Godrevy Towans

The southern end of the three-mile Hayle-to-Godrevy dune system, run by the National Trust, with wide sand, a lighthouse view and a seasonal dog-exercise restriction to protect nesting wildlife.

Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Lifeguard: Seasonal RNLI cover on the main sands in summer — check current signage

Hazards: Strong rip currents are a recurring hazard along this open Atlantic stretch, especially around the rocks near the point; popular surf spot.

Amenities: toilets · car-park · cafe

Dogs

Official source: View the rule at source →

Family

Big, open sandy beach and dunes popular for rock-pooling and seal-spotting from the headland, but limited on-beach facilities compared to Hayle Towans further along.

Fishing

The Godrevy surf beach shares St Ives Bay's mobile sand and gutter fishing for bass, flatfish, whiting, turbot and small-eyed ray. Godrevy Point and lighthouse-facing ledges are a separate advanced rock fishery for pollack, wrasse, bass, pouting and summer pelagics. The public page must not present the beach and exposed headland as one beginner mark.

Species reported: Bass, Small-eyed ray, turbot and flatfish, Whiting, Pollack and ballan wrasse, Mackerel, garfish and scad

Crabbing

rock pooling only — Low-water pools are suitable for supervised wildlife exploration, but no stable permitted family line-crabbing edge was verified. Seal and intertidal habitat protection takes priority.

Access & parking

National Trust car park at Godrevy Towans with a short walk over dunes to the beach. Sat-nav: TR27 5ED. Get directions →