Porthbeer Cove - circular walks

Porthbeer Cove

The beach at Porthbeer Cove, Cornwall

Porthbeer Cove is a sandy beach dotted with serpentine boulders. At high tide the sand is covered and the beach is just boulders. As the tide goes out, the sand is revealed but if swimming here, be aware that the isolated boulders can still be hidden beneath the water.

Circular walks visiting Porthbeer Cove

  • 7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    Coverack to Lankidden Cove

    Coverack Harbour

    Coverack to Lankidden Cove

    7.3 miles/11.8 km - Moderate-strenuous

    A circular walk on one of the most remote parts of The Lizard from Coverack to the white sand beaches of Downas and Lankidden Coves, where the serpentine underwater landscape provides some of the best snorkelling in Cornwall.

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