1. Home
  2. England
  3. Devon and Cornwall
  4. Cornwall
  5. Cornwall
  6. Bessack Rock

Bessack Rock

Island in Cornwall

England

Bessack Rock

Beach Cafe at Godrevy Towans, near Hayle
Beach Cafe at Godrevy Towans, near Hayle Credit: Richard Rogerson

Bessack Rock is a small uninhabited island located off the coast of Cornwall, England. It is situated in the Celtic Sea, approximately 1.5 miles from the mainland. The island is known for its rugged coastline, towering cliffs, and diverse wildlife.

Bessack Rock is a popular destination for birdwatchers, as it is home to a variety of seabirds including puffins, gannets, and kittiwakes. The island is also home to a colony of grey seals, which can often be seen lounging on the rocks or swimming in the surrounding waters.

Access to Bessack Rock is limited, as the island is surrounded by treacherous waters and strong currents. Visitors typically reach the island by boat, and are advised to take caution when approaching the rocky shores.

Overall, Bessack Rock is a picturesque and remote island, offering visitors a glimpse of untouched nature and a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of mainland Cornwall.

Show me another place!

If you have any feedback on the listing, please let us know in the comments section below.

Bessack Rock Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.225591/-5.4062099 or Grid Reference SW5741. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Beach Cafe at Godrevy Towans, near Hayle
Beach Cafe at Godrevy Towans, near Hayle
Godrevy Beach Beach and rocks on the foreshore at Godrevy.
Godrevy Beach
Beach and rocks on the foreshore at Godrevy.
Godrevy beach A small beach between the rocky foreshore.
Godrevy beach
A small beach between the rocky foreshore.
Foreshore Rocks Rocks on Godrevy beach, the height can be gauged by a walker on the sand.
Foreshore Rocks
Rocks on Godrevy beach, the height can be gauged by a walker on the sand.
Rock pool One of many pools amongst the rocks.
Rock pool
One of many pools amongst the rocks.
Godrevy Beach A more northerly section of the beach at Godrevy.
Godrevy Beach
A more northerly section of the beach at Godrevy.
Rocks and Streams There are several streams running through the fissures in the rocks.
Rocks and Streams
There are several streams running through the fissures in the rocks.
Godrevy Beach The northern section of beach in this grid square. Several dog walkers are taking advantage of the relaxed rules regarding dogs on beaches during the winter months.
Godrevy Beach
The northern section of beach in this grid square. Several dog walkers are taking advantage of the relaxed rules regarding dogs on beaches during the winter months.
Gravity Gradiometry survey aircraft A 1940s-era Dakota DC-3 aircraft, operated by a geological survey company, is here seen flying one of many passes across the beach near Phillack Towans. It was operating from a base at Southampton for several weeks in late 2021, surveying a large area of southern Cornwall for gravity anomalies, in the hope (expectation?) of finding commercially viable mineral deposits, such as lithium, as well as potential geothermal localities.
Gravity Gradiometry survey aircraft
A 1940s-era Dakota DC-3 aircraft, operated by a geological survey company, is here seen flying one of many passes across the beach near Phillack Towans. It was operating from a base at Southampton for several weeks in late 2021, surveying a large area of southern Cornwall for gravity anomalies, in the hope (expectation?) of finding commercially viable mineral deposits, such as lithium, as well as potential geothermal localities.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove Looking across the coastline.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove
Looking across the coastline.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove A wet and rough day to be beside the sea.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove
A wet and rough day to be beside the sea.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove Looking towards a seal poking his head from the water.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove
Looking towards a seal poking his head from the water.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove Looking across Godrevy Cove with Godrevy Island and lighthouse in view.
Gwithian : Godrevy Cove
Looking across Godrevy Cove with Godrevy Island and lighthouse in view.
Gwithian : Road A small road and parking spaces alongside it.
Gwithian : Road
A small road and parking spaces alongside it.
Gwithian Wesleyan Methodist chapel
Gwithian Wesleyan Methodist chapel
Gwithian Towans coastal dunes An expanse of sand dunes with grass and gorse vegetation. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.gwithian.org.uk/environment.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.gwithian.org.uk/environment.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Gwithian Towans coastal dunes
An expanse of sand dunes with grass and gorse vegetation. LinkExternal link
View towards Godrevy Island Looking north from the Gwithian Towans dunes, across the beach towards the lighthouse on Godrevy Island.
View towards Godrevy Island
Looking north from the Gwithian Towans dunes, across the beach towards the lighthouse on Godrevy Island.
Godrevy Island and lighthouse View north from Gwithian Towans.
Godrevy Island and lighthouse
View north from Gwithian Towans.
Show me another place!

Bessack Rock is located at Grid Ref: SW5741 (Lat: 50.225591, Lng: -5.4062099)

Unitary Authority: Cornwall

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

What 3 Words

///downsize.scarf.earliest. Near Hayle, Cornwall

Nearby Locations

Strap Rocks Ceres Rock Peter's Point Bessack Rock Gillick Rock

Related Wikis

St Gothian Sands
St Gothian Sands

St Gothian Sands (grid reference SW585418) is a Local Nature Reserve near Gwithian, Cornwall. It was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 2005 by the Penwith...

Gwithian
Gwithian

Gwithian (Cornish: Godhyan) is a coastal village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, in the Cornwall district, in west Cornwall...

St Gothian's Church, Gwithian
St Gothian's Church, Gwithian

St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing...

Godrevy
Godrevy

Godrevy (Cornish: Godrevi, meaning small farms) ( gÉ™-DREE-vee) is an area on the eastern side of St Ives Bay, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which...

Lazy Bank Cornwall
Little Castle Cornwall

Have you been to Bessack Rock?

Leave your review of Bessack Rock below (or comments, questions and feedback).

© 2024 UK Place Database | Privacy