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Chapel Porth

Photo of Chapel Porth, a swimming spot near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.

Chapel Porth

© Pete Cruse / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Pete Cruse / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chapel Porth

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Chapel Porth is an official bathing spot in Cornwall. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 90 designated bathing waters in the county. It lies within Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Redruth Station is 7.5 km to the south. Other bathing waters nearby include Porthtowan, Trevaunance Cove and Portreath.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Chapel Porth

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

here · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

Photo of Wheal Coates, a landmark near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Wheal Coates

Landmark near St Agnes

Iconic clifftop tin-mine engine house above Chapel Porth near St Agnes, silhouetted against the sea.

0.6 km N

Photo of St Agnes, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

St Agnes

Village

Former mining village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, its ruined engine houses set above the surf of Trevaunance Cove.

2.5 km E · Cornwall

Photo of Chapel Rock Pool, a sea pool near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Chapel Rock Pool

Sea pool · Lido near St Agnes

A walled sea pool built in 1959 into Chapel Rock, the flag-topped stack in the middle of Perranporth's beach.

7.7 km NE