Porthcothan Beach — Attraction in St. Merryn

Lovely beach which opens up as the tide goes out . Life guards through the summer until 6pm . There is a good shop by the beach . Also a decent car park ( run by the council ) with fair prices ( cards accepted ) . Also toilets at the Car park which are regularly cleaned but you need 20p to enter . The beach at the top doesn’t get covered by the tide . Surf is very good and water clean . No jelly fish in June unlike ,for some reason , other near...

Great beach. Small car park so get there before 1030 but that's also the best part as it limits how many people will be on the beach. All of the north side of rhe beach is permanently in sun and the south side mostly has shade along the edge of the cliffs which was handy with young kids.

Also I recommend using some child labour and digging a hole for a relaxing pool to float on top of (or just walk...

Easily the best of the 7 beaches! Perfectly sized and shallow waters for miles when tide out for paddling with young kids. RNLI on hand in peak season. Heard the surf can be good too. Parking, if needed, is across the road (coins only FYI) and a very lovely cafe on site featuring the best icecream, snacks and drinks around! Paddle/surf/body board hire as well. Never felt too busy even at start of...