The so-called Perranporth Bore is created when waves are squeezed into the river channel leading to the beach. And it was the combination of a high spring tide and a big swell rolling in from ...

Onlookers said they smelt the "absolutely stinking slurry" running down a stream onto the beach at Perranporth on Saturday. The Environment Agency, which warned against swimming on its Swimfo page ...

There’s a large car park above the beach. The wide swathe of sand at Perranporth comes into its own at low tide, when you can play football, build sandcastles, or swim in the sun-warmed waters ...