Praa Sands Beach
Praa Sands Beach, Praa Sands, Cornwall TR20
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About Praa Sands Beach
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Nearby Attractions
Germoe Village
tourismGermoe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. As a programmatic destination page, it works well as a hub for nearby beaches, walks, heritage sites, food spots and local itinerary links across CornwallMagazine.
1.3 km away
Acton Castle
historicA curious Gothic Revival tower built in the 1770s by John Stackhouse — the botanist who gave his name to the seaweed genus Stackhousia — as a seaside retreat near Praa Sands. Now a private holiday let, the exterior with its mock battlements and sea views is visible from the coastal path and provides an eccentric footnote to Cornwall's architectural history.
1.4 km away
Ashton Village
tourismAshton is a village in the civil parish of Breage, west Cornwall, England, UK at OS grid ref SW604286. As a programmatic destination page, it works well as a hub for nearby beaches, walks, heritage sites, food spots and local itinerary links across CornwallMagazine.
2.5 km away
Godolphin House
historicA fascinating Tudor and Stuart mansion set in ancient orchards and gardens on the edge of the western moors, Godolphin was the ancestral home of the Earls of Godolphin — one of Cornwall's most powerful families. The house is part ruin and part habitable interior, giving visitors an unusually honest encounter with architectural history. The atmosphere is more genuine than many grander country houses.
3.4 km away
Breage Village
tourismBreage Parish Church is the Anglican parish church of the parish of Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. As a programmatic destination page, it works well as a hub for nearby beaches, walks, heritage sites, food spots and local itinerary links across CornwallMagazine.
3.9 km away
Poldark Mine
historicVisitors descend into the very shafts and adits of Wheal Roots, a real eighteenth-century tin mine that became famous through the Poldark television series filmed nearby. Guided underground tours reveal the cramped, candlelit conditions in which miners worked for just a few pence a day — a visceral encounter with industrial history beneath the Cornish hills.
4.1 km away