| Newquay Bay | |
|---|---|
 Looking towards Towan Head from Trevelgue Head | |
  Newquay Bay | |
| Location | Cornwall, SW815625 |
| Coordinates | 50°25′20″N5°4′36″W / 50.42222°N 5.07667°W |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
Newquay Bay is a bay adjacent to Newquay in Cornwall, England.
The bay is about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide, from Towan Head in the west to Trevelgue Head in the east, beyond which is Watergate Bay. Newquay Bay includes Lusty Glaze beach and Porth beach. [1]
Newquay is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Truro and 20 miles (32 km) west of Bodmin.
Perranporth is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 2.1 miles east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 7 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 2 miles (3 km) long beach face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census.
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.
Harlyn is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated inland from Harlyn Bay three miles from Padstow and about one mile from St. Merryn.
Constantine Bay is a village and beach on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles (5 km) west of Padstow and is in the parish of St Merryn. The beach is sandy and is popular with surfers and has lifeguard patrols in the summer. Historically the sand was removed by local farmers by horse and cart to spread on the land to lighten and fertilise the heavy soil.
Porthcothan is a coastal village between Newquay and Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK. It is within the civil parish of St Eval.
Cubert is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is three miles (5 km) south-southwest of Newquay and is in the civil parish of Cubert.
Porth is a seaside hamlet in the civil parish of Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
The River Gannel rises in the village of Indian Queens in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It flows north under Trevemper Bridge and becomes a tidal estuary, the Gannel, that divides the town of Newquay from the village of Crantock and joins the Celtic Sea.
Watergate Bay is a long bay or beach flanked by cliffs centred two miles NNE of Newquay below the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the hamlet of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It faces the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to Newquay Bay. The 2-mile (3.2 km) sandy beach and exposed site is popular for non-powered water sports, kite flying, and sand art.
Holywell is a coastal village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is at Holywell Bay, about three miles (5 km) west-southwest of Newquay.
The Headland Hotel is a Grade II listed building located in Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was opened in June 1900 and is built on a prominent position overlooking Fistral Beach and Towan Head.
Cornwall's rugged landscape and scenery have been used by film and television companies as a backdrop for some of their productions.
Towan Head is a headland one mile west of Newquay on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is at the western end of Newquay Bay. The headland points north and Fistral Beach is immediately to the south.
Kelsey Head is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and headland in north Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its biological interest. The site contains an Iron Age hill fort.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cornwall: Cornwall – ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall is also a royal duchy of the United Kingdom. It has an estimated population of half a million and it has its own distinctive history and culture.
Presented below is an alphabetical index of articles related to Cornwall:
Fistral Bay Hotel is an abandoned hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, England. it overlooks Fistral Beach and a nearby golf course.
Newquay Central is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Geoff Brown, a Liberal Democrat and the Portfolio Holder for Transport on the council.
