Porthluney

A privately managed sandy beach directly below Caerhays Castle, historically flagged as one of the UK's most polluted bathing waters but upgraded following remediation work.

Beach & safety

Water quality: Sufficient

Lifeguard: none

Hazards: no lifeguard cover,historic sewage/agricultural pollution episodes - check current signage,automated parking system has caused visitor confusion/fines

Amenities: toilets · seasonal cafe · picnic area · daily-charge car park

Dogs

Unofficial source: View the supporting source →Not an authority; check current signage.

Family

Large sandy beach with a daily-charge car park, seasonal cafe and basic toilets, in front of Caerhays Castle; historic water-quality problems have affected its reputation.

Fishing

Porthluney combines clean sand for bass, flatfish, dogfish, rays and whiting with kelpy flanks for wrasse, pollack, mackerel, garfish and occasional conger. The stream can attract mullet in calm weather.

Species reported: Bass, Flatfish, dogfish and rays, Whiting, Wrasse and pollack, Mackerel and garfish, Grey mullet

Crabbing

rock pooling only — The western rock pools are suitable for supervised exploration, but no line-crabbing position was verified.

Access & parking

Beach directly in front of the daily-charge car park; privately owned, part of the Caerhays Estate. Sat-nav: PL26 6LX. Get directions →