Porthcurno

Cornwall · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

A startlingly turquoise cove of white shell sand beneath the Minack, the theatre hewn into Cornwall's granite cliffs.

Sea temperature

~16°C in the warm season

Water

Startlingly clear turquoise

Sand

Fine white shell sand

Swimming

Cool but clear and sheltered in the cove

Surf

Small waves

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A white-sand cove below the cliff-carved Minack open-air theatre

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Region

Europe

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