Pedn Vounder Beach Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Park up the top at Treen car park. £5 for the day!"
• "The beach itself is accessible via the coast path between porthcurno and penberth."
• "Parking is free after 6pm."
• "It's about a 10 minute walk to get to the cliff overlooking the beach and another 10 minutes to climb down."
• "Once at the top, there is a fantastic pub that serves good food and drink."
• "The beach wasn’t too busy on a sunny Friday lunch time, the walk to the beach isn’t too difficult."
• "We parked at logans rock car park and walked up past the camp site and headed towards the sea straight in front of us."

Cons:

• "Difficult to get to, you have to be good with heights and climbing."
• "Wouldn't recommend it with children."
• "Exit before the tide blocks the base of the cliff, or you will become trapped."
• "Dog friendly but bear in mind you will need to carry your dog down the cliffs."
• "Beware the last part of the climb down onto the beach though as people have been seriously injured falling on the rocks."
• "The final climb down is a bit dodgy and steep, so wouldn't recommend this beach for everyone."
• "The route to get there is very involved, steep, uneven, rocky, unguarded, narrow at times and with a very steep climb down a rock face to get to the sand."

Beach Quality

Pros:

• "This is a beautiful sandy beach with the spectacular surrounding scenery of Treen Cliff and Treryn Dinas adding to its appeal."
• "One of the most stunning elemental places in the country."
• "Incredible beach worth the effort."
• "Absolutely beautiful place."
• "Incredibly beautiful beach. Literally like walking down the cliffs into the Mediterranean."
• "Once on the beach, you realise how truly beautiful it is!"
• "Absolutely amazing views of the beach on your way down to it."

Cons:

• "No toilet facilities and the sand was far too fine and got everywhere."
• "The sand was not sandy enough, the sea was too cold and the rocks were too hard."
• "Sand is super sticky."
• "The water was bloody freezing though even though it was 20+ degrees."
• "Rubbish! Impossible to get there if you're over 20 years old and not a rock climber!"
• "Bear in mind there is no lifeguards and no facilities of any kind, not even toilets."
• "Also ram packed with tourists the walk down is difficult."

Naturism

Pros:

• "It's also a naturist friendly beach and so there are plenty of people sun bathing in all their natural beauty!"
• "Beautiful. Blue water sand, nice place to walk up the cliffs."
• "Fabulous naturist beach but difficult to access unless really mobile and like heights."
• "It's a great place to lay back and relax all natural, Naturist / Nudist friendly!"
• "Amazing. This is a nudist beach."
• "It’s known for being a nudist beach."
• "This is an unofficial nudist beach but it was mainly clothed when we were there."