Your Beach. Found: Coverack
Head far south to a rocky shore with a stretch of sand revealed with the retreating tide, dotted with pebbles and rockpools brimming with glossy seaweed. This is Coverack. Nestled in beside the harbour wall, crystal clear water sparkles, boats bob, and seals and gulls dance.
Here, families find a tucked away spot for fish and chips with a harbour view. Couples set up beach chairs and shade their face reading the newspaper. Children in sunhats, wetsuits and jellyshoes paddle in the shore. In Coverack, you’ll find a friendly village lined with thatched roofed cottages and the pink and yellows of gorse and foxgloves.
Come with us as we explore…
- Places to eat and drink by the water
- Life down on the sand
- Watersports hire and lessons
- Nearby activities, such as the Seal Sanctuary and Roskilly’s farm
- Where to stay in Coverack
Food and drink
Tuck into breakfast at The Bay Hotel, a perfect spot for a cup of tea looking over the pretty gardens and out to sea.
Head to The Loft, a tiny café in a former net loft serving coffee, cakes and ice cream by the glittering sea. It invites you to pitch up with a drink and read a book, sketch the harbour views or scribble away in your notebook.
For dinner, the Coverack community and visitors alike gather at the The Lifeboat House to order the best fish and chips to takeaway. Take your pick of curry sauce, mushy peas or lashings of vinegar. Aside from the traditional battered catch, you can order homemade fish cakes, scampi and halloumi fries. The Lifeboat House also serves a great breakfast.
Activities
Coverack Windsurfing Centre
Coverack Windsurfing Centre is open May to October, and covers all sorts of ocean-based activities, from windsurfing and wingfoiling lessons to kayak and paddleboard hire. Coverack’s south coast position means it’s often sheltered enough for a leisurely float aboard a kayak, but occasional winds invite in budding windsurfers, too.
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Just a 20 minute drive from Coverack, you’ll find the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, a charity dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating grey seals from around the Cornish coastline.
Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Helford Estuary, the sanctuary offers visitors the chance to learn about marine conservation while observing seals and other animals up close. In addition to seals, the sanctuary is home to sea lions, penguins and beavers.
Roskilly’s Farm
Just up the road you’ll find Roskilly’s Farm, a working organic farm on the Lizard Peninsula best known for its traditionally made ice cream. Visitors can explore the meadows and meet the animals, enjoy homemade food at the café, and watch ice cream being made using milk from the farm’s own Jersey cows.
Our Coverack retreat
The Croft is our waterfront retreat with private access directly onto Coverack’s pebbly shores. Discover a grand balustrade terrace, extensive garden with a state-of-the-art Big Green Egg barbecue and hot tub for evenings under dusk skies, and four peaceful bedrooms with views of the sparkling sea.
Spend slow days exploring Coverack’s village and beach, or bask in the sun at The Croft – when you’re staying this close to the shore, the choice is yours.
Gone with the tide
Make the most of our flash sale at The Croft. Book a week-long 2025 stay before next Sunday 27 April and save 25%.
The CroftYour Beach. Found
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