MID CORNWALL NORTH

From Padstow to St Agnes, this area of Cornwall is statistically the most popular, centred as it is around Newquay, Cornwall’s surfing mecca and arguably party capital!

There is a wealth of adventures and attractions to be discovered here, from adaptive surfing lessons to cider-tasting tours, and accessible family attractions such as the Blue Reef Aquarium and Newquay Zoo to Lappa Valley miniature steam railway and the Elizabethan manor house of Trerice (National Trust).

The string of beaches along this stretch of coast is wonderful, and many are accessible, wide and flat, just waiting to be discovered. A long stretch of coastline is owned by the National Trust and has plentiful parking, well-laid paths, excellent cafés and ice cream vendors.

Newquay is the largest town here, with smaller settlements in Perranporth, St Agnes and Goonhavern, and a host of tiny villages meaning there’s always something to see. The main A30 running down the spine of Cornwall, together with Cornwall Airport Newquay and the Newquay railway branch line connecting to the mainline at Par, keep this area well connected.