Trebarwith Strand | |
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Above Trebarwith Strand looking towards Dennis Point with the Port William inn, centre left. In the distance the coastline runs out to Port Quin Bay and Rumps Point | |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TINTAGEL |
Postcode district | PL34 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
Trebarwith Strand (Cornish: Trebervedh Sian; locally sometimes shortened to The Strand) is a section of coastline located near the coastal settlement of Trebarwith on the north coast of Cornwall, England, UK, 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south of Tintagel. It has 800m of sandy beach contained by cliffs in which natural caves are found. The beach can only be accessed at low tide. The strand was once used to land ships to export slate from the nearby quarries while sand from the beach was used for agricultural purposes. The view from the beach is dominated by rocks 300m offshore known as Gull Rock or Otterham Rocks.