Daymer Bay
This wide sandy beach sits near the mouth of the Camel estuary opposite Padstow. It is backed by sand dunes and a golf course.
Daymer Bay sits in the shelter of Braey Hill, a large grassy hump that sits between here and Rock. Tucked away in the dunes at the foot of Braey Hill is St Enodoc Church. As well as being a particularly charming little church it is probably best known as the resting place of Sir John Betjeman, the former poet laureate.
At high tide the beach is particularly sheltered. The water is shallow and ideal for bathing.
Type of beach
Sandy
Lifeguard service
No
Dogs friendly beach?
Dogs allowed
Dogs are allowed but there are no dog bins.
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Activities
- Swimming/bathing
- Wind surfing
Facilities
- Cafe/restaurant
- Toilets
- Shop
Nearest town
Postcode
PL27 6SA
OS grid ref.
SW 9290 7754
Parking
There is parking available for 150 cars but there are no disabled spaces. There is a charge for using the car park.
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Daymer Bay Reviews
Steer clear of this place.
Tim Ward
Apr 11th 2024Parked and paid. Lovely walk and back along the hill but spoiled by receiving a ticket from Alliance Parking. Proof of payment didn’t yield any success so at time of writing I’m ignoring them.
What a shame, Cornwall is this your way of keeping visitor numbers down?
Don't Park Here - Alliance Parking are Thieves
James
Nov 04th 2023Great beach, scam parking company (Alliance Parking) and filthy toilets. The company uses CCTV with APNR (automatic numberplate recognition) to squeeze out as many fines as possible.
great beach, ruined by car park run by alliance parking - which is a borderline scam
wont be returning
AVOID AT ALL COSTS - CRIMINAL OPERATORS IN CHARGE
Cornwall County Council - please sort this bunch of criminal car park operators out before you lose tourists to other destinations. Same story as everyone else on numerous websites - we paid for parking but took 5 minutes to download the app and pay due to poor reception - bingo a fine for overstaying by 5 minutes. Shame on you Alliance Parking. Someone needs to catch up and deal with these folk soon.