We visited Daymer Bay for the first time during the May half term,we arrived early & was able to park easily. The toilets are 40p to use. Daymer Bay is beautiful, it was like being abroad, the beautiful clear water and lovely clean beach. The stairs to the beach are little bit steep, but worth the climb.

My fave Bay of all, calm, turquoise waters- shallow for a long way out. Clean and lots of warm rock pools to explore with a sand dune back drop and gorgeous church ruin. Heard a lot about terrible car park management/fees but it was calm, organised with high-vis helpers on arrival, no issues.

GOOD - Lovely little bay on the coast. Was recommend by a friend and we went to it. The waters were lovely and blue. Lots of rock pools but sadly nothing in them. found a lovely large yellow crystal formation (were quite a few) in the sand and brought it home. many people doing watersports. BAD - The toilets were chargable and announced loudly you hadnt shut the door and an alarm was going to sound (i am disabled and was trying to balance my sticks to get in as the disabled had big out of action sign on it!) The car park had giant holes in it and could easily damage a car wheel if not careful, it was also pricey.

We are regular visitors to lovely Daymer Bay, the beach is perfect for families and never disappoints. We walked from Polzeath on 27/10 so didn't have an issue with car parking costs but the toilets were an absolute disgrace. They clearly hadn't been cleaned for days but we were still charged 40p!!! The stench made you gag and the toilet pans were full to the brim of used toliet paper - disgusting and possibly a health and safety issue. Find a bush if you can!!!!! Also a real shame the shop and cafe were not open for half term.