🥇 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.
05/06/2025
We're open 9.30am until late today. We have indoor and outdoor cosy seating on sofas or benches and serving fresh stone baked pizzas from midday. 🍕
Don't worry - there is still time to nab general admission tickets to our Mamma Mia! Beach Party. Grab tickets for you and your friends, as it's an ABBA experience you won't want to miss.
Kick off the night with a screening of the beloved movie Mamma Mia, on the sand, and then as the credits roll, the real show begins - a dazzling live performance from the ultimate ABBA tribute band 💃🏾 🪩
Weather is looking great for this evening - we're going to have a beautiful sunset! ☀️ Live music from 7pm tonight.
04/06/2025
FREE, COSY, Sundowner Session with House Cat Frankie ☀️
From 7pm, we will be welcoming a trio to the sand for an evening of great music. House Cat Frankie are a 3-piece indie-folk band, known for their endless fun on stage, catchy hooks and deep meaning behind their lyrics, and an overwhelming love for the 90s.
This session is completely FREE and will be indoors, undercover with plenty of seating and heaters to keep you warm! Kids and dogs welcome too! We'll be serving pizza from midday, and our bars will be open until late. 🍻
🌊 Today (Wed 4th) beach gates open from 0930hrs until late
☀️ Sunset is at 2126hrs
⚓️ Tide Times: Low- 0601hrs, High- 1152hrs, Low- 1820hrs
03/06/2025
We think it's great that we have indoor and outdoor seating for whatever the weather - especially in the UK where weather can be very unpredictable! 🌦️ Choose from comfy sofas, to benches and heaters to make sure you're always warm enough! 🔥
Dont let the weather ruin your beach day! We're open from 9.30am until late today, serving our stone baked pizzas from midday.
As we enter the summer season, we are welcoming back our weekly 'What's on?' rundowns! ☀️ Every week until September is filled with FREE Sundowner Sessions and other fun stuff on the sand.
🌦️ Indoor and outdoor seating
🐾 No reservation needed, kids & dogs welcome
🍕 Fresh stone baked takeaway pizzas from midday
🍹 Special price on cocktail jugs during DJ Sundowner Sessions
💍 Saturday 7th June - Beach closure, to celebrate a wedding
02/06/2025
Our bar is open from 9.30am offering hot and cold drinks - your morning caffeine fix! ☕️
Then when that lunchtime hunger hits, we have a variety of pizza's available to choose from 😋 🍕
Open until late, with sunset at 2124hrs and tide times: Low- 0353hrs, High- 0946hrs, Low- 1607hrs, High- 2211hrs. 🌊
01/06/2025
A dreamy video of L***y from Laura! 🤩
Check out _lalaurara_’s video.
01/06/2025
Samiad will be joining us from 3pm today, for a FREE Sunday Sundowner Session. 🌊 With indoor and outdoor cosy seating, we're a great choice whatever the weather. Kid and dog friendly! 🐾
Gates open from 9.30am until late, serving takeaway stone baked pizzas from midday. Pickled Chef will also have their restaurant open, to reserve a table visit their website: https://www.pickledchef.co.uk/
The refreshing cocktail pictured is from Drink Nicholson with their English Garden Spritz, made from gin, apple juice and soda. This cocktail and a few others are available in jugs, which are sold at a special price during our DJ Sundowner Session! 🍹
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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.