Carne & Pendower

South Cornwall


These twin side-by-side beaches form one of the Roseland's largest areas of sand at low tide. It's brilliant for beachcombing and rock-pooling – look out for mermaids' purses tangled up with the seaweed – but it can get a bit smelly in hot weather when a lot of weed is washed in.

There's a big hotel, the Nare, just behind the beach.


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