Cornwall Beach Blog

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Photos of Cornwall: Dan Pattison

4th Jul 2017

Photos of Cornwall. Each month we feature a Cornish photographer from our Instagram Community. This months featured photographer is Dan Pattison.

Carbis Bay Beach near St Ives in Cornwall

Carbis Bay beach flies Blue Flag for Cornwall

2nd Jun 2014

Carbis Bay Beach near St Ives in Cornwall has retained its internationally recognised Blue Flag status for the eighth year.

Three Cornish beaches presented with Seaside Award

29th May 2014

Polzeath beach, Porthtowan beach and Gyllyngvase beach have all been awarded a 2014 Seaside Award for good management by the Keep Britain Tidy group

Polzeath Beach in Cornwall achieves Seaside Award 2014

28th May 2014

The beautiful Polzeath Beach, on the north coast of Cornwall has been awarded a 2014 Seaside Award for good management by the Keep Britain Tidy group

Cornwall named most child friendly holiday destination…In the world!

23rd Apr 2014

Cornwall has been voted the most child-friendly holiday destination…in the world! In a poll of over 2000 parents, our glorious county picked up the top spot beating off strong competition from the likes of Florida and Spain thanks to it’s beautiful beaches, child friendly restaurants and the short journey time to reach. Our neighbours Devon […]

Polo on the beach - Watergate Bay Beach Newquay Cornwall

Cornwall Beaches Event Guide Summer 2014

23rd Feb 2014

View our visitors guide to whats happening on and around Cornwall’s beaches this summer.

Watergate Bay Newquay Cornwall English National Surfing Championships

Watergate Bay Beach in Newquay, Cornwall to Host English National Surfing Championships 2014

17th Feb 2014

Watergate Bay beach in Newquay will be the location for the 42nd English National Surfing Championships held over 3 days from May4th – 6th 2014.

New Live Beach Search!

2nd Apr 2013

We’ve just added a really useful “live search” tool to our site, which autocompletes your search queries – making it easier to search Cornwall’s beaches and perfect for if you can’t remember the exact name of that wonderful beach you visited last summer!

Beach Canvas Prints

28th Dec 2012

Fancy having a lasting memory of your holiday to Cornwall? Well our beach prints are perfect!

Cornwall Beach Cleans

How we’re helping keep Cornwall’s beaches and seas clean

1
Beach cleans
undertaken

1
Bin bags of
rubbish removed

2
Determined
volunteers

View more about beach cleans in Cornwall and how you can help

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