Beaches · South West England
Swanpool Beach
In or near St Mawes.
Swanpool Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Penmere · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Swanpool Beach is located in Cornwall, with the nearest railway station being Penmere, which is 1.2 km away. Entry to the beach is free.
About
Swanpool Beach is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Truro and Falmouth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Penmere, about 1.2 km away. Postcode area TR11.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Swanpool SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Swanpool (Cornish: Lynnyeyn Pryskelow, meaning 'cold pool of the elm thicket') is a small coastal saline lagoon with a shingle bar, separating it from the beach of the same name. The South West Coast Path crosses the bar. The pool is near the town of Falmouth, on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, between Maenporth and Gyllyngvase. A notable building in the area is Swanpool House, a 19th-century building which was occupied by American forces during the Second World War but is now in use as holiday apartments. There was formerly a mine extending beneath the lagoon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.1406, -5.0770
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Postcode
- TR11 5JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Penmere — 1.2 km
Sources
- osm: n11073198392 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Swanpool Beach (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swanpool Beach?
- Swanpool Beach is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR11 5JL), in the parish of Falmouth.
- What is Swanpool Beach?
- Swanpool Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Swanpool Beach?
- The nearest railway station is Penmere, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TR11 5JL.
- Is Swanpool Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Swanpool Beach is part of the Swanpool SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Swanpool Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Swanpool Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Swanpool Beach?
- The nearest railway station is Penmere, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR11 5JL.