Beaches · South West England
Mackerel Cove
Mackerel Cove is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — 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
Mackerel Cove is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency. Postcode area PL28.
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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
Operation Mackerel was an operation carried out in World War II by the Australian Imperial Force. Three men went ashore on Java in September 1942 to collect information. They were accompanied by two members of the Dutch submarine K12. The group had difficulty during the landing as the landing boats capsized in the heavy surf, a member of group injured his back and much of the gear was lost. The mission had to be abandoned early as the captain of the submarine resurfaced in full view of the coastguard that was in communication with the Japanese. The leader of the mission deemed it to be unsafe so decided to evacuate the party.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.5452, -5.0361
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Merryn
- Postcode
- PL28 8SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
Sources
- osm: w64942042 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Operation Mackerel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mackerel Cove?
- Mackerel Cove is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL28 8SH), in the parish of St. Merryn.
- Is Mackerel Cove a protected site?
- Yes — Mackerel Cove is part of the Trevose Head and Constantine Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Mackerel Cove free to visit?
- Yes, Mackerel Cove is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mackerel Cove?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL28 8SH. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.