Kynance Cove

View over the spectacular Kynance Cove, Cornwall.

Important notice -

Our car park is open. We have limited spaces, so if the car park is full please come back another time. 

A tidal beach for the adventurous, famous for its white sand, turquoise sea and rock stacks. Very busy in the summer holidays.

More about this place

Family walking dogs

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We’ve opened more than 100 gardens and parks in England and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. From Monday 6 July, we’re gradually opening gardens and parklands in Wales. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. All National Trust houses remain closed for now. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.

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Kynance Cove

Things to see and do

People drawing on the beach at Kynance

Plan your visit to Kynance 

We've compiled some of the need to know information to help you plan your visit to Kynance. Please note that during the summer months Kynance can get very busy and the car park is often full before 11am. We recommend arriving early to avoid disappointment. 

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Our work

Maritime heath-heather and coastline in September near Beagles Point, Coverack, The Lizard, Cornwall

The Lizard National Nature Reserve  

Thanks to our partnership work the Lizard National Nature Reserve has recently been extended to become one of the largest NNRs in the South West.

Lizard Lighthouse at Lizard Point

Joined-up thinking on the Lizard 

Discover how the National Trust, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Natural England work together to keep the Lizard a haven for nature.

A couple with their dog overlooking the beach and Loe Pool at Penrose, Cornwall

This land is your land 

What's the secret to balancing community and conservation?

Volunteers beach cleaning on The Lizard

Friends of Poldhu 

Volunteers are an essential part of our work force. At Poldhu we work with the Friends of Poldhu group to keep the beach litter free.

A ranger surveys the enormous fishing net washed up at Gunwalloe

'Up-cycling' marine waste from the Lizard  

Find out how an innovative recycling programme is helping to find a solution to beach rubbish by transforming it into something you might wear on the beach

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Wildlife

A Chough feeding near Lizard Point

The return of the Cornish chough 

The Cornish chough disappeared in the mid-20th century. Thanks to the support of people who love the area, we changed the way the area was farmed. This had a wonderful side-effect; in 2001 wild choughs were spotted on the Lizard.

Wild asparagus on the Lizard

The Lizard’s magic carpet  

How does human presence affect coastal flora on the Lizard?

Conservation grazing ponies on the Lizard

Conservation of the Lizard heathlands 

A brief overview of conservation grazing on the Lizard heathlands.

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