🥇 Crowned Britain’s Best Beach
Weddings, exclusive stays and events, and unbeatable views. Private. Unique. Memorable. Laid back. That's L***y!
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Privately owned since 1999, this gorgeous cove is nestled on the stunning north coast of Cornwall. Privately owned since the 1920’s, L***y Glaze is a spectacular horseshoe shaped cove on the outskirts of Newquay. This beautiful, secluded beach is your home away from home by the sea. Adventurous activities for all ages and abilities, spectacular music events, exclusive corporate hosting, beautiful
civil wedding ceremonies, luxury day packages and exclusive events are all part of our day throughout the year.
31/08/2025
Avoid summer blues by planning your next one! ☀️
If you missed our massive music gigs this year, don't worry we have plenty planned for 2026 - including our annual Ibiza Club Classics with Symphonica Orchestra ft Mr Switch. 🎶
Join us for an epic journey through dance music's most iconic anthems, made famous on the Island of Ibiza, brought to life by the raw power of a full orchestra and the pulse of world renowned DJs.
📆 Saturday 25 July 2026
🎟️ Tickets available via the link in comments
31/08/2025
Dj Aldo Vanucci joins us behind the decks from 3pm today! 🎶
We're open from 9.30am until late, serving fresh stone baked takeaway pizzas from midday. Our Sundowner's are FREE to attend, with comfy indoor and outdoor seating. No reservation needed, kids & dogs welcome.
See you on the sand!
30/08/2025
We're working on something ABBA'solutely fabulous...
More information coming soon 🪩🌺
30/08/2025
First week of September, Kids are back to school - but we're still open from 9.30 until late for your fun beach days and Sundowners on both Sunday's, Thursday and Friday! ✨
Please note: The beach will be closed all-day, to the public, on Saturday 6 September for a wedding!
30/08/2025
Our beach is closed today (Sat 30) to celebrate a wedding! 💍
We will reopen tomorrow (Sun 31) from 9.30am, with live music from 3pm from Aldo Vanucci. See you then.
📸 Chris Armstrong
29/08/2025
Less than a month until our season closing party - Disco Classics 🪩
Its a night filled with disco songs you know and love. Re-invented by the 20-piece orchestra Jazz Colossus. It's our favourite way of concluding our 2025 summer season.
📆 Saturday 27 September
🎟️ Available via the link in comments
Have you got your outfit yet? 🕺🏽💃🏾
29/08/2025
29/08/2025
Daisy Clark returns to the sand after supporting Boyzlife the other week - tonight from 7pm she'll be hosting our Friday Sundowner Session. 🎤
We're open from 9.30am until late, serving fresh stone baked takeaway pizzas from midday. This Sundowner Session is completely FREE to attend, with comfy indoor and outdoor seating. No reservation needed, kids & dogs welcome.
28/08/2025
We're open today from 9.30am until 3pm. ☀️ We'll be serving your morning caffeine fix from our beach bars, then from midday the ovens will be warmed ready for your pizza orders.
The beach will be closed to the public from 3pm for event preparation and reopening at 6pm for ticket holders only. There is still a chance to grab a ticket to Groove Armada (DJ SET) by following the link in comments! See you on the sand.
27/08/2025
🍿🎬 SEASIDE CINEMA 🎬🍿 The Cornish Cinema Club are heading to the sand to show Surf's Up at 5.30pm and Grease Singalong at 8.15pm. Tickets still available, link in comments.
We're open from 9.30am until late today, serving pizza from midday. Please note, the marquee will be closed to the public whilst we set up for our Groove Armada event tomorrow (Thu 28). Our beach bars will remain open serving your favourite beverages all day and we have lots of outdoor seating for you to continue enjoying your beach day!
Address
L***y Glaze Beach, L***y Glaze Road Newquay TR73AE
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L***y Glaze Beach is as rich in history as it is in beauty. The name is believed to derive from the Cornish translation of “a place to view blue boats.”
The little blue boats were the transportation methods employed to take the ore away from the site and could clearly be seen moving to and from the town’s picturesque harbour from the surrounding clifftops. In order to move the bounty from the beach to the harbour during big seas, horses and carts would move the iron ore across the town beaches to the harbour. It was for this reason that when L***y Glaze Beach was transferred by the Crown, both the iron ore rights and the land was sold, giving the unique advantage ownership being to the low water mark. It is reported that it was purchased for the sum of £100.
L***y Glaze is one of the few coastal beaches to have been rich in iron ore. To the right-hand side of this 120 acre site, a cave, once 200ft deep was mined for its minerals and abandoned in the late 1800’s. The site’s mining history is captured within the deep man-made scar which was carved out to winch ore deposit from the cove by horse and cart, and the awkward steps leading from the mouth of the cave to the top of the cliff. An ambitious project to create a tunnel from L***y Glaze to St Columb Minor was abandoned in the 1800’s. It is unknown whether the mine ran dry or if it simply became financially unviable to continue with the excavation and transportation; but in approximately 1921, L***y Glaze Beach commenced a new path in its history operating as a private ‘bathing resort’.
L***y Glaze has, to this day, retained an element of this charm; purpose-built wooden huts replace the canvas stripes and it is favoured by the local community and families who prefer its quirkiness to the mass of tourism on the main Newquay beaches.
Since its original sale by the Crown, there have been 5 privileged owners. Cornish born and bred Tracey Griffiths, purchased the site in 1999 when it was in a derelict state and this is where perhaps the most dynamic stage of the site’s development began.
The site was purchased with the vision of maintaining a community focused Beach Resort but as the home of the UK’s first dedicated Rescue Training Centre. For many years the site operated as a base for water and land-based training activities. As both cultures and training needs changed, the centre diversified into a vibrant Outdoor Activity Centre establishing the business as one of Cornwall’s largest seasonal employers and attracting large numbers of both national and international visitors.
Once again as the leisure industry evolved, so did L***y Glaze. Tracey and her team slowly scaled back the Adventure Centre and concentrated on establishing the UK’s first licenced Beach Resort for Civil Marriages. In addition to this, the team developed a first-class reputation for music events attracting some of the world’s top international bands and artists.
Above all, L***y Glaze Beach is our home. Tracey and her team are passionate about the onerous responsibility in being this generations custodian of a large stretch of the Cornish coastline. There is something magical about this beautiful cove, it captures your heart and soul. Its energy is powerful and in the last 20 years of her ownership, Tracey has witnessed the life changing effects the cove has had on many.
Essentially, we create memories. We cater for sun-worshippers, stormy days in the rain, music lovers, holiday makers, adrenaline junkies, wedding couples and those simply seeking some escape from the daily grind. We do it all with passion and love.
We hope that you enjoy our home and your visit to L***y Glaze Beach Resort.
