To the west of St.Agnes lies Porthtowan, a small village on Cornwall's Atlantic Ocean facing north coast. Porthtowan Beach is one of the UK's top surfing beaches consisting of wide soft white sands. The name Porthtowan comes from the Cornish words 'Porth' and 'Tewynn' to mean 'cove of sand dunes'.

              

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Overlooking the beach at Porthtowan.

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Looking along the rugged north Cornwall coast towards Porthtowan beach.

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Looking down onto Porthtowan beach from high up on the cliffs that surround the beach.

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As the tide goes out Porthtowan beach becomes a vast stretch of fine sands.

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At low tide it is possible to walk the vast stretch of sand all the way up to Chapel Porth beach.

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