6 of the Best Beaches in Cornwall, Falmouth, England

What does your perfect beach look like? Do you need sand for building sandcastles or rock pools so that you can go hunting for crabs? Do you like a quirky beach café or are you just as happy with a picnic on the rocks?

There are over 150 beaches in Cornwall and many of them are considered to be some of the best in the UK. You can find secluded coves, wide stretches of golden sand, beaches with caves and beaches you can only visit on foot. Here are six of our favourites.

There are dragons hiding in the caves at Constantine Bay. Rosemary Manning’s wonderful book, Green Smoke, is all about a girl who goes on holiday there and meets a friendly dragon who tells her tales of his exploits with magical creatures and Arthur and his knights.

We love a beach that’s big enough to write your name in the sand in gigantic letters and the wide stretch of sand here seems to go on for miles. It’s perfect for beach games and there are tiny, secret coves to explore as well as the caves and sand dunes. It’s also renowned for being one of the best surfing beaches in Cornwall. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).