England
West Country
Cornwall

Whitsand Bay

Whitsand Bay, situated in south east , England, runs from in the east to in the west. It is characterised by sheer, high cliffs, dramatic scenery and long stretches of sandy beaches.
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Photo: Awgynn, Public domain.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Cornwall, England
  • Also known as: “Whitesand Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMS Scylla and Whitsand Bay Hotel.

Reef
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was built at , the last RN frigate to be built there as of 2025. Scylla was commissioned in 1970, taken out of service in 1993 in accordance with Options for Change, and sunk as an artificial reef in 2004 off Whitsand Bay, .

Hotel
Photo: Martin Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portwrinkle and Crafthole.

Hamlet
Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small coastal village in south-east , England, United Kingdom. It is at the western end of Whitsand Bay five miles south-west of .

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of , in southeast , England. The village has a pub, Post Office, shop, Methodist chapel, and village hall.

Village
Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a beach and coastal settlement on the Rame Peninsula in east , England, United Kingdom. is accessible by the coast road along which runs the South West Coast Path.

Whitsand Bay

Latitude
50.34059° or 50° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
-4.29952° or 4° 17′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C2Q8PR2+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 817613390
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2634061
Wiki­data ID
Q7996785
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Whitsand Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Whitsand Bay”
  • Chinese: “惠特桑德灣”
  • Cornish: “Baya Gwynndreth”
  • Cornish: “Baya Seythyn”
  • French: “Whitsand Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whitsand Bay”
  • Polish: “Whitsand Bay”
  • Swedish: “Whitsand Bay (vik i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Whitsand Bay”
  • Welsh: “Baya Seythyn”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sheviock and Antony.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tregantle Ranges and Finnygook Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whitsand Bay”. Photo: Awgynn, Public domain.