Lifeguard unit: Porthcothan
Main Contact Details
Area support centre
Tel:01208 815465
Headquarters
Tel: 01202 663553
email:
lifeguards@rnli.org.uk
Beach Information
RNLI lifeguarded beaches near you
About this beach
Porthcothan is a long, sandy cove surrounded by cliffs and backed by sand dunes. At low tide the beach opens out, connecting up with small coves, and at high tide the beach becomes very sheltered from swell and winds due to the cliffs. A popular beach with families. Facilities are at hand and access is good from a beach level road and car park behind the beach.
Lifeguard season dates
19 May - 23 September
The story of Blue Peter IV
18/07/2008
By: South West Region
All you need to know about the history of the St Agnes lifeboat Blue Peter IV and her crew's lifesaving services over the past 40 years can be found in the St Agnes Lifeboat Yearbook 2008 - 2009.
Lakeman album launch for RNLI
18/07/2008
By: Tamsin Thomas
Seth Lakeman, whose new album Poor Man's Heaven entered the UK album chart at number 8, chose the RNLI to benefit from his album launch in memory of the volunteer crew of the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne, who lost their lives in 1981.
New recycling partners
07/07/2008
By: Rhys Parker
Millions of cartridges and mobile phones are discarded every year.
RNLI lifeguards for Kennack Sands
04/07/2008
By: Amy Caldwell
RNLI lifeguards will patrol Kennack Sands beach in Cornwall for the first time from Saturday 12 July.
All-new press centre launched
03/07/2008
By: Mairead Dwane
The online multimedia press centre is the latest addition to rnli.org.uk.