Crackington Haven
The foreshore is covered with attractive marbled humbug pebbles and fist-sized stones (signs warn against removing souvenirs from the beach) and to the left and right are unusual craggy rocks running to the sea. Most of the beach, when at low tide, is sandy. The surrounding cliffs are well known for their visible folded sedimentary rock formations. Plenty of rock pools at low tide.
It began life as a small port importing limestone and coal for the lime kiln and exporting slate from small, local quarries. Look out for the traces of a donkey path going down to Strangle Beach where sand, stone and slate were collected.
Like many Cornwall beaches, there is a seasonal dog ban of Easter day to 1st October. There are two cafes, shop, pub, toilets and surf hire with a pay and display car park.
