A Guide to Visiting North Cornwall | Holidays in Cornwall -

Many of the county’s popular tourist hot spots are in North Cornwall. Stretched across 40 miles of stunning coastline from Bude to Perranporth, you’ll find plenty to do wherever you are on the coast. Visit the stunning sandy beaches, ride the waves of the powerful Atlantic Ocean and experience the beautiful exotic and historical gardens.

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Beaches

With 42 beaches listed on the North Coast of Cornwall, you’re spoilt for choice when deciding which beach to visit! With miles of golden sandy beaches and some of the best surfing spots in the UK, we’ve listed just a few of our favourites to tick off your “Cornish Beach Bucket List”.

Bedruthan Steps Beach
Chapel Porth
Constantine Bay
Fistral
Godrevy
Harlyn Bay
Mawgan Porth
Mother Iveys Bay
Polzeath
Porth
Porthtowan
St Agnes
Summerleaze
Trevone Bay
Watergate Bay

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Outdoor Activities

We’ve narrowed down some of our favourite action packed outdoor activities to fill your days in North Cornwall! Cornwall’s North Coast is perfect for a range of water-based activities, so it’s great for dare devils and adrenaline junkies! Perhaps go on a Padstow Sealife Safari and if you’re lucky, you may see a pod of dolphins!

Kayaking (Koru, St Agnes)
Surfing (Fistral Beach Surf School, Newquay)
Segway Lakeview (Bodmin)
Newquay Activity Centre
Cornish Coasteering (Wadebridge)
Padstow Sealife Safaris
Camel Ski School (Rock)
The Bude Canoe Experience

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Gardens

There are some truly spectacular gardens across North Cornwall. Whether you love exotic plants, gardens full of history, or are looking for a tranquil place to calm the mind, you’ll certainly find a garden to meet your expectations in the gardens listed below!

The Japanese Garden, St Mawgan
Lanhydrock
Higher Truscott
Long Cross Victorian Garden
Prideaux Place
Pinsla Garden and Nursery
Pencarrow
Cotehele House and Gardens

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Points of Interest

There are plenty of beautiful places to visit in North Cornwall, with lots of stories and history behind the locations. Wheal Coates Tin Mine, for example, opened as a tin mine in 1802! It’s remaining structure is now listed as a Grade II building, with a stunning backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean. Did you know that this mine also features in the popular TV series, Poldark? We’ve listed below some of our other favourite points of interest to visit when in North Cornwall.