Beaches · South West England
Porthleven Sands
Porthleven Sands 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)
- Nearest railway station
- Truthall Halt · 4.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Porthleven Sands 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 St Ives parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Truthall Halt, about 4.9 km away. Postcode area TR13.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Porthleven Cliffs East SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Helston South and Meneage and Porthleven, Breage and Germoe. For its entire existence the division was represented by Andrew Wallis, an independent.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.0813, -5.3150
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Porthleven
- Postcode
- TR13 9ET
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Nearest railway station
- Truthall Halt — 4.9 km
- Official site
- porthlevenharbourmarket.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w554903423 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Porthleven and Helston West (electoral division) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Porthleven Sands?
- Porthleven Sands is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR13 9ET), in the parish of Porthleven.
- Is Porthleven Sands a protected site?
- Yes — Porthleven Sands is part of the Porthleven Cliffs East SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Porthleven Sands free to visit?
- Yes, Porthleven Sands is free to enter.
- How do I get to Porthleven Sands?
- The nearest railway station is Truthall Halt, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR13 9ET.