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Harlyn Bay

Photo of Harlyn Bay, a swimming spot near Padstow, Cornwall, south west England.

Harlyn Bay

© Pebble / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Pebble / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Harlyn Bay

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Harlyn Bay is an official bathing spot in Cornwall with a sandy shore. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. It is one of 90 bathing waters in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

The closest station is Newquay, 15 km to the south. Mother Ivey`s Bay and Trevone Bay are among the bathing waters within 1.5 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Harlyn Bay

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.

0.1 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Padstow, a village in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Padstow

Village

Bustling Camel-estuary harbour town, famous for its fishing quay, Obby Oss festival and a clutch of Rick Stein restaurants.

4.2 km E · Cornwall

Photo of Bedruthan Steps, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Padstow, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Bedruthan Steps

SSSI near Padstow

A line of dark rock stacks standing on a wide sandy beach on the north Cornwall coast, with a steep stair down the cliff

4.9 km SW

Photo of the Pentire Point - Widemouth Heritage Coast, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Pentire Point - Widemouth

Heritage Coast near Tintagel

Twin-humped Iron Age cliff promontory.

5.3 km NE

Photo of The Mariners, a gastropub near Rock, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

The Mariners

Gastropub near Rock

Paul Ainsworth's estuary-side pub overlooking the Camel at Rock.

5.5 km E