Towan Cross

3.8 miles from Towan Cross

A rugged granite headland between Perranporth and St Agnes with high cliffs and a handful of low rock ledges giving quick access to deep, kelpy water. It’s a classic North Cornwall rock mark: best on a flooding tide with clear to lightly coloured water. Summer to early autumn is prime...

3.8 miles from Towan Cross

An exposed north-coast surf beach backed by a small harbour and cliffs. Best fished on the flood into dusk and after dark when the surf eases, working the gutters and channels—especially toward the harbour side and around the stream outflow. Produces surf bass in lively water, dogfish and rays on...

4.6 miles from Towan Cross

A prominent rocky headland on the west side of Perranporth Bay, offering mixed rough ground with kelp gullies and pockets that drop onto cleaner sand at range. It fishes best on a flooding tide into the first couple of hours of the ebb, especially around dawn or dusk when water...

4.9 miles from Towan Cross

A wide Atlantic-facing surf beach backed by dunes and cliffs, with shifting sandbars, gutters and a small river entering at the northern end. Fish the flooding tide into dusk or first light, working the white water along bar edges and channel mouths. Summer and early autumn produce bass, small-eyed rays...

5.0 miles from Towan Cross

Basset’s Cove is a high-cliff rock mark on the North Cliffs between Portreath and Godrevy. Ledges overlook deep, kelpy gullies with strong tidal run and full Atlantic exposure. It fishes best on a flooding tide in settled to moderate seas—clear water for mackerel/garfish and light fizz for pollack and bass....

6.0 miles from Towan Cross

Penhale Sands is a long, exposed Atlantic surf beach between Perranporth and Ligger Point, backed by high dunes. It fishes best on a flooding tide when gutters and sandbars form, especially at dusk and into darkness. Look for pronounced rips and channels after a blow; work the first and second...