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Kelsey Head

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Kelsey Head is one of 148 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall. It is among the largest in the county. Cligga Head and Newlyn Downs are among the SSSIs within 6.9 km. The closest station is Newquay, about 3.7 km to the north-east.

More places to visit near Kelsey Head

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.

0.4 km N · spans 4 counties

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.

0.6 km N

Photo of Fistral North, a swimming spot near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Fistral North

Designated bathing water near Newquay

Newquay's great Atlantic surf beach.

3.3 km NE

Photo of Chapel Rock Pool, a sea pool near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Chapel Rock Pool

Sea pool · Lido near St Agnes

A walled sea pool built in 1959 into Chapel Rock, the flag-topped stack in the middle of Perranporth's beach.

5.7 km S

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

6.7 km S

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.

10.9 km NE