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Photo of Towan, a swimming spot near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.

© Nathan Hadley / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towan

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Towan is a designated bathing water in Cornwall with a shingle beach. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 90 bathing waters in the county.

Newquay Station is under a kilometre away. Nearby bathing waters include Great Western and Tolcarne.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Towan

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

0.1 km W · spans 4 counties

Photo of Fistral North, a swimming spot near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Fistral North

Designated bathing water near Newquay

Newquay's great Atlantic surf beach.

1.1 km W

Photo of Porth Joke, a cove near Newquay, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Porth Joke

Cove near Newquay

Quiet unspoilt cove, also called Polly Joke, tucked between headlands near Crantock away from the Newquay crowds.

3.8 km W

Photo of Bedruthan Steps, a rock formation near Padstow, Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Bedruthan Steps

Rock formation near Padstow

Line of dark slate stacks marching across a wide golden beach below high cliffs, said in legend to be a giant's stepping stones.

7.2 km NE

Photo of Bedruthan Steps, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Padstow, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Bedruthan Steps

SSSI near Padstow

A line of dark rock stacks standing on a wide sandy beach on the north Cornwall coast, with a steep stair down the cliff

8 km NE

Photo of the Cornwall National Landscape, a National Landscape in Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Cornwall National Landscape

National Landscape near Padstow

The best of Cornwall's coast and moor, gathered into a dozen protected stretches around the county

8 km NE