Beaches · South West England
Porthchapel Beach
Porthchapel Beach 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
Porthchapel Beach is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Coordinates: 50.0393°, -5.6577°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Porthchapel Beach is a secluded beach located on the south coast of the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Situated near the village of St Levan, it is renowned for its white shell-sand, turquoise waters, and rugged granite cliffs with the The Independant naming it as the sixth most beautiful beach in Cornwall in 2025.
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Background
History
St Levan’s Holy Well is located above the beach and is still used for baptisms in the parish church. A site which is believed to be the site of a small medieval chapel. The excavation of granite stone steps in 1931 by Reverend H T Valentine and Dr Vernon Favell have dated it back to at least the eight century which wouild make it the oldest Christian chapel in Cornwall. It is also the chapel that the beach is named after. Annual pilgrimages are made to the beach.
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- Coordinates
- 50.0393, -5.6577
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Levan
- Postcode
- TR19 6JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Official site
- www.minack.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q31844955 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Porthchapel Beach (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Porth Chapel beach in Winter - geograph.org.uk - 711518.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Porthchapel Beach?
- Porthchapel Beach is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 6JS), in the parish of St. Levan.
- Is Porthchapel Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Porthchapel Beach is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Porthchapel Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Porthchapel Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Porthchapel Beach?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 6JS. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.