England
Cornwall

Newquay

Newquay is a brash, bustling town, very much a modern holiday resort, with all the amenities one would expect to attract visitors seeking sun, sand, and surf. The latter attraction has made Newquay the "surf capital of the UK".

Though Newquay has a history as a mining community stetching back to the Iron Age, it is the 11 beaches here that have made the town's fortune as one of Britain's most popular family seaside resorts.

The original town here was called Towan Blistra, and it was not until the construction of a new quay here in 1439 that the town took on its current name. The town flourished as a fishing port, particularly in the Victorian period, when the pilchard fisheries were a major economic boon to the area. After the pilchard fishery died, Newquay became a leading port for the export of Cornish tin, lead, and china clay.

Newquay
Tourist Information Centre
Municipal Offices
Marcus Hill
Newquay
Cornwall
England
TR7 1BD
Tel: 01637 854 020
Alternate Tel: 01637 854 040
Fax: 01637 854 030
Email: info@newquay.co.uk
Web: http://www.newquay.co.uk
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ATTRACTIONS
Tunnels Through Time - This exhibition shows the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the Newquay area, through a recreation of 5th century iron-mining and living conditions.

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Tunnels Through Time
St Michael's Road
Newquay
Cornwall
England

Location: around the corner from the TIC
Website: Tunnels Through Time
Email: info@tunnelsthroughtime.co.uk
Phone: 01637 873 379
OS SW811 615

Trenance Leisure Park - Newquay's major family attraction covers 26 acres, comprising Newquay Zoo (Cornwall's only zoo), Waterworld water park, a miniature railway, conservation centre, public gardens, boating lake, and self-drive electric cars.

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Trenance Leisure Park
Newquay
Cornwall
England
TR7 2LZ
Website: Trenance Leisure Park
Email: info@newquaywaterworld.co.uk
Phone: 01637 873 342
Fax: 01637 853 821 (Waterworld)
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OS SW821 613

St Austell Bay Heritage Trail - Not so much an attraction as an activity, the Heritage Trail has been set up to allow visitors to explore the industrial and scenic heritage of the area. Trail leaflets are available from Tourist Information Centres at Newquay, Fowey, St Austell, Lostwithiel, and Mevagissey.

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Eden Project - two gigantic plant conservatories, the largest in the world, made up of 800 pieces of interlocking hexagons without any internal support.

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Eden Project
Bodelva
St Austell
Cornwall
England
PL24 2SG
Location: off the A390 and A381, 3 miles NE of St Austell
Website: Eden Project
Phone: 01726 811 911
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OS SX053 548

Trerice - An Elizabethan manor house filled with fine period furniture.

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Trerice
Kestle Mill
Newquay
Cornwall
England
TR8 4PG
Location: 3 m SE Newquay, A392 and A3058
Website: Trerice
Email: trerice@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01637 875 404
Fax: 01637 879 300
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OS SW841 585

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