Newquay

Newquay (Cornish: Tewynblustri), the surf capital of Great Britain is a youthful vibrant town in North Cornwall.

By road
Follow the M5 to Exeter, then take the A30 to Newquay. Leave this road near Indian Queens and continue on the A39 and then A392 which takes you directly into the town.

By train
is the terminus of a branch line that connects to the main line at Par. From Par, trains run hourly to London Paddington (4 hr 30 min, via Plymouth, Exeter and Reading) and to Penzance (1 hour); other destinations may involve a change at Plymouth or Exeter. There are eight trains a day between Par and Newquay, including daily through intercity trains between London and Newquay from May to September. If your main line train is late and you're going to miss your connecting train to Newquay at Par, speak to the conductor who will either hold the connection or organise other transport. You also need to alert the conductor if you want to get off at most of the halts along the branch line. Newquay station is just east of town centre on Cliff Rd.

By bus
National Express buses run four times a day from London Victoria (NX406, 503 and 504) via Heathrow Airport, Reading, Plymouth or Exeter, and Bodmin, taking 8 hours to Newquay and continuing to Penzance. Redwood Travel (on behalf of Megabus) runs the same Victoria-Newquay route daily; it doesn't extend to Penzance.

Bus NX330 runs daily from Nottingham via Leicester, Birmingham, Worcester, Bristol, Plymouth and Bodmin to Newquay and Penzance. It's usually more convenient to change in Plymouth for journeys from the north and Midlands.

Buses run every 30 min or so to Truro, taking an hour by a variety of routes. For Penzance take one of these and change at Glenthorne Road for the T1, or for the T2 for St Ives.

Bus 25 runs every two hours from Newquay to St Austell, Par railway station and Fowey.

Get around
Many places in Newquay of interest to visitors are within walking distance. Some outlying suburbs and beaches are 4 km or more from the centre.

See

 * They have displayed a list of feeding hours and with a hand stamp you can get back in later the same day to see another feeding.

Beaches
Newquay is well known as a surfer's paradise. Therefore it offers plenty of beaches:
 * Crantock Beach - quiet beach, 2 km away from the city centre along the coastal path
 * Fistral Beach - Newquays most popular beach, located to the west of Towards Head. Famous as a surf centre, has life guards during summer months. International surf competitions are held here.
 * Great Western- a popular family beach, can be accessed from Cliff Road besides to the Great Western Hotel.
 * Harbour - Newquay's smallest beach, very popular with families
 * Holywell Bay (south of Crantock)
 * Lusty Glaze Beach - offers a variety of shops and restaurants.
 * Porth Joke or Polly Joke (between Crantock and Holywell Bay)
 * Porth (north of Lusty)
 * Tolcarne Beach
 * Towan Beach - (Town Beach) - close to the town centre. Surfing is not allowed at this beach apart from at low tide. The beach can be accessed from the harbour (there are steps leading to the beach right from the end of the quay). Parking space for car is available, dogs are allowed too.
 * Whipsiderry (between Porth and Watergate)
 * Watergate Bay (north of Newquay)

Budget
There are lots of cheap eats in the town centre.



Drink
Newquay's town centre is home to a large number of pubs and bars.
 * The Central Inn - Nice pub, if you are not bothered with the television screens playing MTV all the time. Serves good food.

Connect

 * Newquay Nightlife - Newquay's comprehensive guide to pubs, clubs and restaurants in Newquay
 * Cybersurf @ Newquay Internet Cafe, opposite Somerfield Shopping Centre. A friendly, small internet-cafe, with laptop connection service. Call +44 1637 875497 for more details on opening times.

Go next

 * Go for Land's End, England's most southwesterly point.
 * Padstow
 * Port Isaac