Porthoustock is a designated bathing water in Cornwall with a shingle beach. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 90 bathing waters in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.
The nearest railway station is Falmouth Town, 10.3 km to the north. For more of the same, Porthallow and Coverack are close by.
