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Porth

Photo of Porth, a swimming spot near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.

Porth

© DS Pugh / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© DS Pugh / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Porth

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Porth is an official bathing spot in Cornwall with a sandy shore. The water was rated Good when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 90 designated bathing waters; this is one.

Lusty Glaze and Tolcarne are among the bathing waters within 1.4 km. The closest station is Newquay, 1.7 km to the south-west.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Porth

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 of Halwyn, a restaurant near Crantock, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Halwyn

Restaurant near Crantock

Countryside restaurant near the dunes and beach of Crantock village.

4.5 km SW

Photo of Bedruthan Steps, a rock formation near Padstow, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Bedruthan Steps

Rock formation near Padstow

Line of dark slate stacks marching across a wide golden beach below high cliffs, said in legend to be a giant's stepping stones.

5.4 km N

Photo of Porth Joke, a cove near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Porth Joke

Cove near Newquay

Quiet unspoilt cove, also called Polly Joke, tucked between headlands near Crantock away from the Newquay crowds.

6 km SW

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

6.3 km N

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

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

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

6.3 km N