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Beaches · South West England

Cradle Porth

Free admission

Cradle Porth is a beach in the United Kingdom.

Lizard Point Tresco IOS - geograph.org.uk - 571003

Graham Burnett — 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)
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly

About

Cradle Porth is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Isles Of Scilly National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency. Postcode area TR24.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Pentle Bay, Merrick and Round Islands SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Isles Of Scilly
  • Ramsar wetland: Isles of Scilly

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

″Cradle to the Grave″ is a song by American hip-hop recording artist 2Pac and his group, Thug Life, released on November 4, 1994 as a single from their one and only album, Thug Life, Volume I (1994). It is one of the few songs from the album that made it to the charts, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and number 91 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts respectively.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
49.9575, -6.3240
Parish
Tresco
Postcode
TR24 0PX
Parliamentary constituency
St Ives

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cradle Porth?
Cradle Porth is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR24 0PX), in the parish of Tresco.
Is Cradle Porth a protected site?
Yes — Cradle Porth is part of the Pentle Bay, Merrick and Round Islands SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Isles Of Scilly National Landscape (AONB).
Is Cradle Porth free to visit?
Yes, Cradle Porth is free to enter.
How do I get to Cradle Porth?
Drivers can navigate to postcode TR24 0PX. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.