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The Best Attractions In Newquay

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Newquay is a town in the south west of England, in the United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, future spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles north of Truro and 20 miles west of Bodmin.The town is bounded to the south by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the north-east by the Porth Valley. The western edge of the town meets the Atlantic at Fistral Bay. The town has been expanding inland since the former fishing village of New Quay began to grow in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 2001, the census recorded a perm...
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  • 1. Newquay Zoo Newquay
    Newquay is a town in the south west of England, in the United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, future spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles north of Truro and 20 miles west of Bodmin.The town is bounded to the south by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the north-east by the Porth Valley. The western edge of the town meets the Atlantic at Fistral Bay. The town has been expanding inland since the former fishing village of New Quay began to grow in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 2001, the census recorded a permanent population of 19,562, increasing to 20,342 at the 2011 census. Recent estimates suggest that the total for the wider Newquay area woul...
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  • 2. Fistral Beach Bar Newquay
    Fistral Beach is in Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half-a-mile west of Newquay at grid reference SW 797 620.Fistral Bay is bounded by two promontories, Towan Head to the north and Pentire Point East to the south.The straight sandy beach faces west-northwest onto the Atlantic and is approximately 750 metres long. It is backed by steep sand dunes and is overlooked by the Headland Hotel. The name Fistral is recorded as Fistal in 1813, coming from the Cornish bystel meaning foul water probably in reference to the waves making it an unsuitable landing site.
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  • 3. Porth Beach Newquay
    Porth or St Columb Porth is a sea-side village and cove in the civil parish of Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was formerly a small shipbuilding port, importing coal from south Wales. The village is to the east of a 1 kilometre sandy inlet with the Iron Age promontory fort of Trevelgue Head, on the northern side. A promontory fort is a coastal headland, isolated from the mainland by a stone, turf or earthen rampart.
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  • 4. Watergate Bay Newquay
    Watergate Bay is a bay located two miles north of Newquay on the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the hamlet of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is adjacent to Newquay Bay and faces the Atlantic Ocean. The two mile long, sandy beach and exposed north westerly location is a popular location for water sports, kite flying, and sand art. In May 2007 it played host to the English Nationals Surfing Championships. The Watergate Bay Hotel and Fifteen Cornwall, a restaurant set up by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, are located just above the beach and there are a number of caravan and camping sites within easy reach.
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  • 7. Polzeath Beach Newquay
    Polzeath is a small seaside resort in the civil parish of St Minver in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately 6 miles north west of Wadebridge on the Atlantic coast.Polzeath has a sandy beach and is popular with holiday-makers and surfers. The beach is 1,500 feet wide and extends 1,200 feet from the seafront at low water; however, most of the sand is submerged at high water. At exceptionally high spring tides the sea floods the car park at the top of the beach. Polzeath beach is patrolled by lifeguards during the summer and is described on the RNLI website as : ... a wide, flat beach with some shelter from winds, it sees good quality surf and is quite often extremely crowded.Dolphins may sometimes be spotted in the bay and the coastline north of Polzeath is a good area for ...
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  • 9. Holywell Bay Beach Newquay
    Holywell is a coastal village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at Holywell Bay , about three miles west-southwest of Newquay.Holywell beach adjoins the settlement to the northwest and Penhale Camp, formally an army training establishment that was regularly used by cadets, is half-a-mile to the southwest. On the north side of Holywell beach Holywell Cave is accessible at low tide and contains many pools formed by natural buildup of minerals. In the cave is St Cubert's holy well.There are two holiday parks just outside of the village. Holywell Bay Holiday Park, operated by Parkdean Resorts, and Trevornick campsite. It is in the civil parish of Cubert W. J. Burley, the author of the Wycliffe novels, lived in Holywell until his death in 2002.Holywell bay is also the residence ...
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  • 11. Towan Beach Newquay
    Porthtowan is a small village in Cornwall, England which is a popular summer tourist destination. Porthtowan is on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast about 2 km west of St Agnes, 4 km north of Redruth, 10 km west of Truro and 15 km south-west of Newquay in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site. Porthtowan is popular with surfers and industrial archaeologists; former mine stacks and engine houses dot the landscape.
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  • 13. Newquay Activity Centre Newquay
    Newquay Zoo is a zoological garden located within Trenance Leisure Park in Newquay, England. The zoo was opened in Cornwall on Whit Monday, 26 May 1969 by the local council . It was privately owned by Mike Thomas and Roger Martin from 1993 until 2003. In August 2003 Stewart Muir became the new Director and the zoo became part of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, alongside Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts. The zoo is part of a registered charity, and was awarded various South West and Cornwall 'Visitor Attraction of The Year' and 'Sustainable Tourism' awards for excellence in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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