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Perranporth, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there

Sunset over Perranporth Beach Photo: AWN08, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

Perranporth is described by Wikidata as a “village in Cornwall, the United Kingdom”. Its Cornish name is Porthperan. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.

Cornish name: Porthperan
Beaches in our guide within 10 km: 10
Council car parks within 3 km: 1
Nearest railway station: Newquay station (9.5 km (5.9 miles))

Beaches near Perranporth

Beaches in our guide within 10 km of the centre of Perranporth, nearest first.

Beach	Distance (straight line)	Council dog rule	Water quality 2025
Perranporth	1.0 km (0.6 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Good Excellent
Trevaunance Cove	4.4 km (2.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Holywell Bay	5.2 km (3.2 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Crantock	7.2 km (4.5 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Good
Chapel Porth	7.7 km (4.8 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August	Excellent
Fistral Beach	8.7 km (5.4 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent Excellent
Porthtowan	9.0 km (5.6 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September	Excellent
Towan Beach (Newquay)	9.2 km (5.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Great Western Beach	9.5 km (5.9 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Tolcarne Beach	9.8 km (6.1 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent

Council car parks in and near Perranporth

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 We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.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
Wheal Leisure, Perranporth	TR6 0EY	130 m (0.1 miles)	145	24 hours	27 May 2026

Getting to Perranporth by train

There is no National Rail station within 5 km of the centre of Perranporth. The nearest in Cornwall are:

Newquay station: 9.5 km (5.9 miles)
Quintrell Downs station: 11.0 km (6.8 miles)
Truro station: 11.1 km (6.9 miles)

From there you would need a bus, taxi or lift for the rest of the journey.

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.