Chapel Porth Beach

Phenomenal beach, we loved it here. Worth checking tide times as it's at its best at low tide when there are lots of caves and rock pools to explore. The rock pools are best for paddling and swimming, not many creatures to be found (or at least we didn't find any!). But great to explore nonetheless. There's a small stream to the sea which was perfect for my toddler to splash in as she is scared of big waves! The Chapel Porth car park is quite small and was completely full, so we parked up the hill at Wheal Coates car park which had plenty of spaces. It's not a long walk down from there, but steep. With a 2 year old we were grateful to have our carrier for her as there are some big drops and it was very windy! It was fun checking out the old mine on the way down to the beach. The cafe on the beach was lovely - enjoyed the novelty of trying the hedgehog ice cream!

The most fabulous beach. Full of caves, rock formations and low tide pools deep enough to swim in. Big waves, clear water and an atmosphere all its own. Peaceful and relaxing. Surrounded by cliffs with Wheal Coates in view. Natural stream running down onto the beach, great for kids to play in. Walk the coast path up to Wheal Coates to see the old mine ruins

Chapel Porth is a stunning Cornish Beach. There's a National Trust car park, cafe and toilets here. The beach is RNLI lifeguarded in season and the cafe is a delight, they have beautiful flowers and a decent menu, and they fry in cornish clotted cream!!! Its worth knowing the tide times at Chapel Porth as the beach is tiny at high tide and massive at low tide. Please watch out for getting caught out by the returning tide. Whilst the tide is in its well worth checking out the coast path walks on either side of the valley, youll be treated to amazing views and some hostoric cornish mine buildings.