About Newquay

Newquay - one of the nation’s favourite seaside towns!

White sands and blue seas at Towan Beach

Discover Newquay and you will discover a simpler pace of life close to home and perfect for a holiday or short break.

This favourite seaside town exudes the laid back atmosphere you would expect from a town perched on Cornwall's Atlantic Cliffs and bordered by 7 miles of glorious golden sandy beaches.

It's a place where all the family gets to relax and enjoy a proper holiday - toes in the sand, ice-cream in hand!

Newquay Harbour on a sunny day

Dig a little deeper and you will find Newquay holds enough for any holiday itinerary - and then some. For a start there's a different beach for every day of the week and glorious open spaces looking out to sea. Then there's Newquay's history - from a fishing village famous only for Pilchards to Cornwall's most popular and liveliest holiday resort -it's a journey worth finding out about.

Watching and waiting in the evening sun Credit: Rob Buchanan

Discover Newquay and you will find a lifestyle wedded to the beach, a great escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life that offers you great days and great nights. Like most seaside towns Newquay has a vibrant nightlife and welcomes only well behaved revellers. Newquay is a place to revive your spirits - a beach paradise and the surfing capital of the UK but one of the nicest things you'll discover in Newquay is about yourself and how you can relax, join in and live the special experience that makes up Cornwall's favourite seaside resort.

 

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Newquay - Surf Capital of the UK


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