By rail
Sandplace station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come Sandplace station.
Sandplace station (SDP) is on 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
- SDP
- Line
- Looe Valley Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for Sandplace
- Nearest beach in our guide
- Millendreath (3.6 km (2.2 miles))
- Town guide
- Looe (3.9 km (2.4 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 Sandplace or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Beaches near Sandplace 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.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millendreath | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| East Looe | 4.0 km (2.5 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Good |
Nearest National Trust and English Heritage places
None of the places in our guide are within 10 km. These are the nearest.
- Trethevy Quoit (English Heritage): 11.8 km (7.3 miles)
- King Doniert’s Stone (English Heritage): 11.8 km (7.3 miles)
On the line
Looe Valley Line
A branch line from Liskeard down the East Looe river valley to Looe. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Liskeard
- Coombe Junction Halt
- St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
- Causeland
- Sandplace (this station)
- Looe
For beaches, parking and events around Looe, see our town guide.
Map
See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- OpenStreetMap: Sandplace station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Looe Valley Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: Sandplace – 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
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