payyambalam

Payyambalam is the beach of Kannur town and just 2 kms away from the town. It has a well laid-out garden and a massive landscaped sculpture of mother and child erected by noted sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman. A part of the garden is specially laid out for children. Payyambalam beach has an unbroken coastline of a few kilometres. From the beach, you can see ships in transit along the Malabar coast, that is, beyond Kozhikode and moving towards Mangalore, Goa and Bombay (Mumbai). The Payyambalam beach often finds mention in tourism related publications as a beautiful beach.

Travel

The nearest airport is at Karipur in Kozhikode, 95 km away. Kannur railway station is linked to major towns within the state as well as the country as are the roads.