Sennen Cove

About Sennen Cove

Sennen Cove is a long sandy beach just round the corner from Land's End, popular with surfers and swimmers. Most of it is sand, but there are pebble patches and an all-pebble stretch by the harbour and jetty where glass gathers. Several guides and recent finders recommend it, though it gets busy in summer.

Sea glass at Sennen Cove

Mostly green, blue and white glass with some sea pottery; recent reports also list amber, seafoam, soft blue, lavender and teal, and one reader found red and turquoise by the harbour. Harbour pieces tend to be larger and less smooth. Search the pebble 'islands' and the pebbly area west of the southern car park ramp near the jetty.

Visiting Sennen Cove

Parking

Two car parks at the bottom of the hill (one behind the beach, one beyond the lifeboat station), plus a large field car park at the top of the hill (Visit Cornwall).

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.