Perranzabuloe Museum

    In the past the beach was a vital shipping link where boats would ground on the soft sand to discharge their cargo and  load with any merchandise to be taken away.    The sea gave up its wealth to the fisherman using their seine boats and the  pilchards they caught were a prominent industry for the locality and an important source of food for the local people.

In past times the weather and sea claimed many vessels.   The remains of the clipper ship La Seine can still be seen at low spring tides.   Alma house was built using timbers from the wreck of that name and Hanover close was named after another local wreck.   When the sailing ship Voorspoed was wrecked on the beach the captain commented: - "I have been wrecked in different parts of the world, even the Fiji islands, but never amongst savages such as those of Perranporth".   (some say nothing has changed!)

  Perranporth beach has become renowned as one of the best surfing locations in Cornwall.   The surfing origins at Perranporth go back to the 1920s when a local undertaker provided coffin lids for use as surfboards!   The museum has some examples of old flat wooden surfboards.   

  In 1957 the Perranporth Surf Life Saving Club was formed.   This successful organisation has promoted beach safety and encouraged generations of youngsters in swimming and surfing qualifications.