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Newquay (/ ˈ nj uː k i / NEW-kee; Standard Written Form: Tewynblustri) [citation needed] is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and 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 ...
Watergate during the summer. Watergate Bay (Standard Written Form: Porth Tregoryan, meaning cove at Coryan's farmstead/village) [citation needed] 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.
Ever since the Sixties, Newquay has stood out as one of the UK’s leading surf destinations. Fistral Beach has the area’s most famous breaks, but nearby Watergate Bay is arguably as good, and ...
Mawgan Porth (in Cornish: Porth Maugan, meaning "St. Mawgan's cove", or Porth Glyvyan, meaning "cove of the Gluvian River") is a beach and small settlement in north Cornwall, England. It is north of Watergate Bay , approximately four miles (6 km) north of Newquay , [ 1 ] on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
Royal Air Force St Mawgan or more simply RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station near St Mawgan and Newquay in Cornwall, England. [2] In 2008 the runway part of the site was handed over to Newquay Airport. [3] The remainder of the station continues to operate under the command of the RAF.
The Cribbar (Cornish - kribow: reefs), also known as the Widow Maker, [1] is a reef off the Towan Headland in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Cribbar is best known for creating annual big waves, popular with experienced big-wave surfers from across the world. Wave faces can be in excess of 30 ft (9.1 m). [2]
Cornwall Airport Newquay (IATA: NQY, ICAO: EGHQ) is the main commercial airport for Cornwall, England located at Mawgan in Pydar, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of the town of Newquay on Cornwall's north coast. Its runway was operated by RAF St Mawgan before 2008, and is now owned by Cornwall Council and operated by Cornwall Airport Ltd.
The Great Western Hotel is the oldest purpose-built hotel in Newquay, Cornwall. [1] The hotel was originally designed by the Cornish architect Silvanus Trevail and first opened in April 1879. [2] [3] [4] The hotel is built in a prominent position overlooking Great Western Beach. The hotel has 66 rooms, some with sea-views. [5]