Crackington Haven

50°44′40″N 4°38′16″W / 50.74454°N 4.63774°W / 50.74454; -4.63774

Crackington Haven viewed from Penkenna Point looking south in 2003
Crackington Haven seen across the beach in 2005
Penkenna Point in 2005 showing the folded strata of the rock
The view from High Cliff towards Cambeak

Crackington Haven (Cornish: Porthkragen,[1] meaning "sandstone cove") is a coastal village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of St Gennys at grid reference SX140972 at the head of a cove on the Atlantic coast. The village is seven miles (11 km) south-southwest of Bude and four miles (7 km) north-northeast of Boscastle.[2]

Middle Crackington and Higher Crackington are associated settlements. They are situated on the hill southeast of Crackington Haven, half-a-mile and one mile distant respectively.

  1. ^ |date=MNovember 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6