and after …
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Does anyone know any possible way to contact the owners of the porthpean car park... I live some hours away and after a recent visit I really need to reach them ? There’s no contact details anywhere on the internet at all that I can find ....Thanks so much
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Are dogs allowed on the beach?
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Answer by Melissa E · Jul 9, 2019
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Hi does anywhere do day trips fishing in boats ?
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Not that I know at this beach but from Padstow there are some great trips to be had.
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Answer by cliff b · Oct 30, 2018
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Hi, is there any disabled parking.
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You can drive down to drop off
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Answer by James D · Oct 29, 2018
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