Praa Sands is a long, sandy beach and small coastal settlement on the northern shore of Mount's Bay in Cornwall, England, sitting roughly four miles east of Penzance. The beach is backed by dunes and low cliffs, offers rock pools at low tide and a broad surfable bay popular with swimmers and surfers; the coastal route of the South West Coast Path runs close by, giving good cliff-top views across the bay.
Tourism dominates the local economy, with holiday parks, cafés and a couple of pubs busy in summer, while the community quietens outside the season. Like many places in west Cornwall it has historic ties to seafaring and small-scale mineral working, and today combines a relaxed surf-and-beach culture with a more traditional village feel. Lifeguards patrol in summer and the beach is a popular family destination.
Postcode districts covering Praa Sands
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Falmouth 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Truro 18 miles29 km
- Camborne 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Penzance 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Helston 5.2 miles8.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Germoe Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Ashton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Porthleven, Breage & Germoe Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Rosudgeon Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Perran Downs Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Perranuthnoe Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Breage Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- St. Hilary Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Goldsithney Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Godolphin Cross Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Porthleven Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Long Rock, Marazion & St. Erth Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Praa Sands
TR20 9SX, TR20 9TG, TR20 9SU, TR20 9ST, TR20 9TQ, TR20 9SQ, TR20 9SH, TR20 9TE, TR20 9TD … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 29 miles46.6 km
- Exeter International Airport 97.2 miles156.4 km
- St Erth Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Lelant Saltings Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Penzance Bus Station 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Praa Sands Ad
- Mullion Cove Hotel & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Old Quay House 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Pedn Olva 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Boskerris Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Gannet Inn 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Polurrian on the Lizard 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Atlantic Heights Guest House 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Hotel Penzance 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Tregenna Castle Resort 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Carbis Bay and Spa Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Penzance Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Wharfside Shopping Centre Shopping centre 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Penwith College College 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Mullion Harbour Harbour 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Merry Maidens Archaeological site 9.3 miles15 km
- Boscawen-un Stone Circle Archaeological site 10.3 miles16.7 km
- Mên-an-Tol Archaeological site 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Pedn Vounder Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Porthcurno Beach Beach 12.4 miles20 km
- Porthchapel Beach Beach 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Porthgwarra Beach Beach 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Gwennap Head Daymark Historic site 13.7 miles22 km