What are the cleanest beaches in Cornwall?

Top-rated Cornish beaches with 'Excellent' water quality standards include Porthcawl, Carbis Bay, Porthcurno, Fistral, and Summerleaze.

Best Beaches in Cornwall | Water Quality & Swimming Guide

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthmeor

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Cornwall Excellent

Maenporth

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Cornwall Excellent

Vault Beach

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Cornwall Excellent

Polzeath

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From £793 Cornwall Hideaways

The Deck House

St Agnes Chapel Porth Coastal Stay

The Deck House stands as a stunning detached two-bedroom eco-home, graced with cedar cladding and completed by a lush sedum roof. This holiday haven is nothing short of exceptio...

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Cornwall Excellent

Gwynver

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Cornwall Excellent

Polkerris

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Cornwall Excellent

Gyllyngvase

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthgwidden

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From £662 Suffolk Hideaways

Gothic House Cottage

Clare Coastal Stay

Located in Clare, the charming Gothic House Cottage is part of a Grade II listed building and combines cosy cottage character with a bright, airy extension overlooking the garde...

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Cornwall Excellent

Booby's Bay

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Cornwall Excellent

Church Cove

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Cornwall Excellent

Mawgan Porth

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Cornwall Excellent

Watergate Bay

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From £958 Rural Retreats

Old Farmhouse

Devon Coastal Stay

This farmhouse cottage is just the spot to unwind with loved ones in the blissful Devonshire countryside. Fall in love with the country style kitchen, unwind in the bubbling hot...

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthkidney Sands

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Cornwall Excellent

Upton Towans

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthallow

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Cornwall Excellent

Kennack Sands

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From £601 Rural Retreats

Triton

Devon Coastal Stay

In association with Trinity House, we are pleased to present Triton at Bull Point Lighthouse. One of four former lighthouse keeper's cottages at Bull Point Lighthouse site, less...

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Cornwall Excellent

Lusty Glaze

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Cornwall Excellent

Praa Sands East

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Cornwall Excellent

Daymer Bay

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Cornwall Excellent

Tregonhawke

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From £439 Rural Retreats

Hunters Moon

Devon Coastal Stay

This delightful property has a large open-plan kitchen/dining and sitting room with wood burning stove. Features include oil-fired underfloor heating on ground floor, wood burni...

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Cornwall Excellent

Perranuthnoe

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Cornwall Excellent

Crackington Haven

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Cornwall Excellent

Widemouth Sand

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Cornwall Excellent

Hayle Towans

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From £1,109 Rural Retreats

The Haven

Isle Of Wight Coastal Stay

This luxurious detached house in Ventnor is in the south of the Isle of Wight, in an area known for its Mediterranean type climate. Secluded Steephill Cove is a five minute stro...

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Cornwall Excellent

Fistral North

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Cornwall Excellent

Trevone Bay

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Cornwall Excellent

Penzance

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Cornwall Excellent

Portreath

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From £445 Suffolk Hideaways

The Woodshed (Higham)

Higham Coastal Stay

Within the grounds of an old country estate in the heart of Constable Country in Higham sits The Woodshed. This classically converted farm building has been finished in a mature...

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Cornwall Excellent

Chapel Porth

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Cornwall Excellent

Porthtowan

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Cornwall Excellent

Constantine Bay

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Cornwall Excellent

Wherry Town

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From £455 Cornwall Hideaways

The Shires

St Agnes St Agnes Coastal Stay

An attractive converted barn on the outskirts of St Agnes. The Shires has been restored into a bright, modern holiday home with room for up to four guests. Combining modern feat...

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Cornwall Excellent