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Porth
Creekside and coastal footpaths make for great walking and wildlife spotting. Towan beach at Porth is perfect for children.
Porth, near Portscatho, Cornwall, TR2 5EX
Opening times for 5 August 2025
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- Café
Tenant run (not NT)
- Car park
- Dogs allowed
Please keep dogs under close control
- Toilet
Toilets open when café open
Accessible path through the woods. Toilets open during café opening with accessible toilet. Steep and uneven path onto beach.
- Accessible route and/or map
All weather path around Froe creek and woods, starting from the lower car park. Gravelled and compacted gravel surface on the lower path which robust push chairs and wheelchairs may be able to navigate. The path then zig-zags up through the woods. This part is steep.
- Accessible toilet
Accessible toilet in main block near the café
- Steps/uneven terrain
Beach access down uneven ramp. The levels change from year to year as the sand moves after big storms or big tides. At times there will be a big drop from the concrete ramp onto the beach. When this happens larger boulders will be uncovered making the beach very uneven.
- By road
Parking: two car parks at Porth Higher: https://what3words.com/winner.exchanges.shifters Lower: https://what3words.com/urge.trade.fruitcake
Planning your visit
Article
Visiting Porth with your dog
A guide to exploring Porth with your dog, where four-legged friends are welcome all year round.
Highlights
Beach and woodland
A long strip of beach at Towan. Walking trails through the woods and along Froe Creek. Concession café, toilets, parking and holiday cottages.
Bohortha
Between Porth and St Anthony Head is the hamlet of Bohortha. Close to Place passenger ferry to visit St Mawes on one side and views over Porthbeor beach through the fields on the other side. Two holiday cottages here.
Percuil
Footpaths lead from Percuil round Pelyn Creek and on to Tregassick Farm, before heading back down past Polingey Creek and Percuil River.
Porthcurnick
The south western side of the beach is owned by the National Trust with the Hidden Hut concession café behind. There is a handy council-managed car park close by through the fields towards Portscatho. When walking along from Portscatho, please use the coast path, not the beach, to avoid getting cut off by the tide.
St Mawes
The South West Coast Path leads through land we care for at Newton Cliff and by St Just Pool on the western coast of the Roseland peninsula.
Messack Woods
Footpaths weave around Messack Farm and woodland, with views of the Carrick Roads and the quietness of St Just Creek.
Things to see and do
Article
Visiting Porth with your dog
A guide to exploring Porth with your dog, where four-legged friends are welcome all year round.
Article
Exploring Porth
Head to the beach, go for a walk, spot seasonal wildlife & explore the area. Take in all that Roseland has to offer including woodland, farmland, sea and quay.
Top trails
Trail
Messack creek and woodland walk on the Roseland
Explore a circular waterside walk from St Just in Roseland church, up St Just Creek and out to Messack Point, with views over Falmouth and the Carrick Roads.
Trail
Porth circular coast and woodland walk
Enjoy this circular walk along the coastal path at Porth, Roseland, passing through farmland and woodland, with long-reaching views and clifftop vistas.
Trail
Porth Creek all-weather trail
A 1-mile circular walk on part-surfaced paths along Porth Creek and through farmland, meadow and woodland.
Places to stay
Roseland Porth Farm House
A large, traditional Cornish farmhouse with the Roseland peninsula on the doorstep.
Towan Cottage
On the beautiful Roseland peninsula with an enclosed garden and close to Towan beach.
Penhaligon's
A charming cottage with traditional stone exterior on the Roseland peninsula.
Roseland Porth Barn
A barn conversion on the Roseland peninsula that the whole family (and the dog) will love.
Roseland Old School House
A little cottage packed with original features and distant views out to sea.
Bohurrow Farm Cottage
On a quiet corner of the Roseland Peninsula with stunning sea views, this cottage offers a perfect escape.
Spotlight events
Events near St Anthony Head
There's lots to do on this southern tip of the Roseland peninsula. To see what's going on at our neighbouring sites at St-Anthony-Head and Carne-and-Pendower, head over to their pages to see events and inspiration.
Events near Carne and Pendower
There's lots to do on this southern tip of the Roseland peninsula. To see what's going on at our neighbouring sites at St-Anthony-Head and Carne-and-Pendower, head over to their pages to see events and inspiration.
Upcoming events
Event
Community beach cleans (Porthcurnick)
Soak in fantastic views and fresh air whilst helping to keep this beautiful beach clean.
About Porth
On the coast path between Portscatho and St Anthony Head on the Roseland Porth has lots to offer those seeking an outdoor do-it-yourself adventure.
The South West Coast Path goes through here and there are many other paths leading around this part of the penisula, through woods, along the creek and by farmland. Families love the long stretch of beach and people marvel at how it changes with the seasons and storms. Once a very quiet corner of Cornwall the area can now get very busy on hot summer days and we ask drivers to park with care and respect our neighbours.
There is evidence that Porth has been a farming settlement for at least 700 years. The current nineteenth century buildings are now converted into tenanted and holiday cottages with a café (concession) and toilets over the lane in the old courtyard.
Support us
Project
Project
Porth infrastructure project
Bringing old buildings to life in new ways and upgrading old infrastructure.
Volunteer with us
Search for live volunteering opportunities, or register your interest with Porth.