Treyarnon Bay

A National Trust sandy bay near Padstow with a natural tidal rockpool, popular with surfers, families and campers at the adjoining YHA site.

Beach & safety

Water quality: Excellent

Lifeguard: Summer (RNLI seasonal patrol)

Hazards: Rip currents further out; Slippery rocks around the tidal pool

Amenities: Car park · Cafe · Toilets · YHA hostel adjoining · Large tidal rockpool

Dogs

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

Family

One of North Cornwall's best family beaches, thanks to the large natural rockpool that's safe even at high tide.

Fishing

Treyarnon combines a west-facing sandy surf beach with kelp-fringed rocks. Bass use rolling surf and beach gutters; turbot and occasional rays take baits over clean ground. Wrasse and pollack hold around the headlands, while summer mackerel, garfish and scad may move close to the points. Whiting and dogfish appear on colder or darker sessions.

Species reported: Bass, Turbot and small-eyed ray, Wrasse and pollack, Mackerel, garfish and scad, Whiting and dogfish

Crabbing

rock pooling only — The natural tidal pool and rock pools provide strong family wildlife exploration, but no specific hook-free line-crabbing permission and stable edge assessment was verified.

Access & parking

Level path from car park directly onto the beach Sat-nav: PL28 8JR. Get directions →