By rail
St Erth station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come St Erth station.
St Erth station (SER) is on the Cornish Main Line and the St Ives Bay 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
- SER
- Lines
- Cornish Main Line, St Ives Bay Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for St Erth
- Nearest beach in our guide
- Porthkidney Sands (2.6 km (1.6 miles))
- Town guide
- Hayle (2.4 km (1.5 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 St Erth or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Beaches near St Erth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porthkidney Sands | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
| Carbis Bay | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September | Excellent |
| Mexico Towans | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
| Hayle Towans | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | Check the council map: a nearby listed area has dog rules | Excellent |
| Porthminster | 4.8 km (3.0 miles) | No dogs 10am–6pm, 15 May – 30 September | Excellent |
National Trust and English Heritage places nearby
Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.
- St Michael’s Mount (National Trust): 6.4 km (4.0 miles)
- Chysauster Ancient Village (English Heritage): 6.9 km (4.3 miles)
- Godolphin (National Trust): 7.1 km (4.4 miles)
- Godrevy (National Trust): 8.3 km (5.2 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 St Erth.
| Council car park | Postcode | Distance (straight line) | Spaces | Open | Council page updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lelant, Hayle | TR26 3DL | 900 m (0.6 miles) | 200 | 24 hours | 27 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:
- Saltash
- St Germans
- Menheniot
- Liskeard
- Bodmin Parkway
- Lostwithiel
- Par
- St Austell
- Truro
- Redruth
- Camborne
- Hayle
- St Erth (this station)
- Penzance
St Ives Bay Line
A short branch line from St Erth along the shore of St Ives Bay to St Ives. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- St Erth (this station)
- Lelant Saltings
- Lelant
- Carbis Bay
- St Ives
For beaches, parking and events around Hayle, 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: St Erth station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Cornish Main Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- Wikipedia: St Ives Bay Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: St Erth – 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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