Veryan Bay

Hemmick Beach is a west-facing beach on the south coast of Cornwall, Britain. It is situated at the east end of Veryan Bay, on the west side of the Dodman Point headland, and to the south of the hamlet of Boswinger and to the west of Penare.

Boswinger (Cornish: Boswynngor) is a village in south Cornwall, England, two miles south of Mevagissey (where the 2011 Census population is included). There is a youth hostel in a former farmhouse. Boswinger is in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point is a coastal Geological Conservation Review site and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its geological interest. Parts of the land designated as Cuckoo Rock to Turbot Point Site of Special Scientific Interest are owned by the National Trust.

Rescassa is a hamlet near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England.

Penare is a hamlet near Gorran Haven in Cornwall, England, UK. Penare is situated 1 mile (2 km) south-west of Gorran Haven. Penare lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Dodman Point (Cornish: Penn Ardh) near Mevagissey is the highest headland on the south Cornwall coast, measuring 374 feet (114 m). It is also known by its earlier names of the Deadman and Deadman's Point. It hosts the remains of an Iron Age promontory fort, and at its seaward end is "Parson Martin's Cross" – a large granite cross erected in 1896 to encourage those involved in Christian service, and which aids navigation around the headland. Dodman Point is mentioned in the shanty Spanish Ladies. To its north-east and in its lee is the small anchorage and sand beach of Gorran Haven. Below the large stone cross, there is a way down to the bottom of the small cliffs and there is some climbing there on the faces – mainly bouldering as it is rarely scaled so there are no fixed anchor points.

St Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, UK, six miles (10 km) south-southwest of St Austell. The largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven, a mile to the east with a further cluster of homes at Trevarrick. The population (including Boswinger) at the 2011 census was 1,411. The parish is bounded by the sea to the east and south. It is bordered by St Michael Caerhays parish to the west and by St Ewe and Mevagissey parishes to the north. The patron saint Guron or Goronus is said to have come here from Bodmin. The parish church is a fine building of the 15th century though the foundation is Norman. Features of interest include the bench ends and the late medieval font. At Gorran Haven is a 15th-century chapel of St Just, restored in the 1860s. At Bodrugan, there are some remains of the medieval manor house of the Bodrugans which also had a chapel. Thomas Tonkin, MP and historian, is buried at the parish church.

St Michael Caerhays (Cornish: Lannvighal) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about seven miles (11 km) south-southwest of St Austell. The population as of the 2011 census was 96 St Michael Caerhays lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The ecclesiastical parish was a chapelry of St Stephen in Brannel until 1832. From the 16th century the Rectors of St Stephen resided here so the church of St Michael came to be regarded as the mother church. The church is Norman but the Lady Chapel was added in the 15th century by the Trevanions and it contains their monuments. Their home was on the site of Caerhayes Castle. Caerhays Castle, a picturesque castellated mansion, is situated half-a-mile south of the village and was built by John Nash for J. B. Trevanion in 1808.

Portholland (Cornish: Porthalan) is a settlement in Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the south coast in the civil parish of St Michael Caerhays. The name Portholland comes from the Cornish language elements porth, meaning 'cove' or 'harbour', and Alan, a personal name. Portholland is two adjacent villages, West Portholland and East Portholland at opposite ends of two separate namesake beaches which join in the middle. It is possible to walk between the two villages on the beach at low tide. West Portholland is in Veryan civil parish, the parish boundary is a minor stream between East and West Portholland. East Portholland used to have a post office and general store, but both have shut down. Portholland lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). East Portholland was a filming location for the village scenes of the fictional Welsh island Cairnholm in the 2016 film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. There is a cliff path connecting West and East Portholland which has several distinct features such as paw prints in the concrete and the text “PAN MOJ”

Gorran High Lanes, known locally as Gorran Highlanes, is a hamlet in the parish of St Goran in mid Cornwall, England.

Gorran Churchtown is a village in the parish of St Goran (where the 2011 census population was included ), Cornwall, England. Gorran Churchtown is situated approximately nine miles (14 km) south-southwest of St Austell; Gorran Haven, the largest settlement in the parish, is a mile to the east. Gorran Churchtown lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Vault Beach (or Bow Beach) is situated on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK, near Gorran Haven. The beach consists mainly of shingle but does have some sand at low tide. Vault Beach faces southeast onto the English Channel and lies between Cadythew Rocks in the north and Dodman Point at the southern end. Car parking is available in Gorran Haven and Lamledra which are both some distance from the beach. Toilet facilities are available at Gorran Haven. The southern end of the beach tends to attract naturists. Vault beach was named Vault as during the wind powered days of sail should a ship or boat mess up its navigation and flounder upon the Dodman (Deadman) the bodies would normally wash up on this stretch of beach. The Dodman was quite easy to mistake with Lands End and with the wrong winds could end up with disastrous consequences.