Town guide
Penzance, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there
Penzance - Jubilee Pool Photo: Virtual-Pano, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Penzance is described by Wikidata as a “town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK”. Its Cornish name is Pennsans. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.
- Cornish name
- Pennsans
- Beaches in our guide within 10 km
- 5
- Council car parks within 3 km
- 15
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance station (360 m (0.2 miles))
Beaches near Penzance
Beaches in our guide within 10 km of the centre of Penzance, nearest first.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penzance Beach | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
| Wherry Town | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (council-listed stretch) | Excellent |
| Long Rock | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
| Marazion | 4.0 km (2.5 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (council-listed stretch) | Excellent |
| Perranuthnoe | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August | Excellent |
Council car parks in and near Penzance
Cornwall Council car parks within 3 km of the centre, nearest first. We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causewayhead St Clare Street, Penzance | TR18 2SP | 190 m (0.1 miles) | 21 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| St Erbyns, Penzance | TR18 2RG | 300 m (0.2 miles) | 201 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
| Clarence Street, Penzance | TR18 2PA | 300 m (0.2 miles) | 85 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Jennings Street, Penzance | TR18 2LU | 310 m (0.2 miles) | 15 | 24 hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Penalverne, Penzance | TR18 2RQ | 360 m (0.2 miles) | 102 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Greenmarket, Penzance | TR18 4SG | 360 m (0.2 miles) | 43 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Harbour, Penzance | TR18 2GB | 370 m (0.2 miles) | – | 24 hours | 30 October 2026 |
| Maritime Car Park, Penzance | TR18 2GB | 370 m (0.2 miles) | 94 | 24 hours (Closed 1st November- 31st March) | – |
| Park Corner, Penzance | TR18 2QP | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 | 24 Hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Wherrytown, Penzance | TR18 4NP | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | 58 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
| Duke Street, Newlyn | TR18 5HW | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | 27 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| St Peter's Hill, Newlyn | TR18 5EQ | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | 25 long stay 27 reserved | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
| Lower Green Street, Newlyn, Penzance | TR18 5LA | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | 5 | 24 hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Gwithiel Gwavas, Newlyn | TR18 5JW | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | 9 | 24 hours | 27 May 2026 |
| Long Rock, Penzance | TR20 8HZ | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | – | 24 hours | 19 October 2026 |
Getting to Penzance by train
The nearest National Rail stations to the centre of Penzance:
- Penzance station: 360 m (0.2 miles)
- St Erth station: 8.6 km (5.3 miles)
- Lelant Saltings station: 9.3 km (5.8 miles)
Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route. See also beaches you can reach by train.
Other towns nearby
- Marazion: 4.4 km (2.7 miles) (straight line)
- St Just: 10.2 km (6.3 miles) (straight line)
- St Ives: 10.7 km (6.6 miles) (straight line)
- Hayle: 11.0 km (6.8 miles) (straight line)
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Planning when to go? See Cornwall month by month for daylight, average weather and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- Wikidata: Penzance – CC0
- Cornwall Council car parks – pages checked 1 November 2026
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap: railway stations – ODbL; distances are our own calculation
- National Rail: station information – linked for times and facilities
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