Local families and dog walkers use the area and have been given vital advice – after CornwallLive also reported several shafts opening up in nearby dunesMineshaft opens at Perranporth Golf Club
Further warnings have been issued to dog walkers and families after an old mining work hole opened up in Perranporth.
Earlier last week, several gaping holes opened up in the middle of sand dunes in the seaside village.
The deep shafts appeared among the dunes and on the footpath leading up to them behind Ramoth Way and the golf course in Perranporth and behind the Perranporth Surf Life Saving Club.
Perranzabuloe Parish Council issued a warning to families with young children and dog walkers in the area as the holes are easy to miss.
Council clerk Amanda Coleman said the holes are understood to be linked to former mining work in the area with the collapse having been caused by the intense rain.
She said: “Following initial inspections, these are believed to be associated with the collapse of historic mine shafts, likely triggered by the recent period of heavy rainfall. Cornwall, including this area, has a long mining history and such features can become unstable during prolonged wet conditions.”
The parish council clerk added: “We are treating this as a volatile and potentially dangerous situation. The parish council is currently working closely with Cornwall Mining Consultants, the Duchy of Cornwall, and other relevant authorities to assess the extent of the issue, make the area safe, and undertake appropriate remedial works as a matter of urgency.”
One of three ‘mineshafts’ that have appeared on land owned by the Perranporth Golf Club following weeks of rain – Cornwall- January 2026(Image: Perranporth Golf Club)
Some of the holes have been fenced off but not all.
Now it is Perranporth Golf Club which has issued its own warning to people after what is believed to be a 25ft to 30ft breather shaft opened up on its land.
The club posted its warning on the Perranzabuloe Community Facebook page. It said: “We have been made aware of a sinkhole/old mining works on the Golf Club land. We will be roping this area off until necessary works can be carried out.
“Could we please ask that dog walkers please stick to the designated public footpaths only when walking across the golf course land at present? The public footpaths are looked at and maintained.
“Areas like this are not designated footpaths and therefore we are not always looking at them or maintaining them. Given that three sinkholes have been generated within the area the last week it is imperative for people’s safety that they do so as we request.”
The club reiterated the importance of people sticking to the only three public footpaths cut through its land. A spokesperson for the club said: “We think it’s a breather shaft rather than an actual full mine shaft. At the moment we would say maybe 25 to 30 feet deep but obviously we aren’t sending anybody close enough to look.
“We have three public footpaths across the course and these are the only routes people should be walking across the dunes.”
The club said it will be getting some specialist help in to look at the works needed to make the area safe.
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