By rail
Liskeard station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come Liskeard station.
Liskeard station (LSK) is on the Cornish Main Line and the Looe Valley Line. This page lists the beaches and National Trust and English Heritage places nearest the station, with straight-line distances, council dog rules and water quality, so you can plan a day out without a car.
- Station code
- LSK
- Lines
- Cornish Main Line, Looe Valley Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for Liskeard
- Nearest beach in our guide
- Millendreath (9.8 km (6.1 miles))
Before you travel
Timetables, step-free access, ticket machines and parking at the station change, and some small stations are request stops. We do not copy them here: check the National Rail page for Liskeard or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Nearest beaches
None of the beaches in our guide are within 5 km of Liskeard station. These are the nearest; you would need a bus, taxi or lift, or a change of train. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millendreath | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| East Looe | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Good |
| Seaton | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
National Trust and English Heritage places nearby
Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.
- Trethevy Quoit (English Heritage): 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
- King Doniert’s Stone (English Heritage): 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
- The Hurlers Stone Circles (English Heritage): 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
Council car parks near the station
Cornwall Council car parks within 1 km (straight line). Station car parks run by the rail operator are not included: see the National Rail page for Liskeard.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapsons, Heathlands Road, Liskeard | PL14 4DH | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 120 | 24 hours | 4 August 2026 |
| Cattle Market, Dean Street, Liskeard | PL14 4BA | 750 m (0.5 miles) | 216 | 24 hours | 23 October 2026 |
| Lower Sungirt, Sungirt Lane, Liskeard | PL14 3PA | 760 m (0.5 miles) | 85 | – | 4 August 2026 |
| Upper Sungirt, Sungirt Lane, Liskeard | PL14 3PA | 830 m (0.5 miles) | 81 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
| Westbourne, West Street, Liskeard | PL14 6BW | 1.0 km (0.6 miles) | 230 | 24 hours | 6 August 2026 |
On the line
Cornish Main Line
The main line runs from Penzance across Cornwall and over the Tamar into Devon at Plymouth. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Saltash
- St Germans
- Menheniot
- Liskeard (this station)
- Bodmin Parkway
- Lostwithiel
- Par
- St Austell
- Truro
- Redruth
- Camborne
- Hayle
- St Erth
- Penzance
Looe Valley Line
A branch line from Liskeard down the East Looe river valley to Looe. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Liskeard (this station)
- Coombe Junction Halt
- St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
- Causeland
- Sandplace
- Looe
Map
See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- OpenStreetMap: Liskeard station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Cornish Main Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- Wikipedia: Looe Valley Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: Liskeard – linked for times and facilities
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
- Cornwall Council car parks – pages checked 1 November 2026
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