Mountains & hills · South West England
Whitesand Bay
In or near Sennen Cove.
Whitesand Bay — bay in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Whitesand Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.0860°, -5.6998°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whitesand Bay (Cornish: Porth Senan, meaning cove at Sennen) is a wide sandy bay near Land's End in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stretches for one mile between the headlands of Pedn-mên-du and Aire Point. and contains the village of Sennen Cove. It is also a landing point for the Atlantic Crossing 1 international telecommunications cable. Whitesand Bay beach is popular with surfers. At high tide, the beach is divided in two: Sennen Cove beach to the south (more popular for its size, facilities and surf schools), and Gwynver beach to the north (popular for its typically better surfing waves and walking distance of Trevedra Farm campsite). At the south end, at Sennen Cove, there are toilet facilities, a surf shop, a restaurant, and two car parks, one in a large field above the cliff, and another beside the beach. Dogs are banned on the beach from Easter Day to 1 October every year. The South West Coast Path runs along the dunes behind the beach.
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Background
History
Perkin Warbeck landed here at the start of the Second Cornish Uprising of 1497. The bay lends its name to the Bay class frigate HMS Whitesand Bay..
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.0860, -5.6998
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Sennen
- Postcode
- TR19 7AY
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
Sources
- wikidata: Q7996226 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whitesand Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sennen Bay.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Sennen Cove
Beaches · 0.5 km
Porth Senan
Harbours & ports · 0.5 km
Sennen Beach
Beaches · 0.6 km
Gwynver Beach
Beaches · 0.8 km
The Roundhouse and Capstan Gallery
Galleries · 1.0 km
199
Viewpoints · 1.1 km
Sennen Cove
Towns & cities · 1.1 km
Pedn-Maen-Dhu
Climbing & bouldering crags · 1.2 km
Escalls
Historic churches · 1.2 km
Trevilley
Villages · 1.2 km
Trevedra Farm
Campsites · 1.5 km
RMS Mulheim (wreck)
Museums · 1.5 km
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whitesand Bay?
- Whitesand Bay is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 7AY), in the parish of Sennen.
- What is Whitesand Bay?
- Whitesand Bay — bay in Cornwall, England, UK.
- How do I get to Whitesand Bay?
- Drivers can use postcode TR19 7AY.
- Is Whitesand Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Whitesand Bay is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Whitesand Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Whitesand Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whitesand Bay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 7AY. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.