Chapel Porth Beach
Set at the end of a long deep valley in the heart of Cornwall’s mining country is Chapel Porth beach. The cliffs here are home to what is probably Cornwall’s most iconic old mining ruins, Wheal Coates.
Chapel Porth is managed by the National Trust who run the car park and the small cafe here.
Located between Porthtowan and St Agnes this lovely Cornish beach can be a little tricky to find.
Chapel Porth Beach
Set at the end of a long deep valley in the heart of Cornwall’s mining country is Chapel Porth beach. The cliffs here are home to what is probably Cornwall’s most iconic old mining ruins, Wheal Coates.
Chapel Porth is managed by the National Trust who run the car park and the small cafe here.
Located between Porthtowan and St Agnes this lovely Cornish beach can be a little tricky to find.
There are no overflows impacting this beach
There are no overflows currently identified by either ourselves or the Environment Agency that have the potential to impact the bathing water. Any bacteria in the bathing water could be from other sources, for example agricultural rainwater runoff, dog or bird faeces, private sewerage or property foul waste pipes being misconnected and draining to watercourses. Bacteria levels may be higher after rainfall.
Water quality sample results
The graphs below show the significant reduction in harmful bacteria in the Environment Agency’s (EA) water samples since the 1990s. E. coli and Intestinal Enterococci exist in all open water - they are found in human and animal poo, and get into the water via sewage spills, road drainage, agricultural livestock, or wildlife and birds. The EA uses the levels of these bacteria to decide whether to award this beach bathing water status.
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