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Photo of Porthallow, a swimming spot near Coverack, Cornwall, south west England.

© Lewis Clarke / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Porthallow

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Porthallow is an official bathing spot in Cornwall with a shingle beach. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 90 bathing waters in the county. It lies inside Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

The closest station is Falmouth Town, 8.9 km to the north. For more of the same, Porthoustock and Coverack are close by.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Porthallow

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 of Trebah Garden, a Grade II registered house & garden near Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Trebah Garden

House & garden near Mawnan Smith

A subtropical ravine garden running down to the Helford.

4.9 km NW

Photo of Glendurgan Garden, a Grade II registered house & garden near Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Glendurgan Garden

House & garden near Mawnan Smith

Valley garden with famous cherry-laurel maze.

5.1 km NW

Photo of Frenchman's Creek, a landmark near Helford, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Frenchman's Creek

Landmark near Helford

Silent wooded tidal creek off the Helford River, made famous by Daphne du Maurier's smuggling romance.

5.3 km W

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

Helford

Village

Chocolate-box village of thatched cottages on the wooded Helford River, its creeks the setting for du Maurier's smuggling tales.

7.5 km W · Cornwall