Porthbean beach

The three small beaches towards Pendower Beach from Porthcurnick are composed of coarse sand and shingle, with rock platforms exposed at low water, containing a number of rockpools. The two beaches closest to Porthcurnick and separated by Needle Rock are known collectively as Porthbean, which is a typically no-frills Cornish place name meaning "small cove". In the Roseland dialect, the unstressed "porth" is pronounced "per" so Porthbean is pronounced "Perbayn" locally. A third (unnamed) beach can be reached by crossing the rocks from Porthbean but note that it is cut off at high tide.