Beaches · South West England
Booby's Bay
Booby's Bay is a beach in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Booby's Bay is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Coordinates: 50.5381°, -5.0270°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Booby's Bay is a sandy beach near Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. During World War I, the three masted sailing ship Carl of the German navy was beached and abandoned in Constantine Bay while being towed to London during a storm.
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- Coordinates
- 50.5381, -5.0270
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Merryn
- Postcode
- PL28 8SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- osm: w44535295 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Booby's Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Booby's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 7536.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Booby's Bay?
- Booby's Bay is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL28 8SH), in the parish of St. Merryn.
- Is Booby's Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Booby's Bay is part of the Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Booby's Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Booby's Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Booby's Bay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL28 8SH. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.