Trebarwith Strand

Home to the Port William pub, which serves good food, a great Sunday roast, Cornish ales and fantastic views from both the inside and the beer terrace.

There's a cafe, shop and a great little pop up coffee stop in the main car park. Whilst there's no beach at high tide, it offers a great sandy beach at low tide.

It's worth visiting the surf-reports.com website to check tide times and sea conditions.

Trebarwith also has great waves for surfing and body boarding. The beach is dog friendly all year round too, and offers some great opportunities for keen photographers.

Bossiney Cove

Off the beaten track, Bossiney Cove is a steepish walk down the cliff path (you wont get a pushchair down), but it's worth the effort. As with Trebarwith Strand, it's strictly a low tide beach (you should get sand 2 hours either side of low tide).

You'll be greeted by a sheltered cove, crystal clear water and a sandy beach.

Take your own refreshments, though theres usually a pretty caravan at the carpark selling ice creams and refreshments. There's also a cafe across the road with a crazy golf course.

You can take in some of the stunning scenery by doing the circular walk through rocky valley and back up the road to the car park.

Bossiney Cove is dog friendly all year round.

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth bay is one of the biggest beaches around. A great spot for surfing, body boarding or just sunbathing.

The left hand side of the beach is called black rock and is dog friendly all year round. The right hand side has dog restrictions during the summer months, but you can walk over the headland from black rock to the main car park, where you will find Widemouth bay cafe and surf schools such as Freewave Surf Academy

Black rock also has a cafe and beach shop with a good selection of Cornish ice creams.

You can also walk to the beach house restaurant, where theres also a small shop and fish mongers. The Widemouth Manor is just up the road, which offers a great spot to watch the sun go down in their sunset lounge.

You don't have to worry about the tides at Widemouth Bay, as there is always some sand exposed.