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St Agnes, Cornwall: beaches, parking and getting there

Coast path near Towanroath shaft, St Agnes, Cornwall Photo: Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

St Agnes is described by Wikidata as a “village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK”. Its Cornish name is Breanek. Here are the beaches, council car parks and railway stations nearby.

Cornish name: Breanek
Beaches in our guide within 10 km: 6
Council car parks within 3 km: 1
Nearest railway station: Redruth station (8.9 km (5.5 miles))

Beaches near St Agnes

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

Beach	Distance (straight line)	Council dog rule	Water quality 2025
Trevaunance Cove	1.0 km (0.6 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent
Chapel Porth	2.5 km (1.6 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August	Excellent
Porthtowan	3.9 km (2.4 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September	Excellent
Perranporth	5.9 km (3.7 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Good Excellent
Portreath	8.5 km (5.3 miles)	No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August	Excellent
Holywell Bay	9.8 km (6.1 miles)	Not on the council restriction list	Excellent

Council dog restrictions listed under St Agnes

Chapel Porth Beach, St Agnes: no dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (map PDF)

From Cornwall Council’s dogs-on-beaches list, last updated 23 October 2026.

Council car parks in and near St Agnes

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 We do not quote charges, which change; each council page has current tariffs.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
Reppers Coombe, St Agnes	TR5 0RS	820 m (0.5 miles)	70	24 hours	27 May 2026

Getting to St Agnes by train

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

Redruth station: 8.9 km (5.5 miles)
Truro station: 11.3 km (7.0 miles)
Perranwell station: 12.5 km (7.7 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.