Porthcurno beach is a large family beach an easy 200m walk from a bus stop, cafe, toilets, and car park.
You can simple walk onto the beach here without climbing, although there are some concrete steps. From here the Minack Theatre is also directly accessible via a very steep footpath. As the beach faces southeast it is not often a surfing beach, and under some weather conditions the RNLI lifeguards put up flags limiting access to the sea. The tourist season is from May to September approximately and during the season Porthcurno beach has lifeguards, and dogs are not allowed from 8am to 7pm. Full info on lifeguards on this beach is available on the RNLI website.
Nearby to the west is smaller Porthchapel beach, accessible by a steep climb, which can be reached from the coast path or from the footpath from St Levan church, which now has public toilets available. This beach has no lifeguards. Porthchapel beach has a seasonal dog ban from 8am to 7pm daily, but only below the high water mark on the beach, as stated in the official Cornwall Visitor Guide for Dog Owners.
For the full guide to dogs on beaches in Cornwall, with a map and chart covering times, places and rules, please see the official PDF available at Visit Cornwall
To the east is the spacious naturist beach at Pedn Vounder
reached by a steep climb down from the coastal footpath near Treen. Pedn Vounder is sheltered and barely visible from the coast path, but can be cut off by the high tide. More info on the nude beach and a local view across the bay by webcam
