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Penzance station: beaches and places nearby

Photograph to come Penzance station.

Penzance station (PNZ) is on the Cornish Main 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
PNZ
Line
Cornish Main Line
Times, tickets and facilities
National Rail page for Penzance
Nearest beach in our guide
Penzance Beach (900 m (0.6 miles))
Town guide
Penzance (360 m (0.2 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 Penzance or the National Rail journey planner before you go.

Beaches near Penzance station

Beaches in our guide within 5 km of the station, nearest first. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.

BeachDistance (straight line)Council dog ruleWater quality 2025
Penzance Beach900 m (0.6 miles)Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rulesExcellent
Wherry Town1.8 km (1.1 miles)No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (council-listed stretch)Excellent
Long Rock2.0 km (1.2 miles)Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rulesExcellent
Marazion3.7 km (2.3 miles)No dogs 10am–6pm, 1 July – 31 August (council-listed stretch)Excellent

National Trust and English Heritage places nearby

Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.

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 Penzance.

Council car parkPostcodeDistance (straight line)SpacesOpenCouncil page updated
Harbour, PenzanceTR18 2GB230 m (0.1 miles)–24 hours30 October 2026
Maritime Car Park, PenzanceTR18 2GB230 m (0.1 miles)9424 hours (Closed 1st November- 31st March)–
Jennings Street, PenzanceTR18 2LU440 m (0.3 miles)1524 hours27 May 2026
Causewayhead St Clare Street, PenzanceTR18 2SP550 m (0.3 miles)2124 hours6 August 2026
Clarence Street, PenzanceTR18 2PA620 m (0.4 miles)8524 hours6 August 2026
Greenmarket, PenzanceTR18 4SG620 m (0.4 miles)4324 hours6 August 2026
St Erbyns, PenzanceTR18 2RG660 m (0.4 miles)20124 hours4 August 2026
Penalverne, PenzanceTR18 2RQ700 m (0.4 miles)10224 hours6 August 2026
Park Corner, PenzanceTR18 2QP780 m (0.5 miles)424 Hours27 May 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:

  1. Saltash
  2. St Germans
  3. Menheniot
  4. Liskeard
  5. Bodmin Parkway
  6. Lostwithiel
  7. Par
  8. St Austell
  9. Truro
  10. Redruth
  11. Camborne
  12. Hayle
  13. St Erth
  14. Penzance (this station)

For beaches, parking and events around Penzance, see our town guide.

Map

Penzance BeachWherry TownLong RockMarazionPenzance station
Penzance station (OpenStreetMap location) and the beaches listed above. Map outline © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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