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Photo of Praa Sands West, a swimming spot near Porthleven, Cornwall, south west England.

© Rob Purvis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Praa Sands West

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Praa Sands West is a designated bathing water in Cornwall. The water was rated Excellent when last classified. The county has 90 designated bathing waters; this is one. The surrounding countryside is part of Cornwall National Landscape National Landscape.

Praa Sands East and Perranuthnoe are among the bathing waters within 3.8 km. The closest station is St Erth, 8.4 km to the north-west.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Praa Sands West

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 NE · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.1 km E · spans 24 counties

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

Porthleven

Village

Britain's most southerly port, its harbour framed by the landmark clock-tower institute and a growing reputation for food.

5.7 km E · Cornwall

Photo of St Michael's Mount, an island in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

St Michael's Mount

Island near Marazion

Tidal island in Mount's Bay topped by the St Aubyns' castle and chapel, with a harbour village and terraced gardens below

6.2 km W

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

Marazion

Village

Old market town on Mount's Bay linked to St Michael's Mount by a tidal cobbled causeway that appears at low water.

6.5 km W · Cornwall