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Photo of Shorthorn Beach, a swimming spot near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.

© Nick Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shorthorn Beach

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Shorthorn Beach is an official bathing spot in Cornwall with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 90 bathing waters in the county.

Nearby bathing waters include Crinnis Beach, Par Sands and Charlestown. The closest station is Par, 2.4 km to the north-east.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Shorthorn Beach

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.

0.2 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.

0.2 km NE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Tregrehan, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.

Tregrehan

House & garden near Charlestown

A plantsman's arboretum of magnolias and rhododendrons raised from plant-hunters' seed.

1.7 km NW

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

2.5 km E

Photo of Eden Project, a visitor attraction near Charlestown, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Eden Project

Attraction near Charlestown

Giant biome domes of rainforest and Mediterranean planting built inside a reclaimed china-clay pit near St Austell.

3.1 km NW

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

Fowey

Village

Steep-streeted working port on its own wooded estuary, with medieval and Georgian houses and strong Daphne du Maurier links.

6.1 km E · Cornwall