Beaches · South West England
Vault Beach
Also known as: Bow Beach
In or near Mevagissey.
Vault Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — 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)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Vault Beach is located in Cornwall, with the postcode PL26 6JS. Admission is free. The nearest railway station is not specified, and there are no details on accessibility.
About
Vault 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. Postcode area PL26.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Vault Beach (or Bow Beach) is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, near Gorran Haven. The beach consists mainly of shingle but does have some sand at low tide. Vault Beach faces southeast onto the English Channel and lies between Cadythew Rocks in the north and Dodman Point at the southern end. Car parking is available in Gorran Haven and Lamledra which are both some distance from the beach. Toilet facilities are available at Gorran Haven. The southern end of the beach tends to attract naturists. Vault beach was named Vault as during the wind powered days of sail should a ship or boat mess up its navigation and flounder upon the Dodman (Deadman) the bodies would normally wash up on this stretch of beach. The Dodman was quite easy to mistake with Lands End and with the wrong winds could end up with disastrous consequences.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.2339, -4.7899
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Goran
- Postcode
- PL26 6JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Sources
- osm: w161696952 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Vault Beach (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vault Beach?
- Vault Beach is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL26 6JS), in the parish of St. Goran.
- What is Vault Beach?
- Vault Beach is a beach in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Vault Beach?
- Drivers can use postcode PL26 6JS.
- Is Vault Beach a protected site?
- Yes — Vault Beach is part of the Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Vault Beach free to visit?
- Yes, Vault Beach is free to enter.
- How do I get to Vault Beach?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL26 6JS. It sits within the Truro and Falmouth parliamentary constituency.