Porthchapel Beach
Porthchapel Beach is a secluded beach located on the south coast of the Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Situated near the village of St Levan, it is renowned for its white shell-sand, turquoise waters, and rugged granite cliffs with the The Independent naming it as the sixth most beautiful beach in Cornwall in 2025.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Cornwall, UK
- Also known as: “Porth Chapel”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Minack Theatre and St Levan’s Church, St Levan.
Minack Theatre
Garden
Photo: Chef, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthcurno and Porthgwarra.
Porthchapel Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: St Levan, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.03928° or 50° 2′ 21″ north
Longitude
-5.65776° or 5° 39′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C2P28QR+PV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vlaams—“Porthchapel Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Porthchapel Beach”
- Cornish: “Porth Selevan”
- Dutch: “Porthchapel Beach”
- French: “Porthchapel Beach”
- German: “Porthchapel Beach”
- Spanish: “Porthchapel Beach”
- Swedish: “Porthchapel Beach”
- Vlaams: “Porthchapel Beach”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rospletha Cliff and Cox Cliff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: St. Levan’s Well and St Levan’s Stone.
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