Carlyon Bay

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View from Carlyon Bay across the western part of St Austell Bay, looking towards Ropehaven and the Black Head headland.

Carlyon Bay is a bay, beach and village near St Austell on the South coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The beach at Carlyon Bay is comprised of waste material from the china clay industry known as "stent", and is divided into three; Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver. Cornwall Wildlife Trust has identified Shorthorn Beach, the middle beach of the 3 beaches, as a site of national importance. The area surrounding the bay itself, once part of the tin mining industry and pocked with abandoned pits, has some of the most prestigious hotels in Cornwall, and a golf course. Most of the locals are wealthy retired. The South West Coast Path runs across the cliff top and across the golf course. A new development is planned for Carlyon Bay Beach, which some people suggest could destroy natural habitats and curtail public access.