Kannur Beach is a group of five beaches on the western side ofKannur city inKerala, India. They are:

1. Payyambalam Beach
2. Meenkunnu Beach
3. Adikadalayi Beach
4. Baby Beach
5. Thayyil Beach

A sculptureAmma (Thai) byKanayi Kunhiraman is an attractive feature of the beach garden.^[1] A part of the garden is specially for children. Many movies have been shot in this location including theManiratnam movieAlai Payuthey.^[2] TheWorldspace ad featuringA.R. Rahman was also shot here.

Kannur beach is popular for the graves of some of the most prominent social leaders of Kerala. Leadaers like formerChief Minister of KeralaE. K. Nayanar,^[3]Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai,A. K. Gopalan, Pamban Madhavan,Sukumar Azhikode andK. G. Marar are laid to rest near this beach.^[1]

Muzhappilangad Beach is popular for driving because of its hard surface. There is continuous stretch of five kilometers suitable for driving cars and motorbikes. The beach is located on the national highway to Thalassery. This is the longest drive-in beach in India.

Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach some 2 km south of Kannur. This beach is 800 meters long and many tourists come here forsunbathing. TheThottada river flows into the beach.

Meenkunnu Beach is on the road toAzhikode. This beach is popular among Europeans because of its picture-postcard-looks. There are no facilities on the beach for tourists. It is the favorite of the click happy tourist.

St. Angelo Fort (or Kannur Fort) is located about 3 km south of Kannur city. This fort was built in 1505 by the Portuguese. TheDutch captured the fort in 1663 and modernized it. In 2015, thousands of abandoned cannonballs were discovered from the fort during an excavation.

TheMappila Bay Harbour and theArakkal Museum are near the city. There are many beautiful mosques in this area.

• Meenkunnu Beach
• Muzhappilangad Beach
• Dharmadam Island
• Thottada Beach
• St. Angelo Fort

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  Payyambalam
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  The cliff at Payyambalam
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  E.K.Nayanar Samadhi
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  Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai Samadhi
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  A view of the beach
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  Azhikkodan Raghavan Samadhi
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  A.K.G.Samadhi
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  Payyambalam Beach Sunset
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  The Guest House of Western India Plywoods at Payyambalam Beach
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  A view of Payyambalam Beach

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