Beaches · South West England
Church Cove
Also known as: Porth Eglos
Church Cove is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Keith Laverack — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Truthall Halt · 9.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Church Cove is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the THE LIZARD National Nature Reserve. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Truthall Halt, about 9.3 km away. Postcode area TR12.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Baulk Head to Mullion SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: THE LIZARD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
For Church Cove, Gunwalloe, see Gunwalloe Church Cove (Cornish: Porth Eglos) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Landewednack in Cornwall, England. Its nearest town is Helston, which lies approximately 10.1 miles (16.3 km) north-west from the hamlet. The parish is notable for being the most southern point on British mainland. Church Cove lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Parts of the hamlet lie within Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.0381, -5.2678
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Gunwalloe
- Postcode
- TR12 7QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Truthall Halt — 9.3 km
Sources
- osm: w221913963 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Church Cove (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church Cove?
- Church Cove is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR12 7QE), in the parish of Gunwalloe.
- Is Church Cove a protected site?
- Yes — Church Cove is part of the Baulk Head to Mullion SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the THE LIZARD National Nature Reserve.
- Is Church Cove free to visit?
- Yes, Church Cove is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church Cove?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR12 7QE. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.