4 Cornwall beaches included in top 50 list for the UK

Four Cornwall beaches have been included among the top 50 in the UK according to The Times and Sunday Times.

In their annual best beaches guide for Britain, Porthcurno, Porthminster, Grebe and Constantine Bay are featured.

It’s the first year the guide has been nominated by readers of papers who put forward their favourite beaches for a detailed inspection.

Following that, The Times's chief travel writer Chris Haslam then assessed the beaches using a rigorous checklist.

Porthcurno was praised as a beautiful beach (Image: @RachelBrel/Tripadvisor)

Weymouth was crowned the best overall and the best in the South West of England with Cornwall's beaches featuring in four of that region's spots.

The full breakdown of the best beaches can be seen on The Times website here.

What did The Times say about Cornwall's beaches?

Porthcurno was described as "beautiful" by The Times even with the narrow lane to actually get to it being a slight problem.

They added: "The low cliffs of Percella Point on the left and Minack Point on the right are like cooled lava, with a wedge of coarse white sand in the middle and then the turquoise sea. A stream runs across the right flank and the best places to set up are on the far side, at the base of the cliff."

Porthminster was praised for its palm-fringed beach (Image: @Lynsey007/Tripadvisor)

It has a 5/5 score on Tripadvisor from 669 reviews.

Meanwhile, when discussing Portminster, they said: "This soft, flat, sheltered, palm-fringed beach has a railway station, a beach restaurant seemingly arrived from the French Riviera; a posh takeaway; an ice-cream parlour; a cocktail joint; shops; paddleboard, kayak and surfboard hire; minigolf; and 36 beach huts available for hire from £15 a day."

The beach has a score of 4.5/5 on Tripadvisor from 1,634 reviews.

Constantine Bay was commended for being a great place to go surfing "as the tidal reach and crashing waves change the profile with wonderful results" and it has earnt a 4.5/5 score on Tripadvisor from 381 reviews.

Constantine Bay was praised as being a great place for surfing (Image: @Y8380SJliza/Tripadvisor)

One reviewer said: "What a lovely beach. Has a really nice atmosphere family feel. Walked up and around to trevose head which is a nice easy walk with some very nice view points."

Finally, Grebe was described as "200 gorgeous metres of sand, rock and pebbles so secret that it hides on a river rather than sprawling beside the sea".

People recommend “swimming at sunrise among the sea grass" to make the most of it.