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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.
Newquay Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Newquay, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It operates two lifeboats , Atlantic 85 The Gladys Mildred (B-821) and D-class (IB1) Enid Mary (D-773).
The Cribbar (Cornish - kribow: reefs), also known as the Widow Maker, [1] is a reef off the Towan Headland in Newquay, Cornwall, England, 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]
Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Cornwall, United Kingdom, usually spanning five days on the second weekend of August.The event is a combination of live music and surfing/skateboarding competitions in and around the town of Newquay.
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 ...
Trevelgue Head, also known as Porth Island, is a headland north-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England, next to Porth at the eastern end of Newquay Bay. It is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort with defensive ramparts and two round barrows dating from the early Bronze Age .
The Huer's Hut is a listed building in Newquay, Cornwall, England. It may date from the 14th century and have originally seen use as a hermitage and lighthouse . By the 16th century it was used as a lookout point for the seasonal arrival of pilchards in the bay.