Season: spring
This is a quiet beach, tucked away between the better known Porthcurno and Porthgwarra options. Parking is in a field at the nearby church, about five minutes or so away. There is the familiar large block granite setting, with a steep, tricky descent to the beach itself, next to a scenic waterfall (see photos, below). This whole stretch of the South West Coast Path is outstanding, theatrical even, with its bejeweled beaches and its constant appeal to the senses, tempered with the salt air from the Atlantic.
What the beach means to the George family.
A fine setting at Porthchapel beach.
