Bathing water quality in Cornwall
Cornwall has 90 designated bathing waters. The regulator's latest classifications are 80 Excellent, 8 Good and 1 Sufficient.
Updated June 2026
The cleanest beaches in Cornwall
Rated Excellent or Good in the regulator's latest annual classification. Open any beach for today's live verdict.
Every bathing water in Cornwall
Classification:Excellent Booby's Bay Classification:Excellent Carbis Bay Classification:Excellent Cawsand Classification:Excellent Chapel Porth Classification:Excellent Charlestown Classification:Excellent Church Cove Classification:Excellent Constantine Bay Classification:Excellent Coverack Classification:Excellent Crackington Haven Classification:Excellent Crinnis Beach Classification:Excellent Crooklets Classification:Excellent Daymer Bay Classification:Excellent Downderry Classification:Excellent Duporth Classification:Excellent Fistral North Classification:Excellent Fistral South Classification:Excellent Godrevy Towans Classification:Excellent Gorran Haven Little Perhaver Classification:Excellent Great Western Classification:Excellent Gwithian Towans Classification:Excellent Gwynver Classification:Excellent Gyllyngvase Classification:Excellent Harlyn Bay Classification:Excellent Hayle Towans Classification:Excellent Holywell Bay Classification:Excellent Kennack Sands Classification:Excellent Long Rock Classification:Excellent Lusty Glaze Classification:Excellent Maenporth Classification:Excellent Marazion Classification:Excellent Mawgan Porth Classification:Excellent Mexico Towans Classification:Excellent Millendreath Classification:Excellent Mother Ivey`s Bay Classification:Excellent Northcott Mouth Classification:Excellent Pendower Classification:Excellent Pentewan Classification:Excellent Penzance Classification:Excellent Perranporth Penhale Sands Classification:Excellent Perranuthnoe Classification:Excellent Poldhu Cove Classification:Excellent Polkerris Classification:Excellent Polstreath Classification:Excellent Polurrian Cove Classification:Excellent Polzeath Classification:Excellent Porthallow Classification:Excellent Porthcothan Classification:Excellent Porthcurnick Classification:Excellent Porthcurno Classification:Excellent Porthgwidden Classification:Excellent Porthkidney Sands Classification:Excellent Porthleven Sands Classification:Excellent Porthmeor Classification:Excellent Porthminster Classification:Excellent Porthoustock Classification:Excellent Porthpean Classification:Excellent Porthtowan Classification:Excellent Portmellon Classification:Excellent Portreath Classification:Excellent Portwrinkle Classification:Excellent Praa Sands East Classification:Excellent Praa Sands West Classification:Excellent Sandymouth Classification:Excellent Seaton (Cornwall) Classification:Excellent Sennen Classification:Excellent Sharrow Classification:Excellent Shorthorn Beach Classification:Excellent Summerleaze Classification:Excellent Swanpool Classification:Excellent Tolcarne Classification:Excellent Towan Classification:Excellent Tregonhawke Classification:Excellent Trevaunance Cove Classification:Excellent Trevone Bay Classification:Excellent Treyarnon Bay Classification:Excellent Upton Towans Classification:Excellent Vault Beach Classification:Excellent Watergate Bay Classification:Excellent Wherry Town Classification:Excellent Widemouth Sand Classification:Good Crantock Classification:Good East Looe Classification:Good Kingsand Classification:Good Par Sands Classification:Good Perranporth Classification:Good Porth Classification:Good Readymoney Cove Classification:Good Trebarwith Strand Classification:Sufficient Porthluney Classification:Unknown Lostwithiel, River Fowey
Common questions
- Which beach is cleanest in Cornwall?
- Booby's Bay holds an Excellent classification, the regulator's top tier. 88 of the 90 bathing waters in Cornwall are rated Excellent or Good.
- How many bathing waters are in Cornwall?
- 90. The regulator's latest classifications are 80 Excellent, 8 Good and 1 Sufficient.