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

Bedruthan StepsPhoto Andy Chilton / Unsplash

Places to explore near Newquay StationNewquay

35 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

1.6 km W

Photo of Halwyn, a restaurant near Crantock, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Halwyn

Restaurant near Crantock

Countryside restaurant near the dunes and beach of Crantock village.

2.8 km SW

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.

4.4 km W

Photo of Holywell Bay, a swimming spot near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Holywell Bay

Designated bathing water near St Agnes

Dune-backed beach with offshore Gull Rocks.

5.6 km SW

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.

6.9 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

7.7 km N

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

7.7 km N

Photo of Chapel Rock Pool, a sea pool near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.Highlight

Chapel Rock Pool

Sea pool · Lido near St Agnes

A walled sea pool built in 1959 into Chapel Rock, the flag-topped stack in the middle of Perranporth's beach.

9.4 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.1 km W · spans 24 counties

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

Watergate Bay

Designated bathing water near Newquay

A coastal swimming spot with excellent water quality.

4 km NE

Photo of Bowgie Inn, a pub near Crantock, Cornwall, south west England.

Bowgie Inn

Pub near Crantock

Clifftop inn on West Pentire headland at Crantock, with wide views over Crantock beach and the bay.

4.1 km W

Photo of Trerice, a house & garden near Quintrell Downs, Cornwall, south west England.

Trerice

House & garden near Quintrell Downs

An Elizabethan manor built by the Arundells in the 1570s, known for its scrolled gable.

4.2 km SE

Photo of the coast at Cubert and The Kelseys, Cornwall, south west England.

Cubert and The Kelseys

Coastline near Newquay

A National Trust place in Cornwall.

4.7 km SW

The Tartan Fox

Gastropub near Colan

Countryside dining pub in the lanes outside Newquay.

5.2 km E

Bedruthan Hotel & Spa

Restaurant · With rooms near Mawgan Porth

Clifftop hotel dining above a wide surf beach on Cornwall's north coast.

6.3 km NE

Photo of Perranporth, a swimming spot near St Agnes, Cornwall, south west England.

Perranporth

Designated bathing water near St Agnes

A coastal swimming spot rated good for water quality.

9.2 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (18) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.