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Newquay is a great family holiday destination with lots of attractions, facilities and fantastic beaches that stretch for miles. Newquay straddles a series of rocky coves on the North Cornwall Coast and tends to attract the youthful type holidaymaker looking for the surfing beaches and young families. Is recognised and famous for being the surf capital of the UK.
Newquay is the most popular destination in Cornwall and is ideal as a holiday base for exploring the surrounding areas. There are plenty of fantastic surfing beaches and plenty of surf schools for holidaymakers who have not tried surfing yet. With spectacular coastline, soaring cliffs great restaurants, cafes and pubs that welcome families and plenty of other attractions close by. It is well worth checking what is going on during your stay as Newquay has many events and festivals taking place especially during the summer holiday months.
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| Picture of the stunning harbour at Newquay | |
Newquays history goes back longer than probably imagined with the 'new quay' built in the 15th century in what was already an established fishing port previously known as Towan Blystra which is Cornish for 'boat cove in the sand hills' and concentrated in the sheltered west end of Newquay Bay.
The town thrived on the local pilchard industry until the expansion of the harbour for coal imports and a railway was built to carry shipments of china clay from the pits around St Austell to Newquay for export. With the arrival of the trains came the visitor numbers drawn to the town's great position and golden sandy beaches, combined with the Atlantic rollers continue to draw today's surfers and sun seekers.
Fistral Bay is Newquay's most challenging surfing beach fully exposed to the fierce breakers of the Atlantic and with violent rip currents a hazard. Sheltered by the headland and adjacent to the harbour is Towan Beach a smooth sandy expanse that is Newquay's most central swimming spot and very popular with families. To the east of Towan Beach lies miles of sandy beaches offering secluded spots and picturesque views across the bay as well as surfing and sunbathing.
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| Picture of the challenging surfing waves at Fistral Beach close to Newquay | |
The town has plenty of family entertainment including a steam railway, Water Amusements Park, Blue Reef Aquarium and Newquay Zoo.
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