Church Cove is a designated bathing water 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.
Penmere Station is 18.1 km away to the north-east. For more of the same, Poldhu Cove and Polurrian Cove are close by.