Watergate Bay Touring Park

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Watergate Bay Touring Park is four miles from the Cornish surfing capital of Newquay, but that’s no scandal – it has a countryside setting in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the pristine sands of Watergate Bay a mere half mile away for surfing, sand artistry, rock pooling or just lying on the sand reading important papers (holiday novels, mainly). For those too relaxed to walk, there’s a free minibus in school holidays running from the park to Watergate Bay five times a day apart from Saturdays, or just stay on site instead: there are tons of things to do at this well-maintained family run park to suit all ages and tastes, including tennis, clambering around on the pirate play equipment, kids’ club, games room, skate park and indoor and outdoor heated pools – the latter with a retractable roof to pull over on rainy days. Clever. Essentials are well covered too, with centrally heated amenity buildings, an on-site shop, bar and café. There’s free wifi across the park if you’ve brought your laptop or tablet; if not, there are internet computers in the amusement arcade. Please note that depending on the time of year you visit Watergate Bay, not all entertainment and facilities are available. Please check the full terms and conditions in the 'Policies' tab for more information..

Site type

Tent pitches 171
Touring caravan pitches 171
Motorhome pitches 171
Caravans for hire 2

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Watergate Bay Touring Park

Tregurrian

Newquay

Cornwall

England

TR8 4AD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.44789°N
-5.0271°W

Route directions

Leave the A30 dual carriageway at the Victoria, Roche turning after you have passed Bodmin. Take the first exit off the roundabout at the end of this slip-road. Stay on this road until you see signs for the airport. Follow this sign throughout. After passing the airport terminal building, turn left onto the B3276. Half a mile from here, turn right into the park. Alternatively, from Newquay, take the B3276 coast road. The park is signposted from Watergate Bay. Public transport - use the Newquay to Padstow bus service number 556. The bus stop is at the entrance to our park.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 mi Shop Corner
2.4 mi Porth Four Turns
3.5 mi Bus Station
Rail
3 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station
3.1 mi Newquay Rail Station
5.1 mi St Columb Road Rail Station
Ferry
7.7 mi Padstow Ferry Landing
8.1 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
15.6 mi Tolverne Ferry Landing
Airport
1 mi Newquay St Mawgan Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

This part of Cornwall is stuffed with secluded coves, towering cliffs and sandy beaches, with seaside towns and villages scattered along the coast. But back to Watergate Bay first: the popular beach is big enough to stay uncrowded in the summer months and stretches for two and a half miles at low tide. It’s lifeguarded during summer and there are safe swimming areas for little squirts, with regular events including beach polo, Zapcat racing and family days in peak season – and a watersports and beach sports academy to help newbies dip their toe in the water or sand. Looking for refreshments? Jamie Oliver’s restaurant Fifteen Cornwall is just above the beach. Beachcombers can walk from Watergate Bay direct to Newquay, Cornwall’s surfing capital with surf schools and surf championships; even Newquay Golf Club overlooks the world-famous views of surfers’ paradise Fistral Beach. Mawgan Porth is also popular for surfers and has the South West Coast Path running along behind it for those who prefer to stay on land. Watergate Bay is about an hour’s drive from the artisty haven of St Ives, voted Cornwall’s Best Seaside Town in 2010 and 2011, and with four beaches here to laze around on after a visit to Tate St Ives. Or follow your nose to Padstow, ten miles away from Watergate Bay and a pull for foodie types with four Rick Stein restaurants; arrange a sea-fishing trip from here or Newquay to land your own local catch. For rainy days or day trips, there are endless attractions around Newquay and the rest of Cornwall: Newquay Zoo and the Blue Reef Aquarium for mini naturalists; going under the domes of the Eden Project; exploring china clay country and the Clay Trails, or getting historical at Cornwall’s old houses and castles.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Watergate Bay 0.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Mawgan Porth 1.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porth 2.1 mi Sea Good N/A N/A N/A
Lusty Glaze 2.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Tolcarne 2.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Newquay Zoo 3.1 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 3.3 mi

Fistral Beach 3.7 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 5.2 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 5.6 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 2.2 mi

Trerice 4.3 mi

Trelissick Garden 16 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 18.5 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 19.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Bedruthen Steps and Park Head 2.4 mi

Newquay - River Gannel - Crantock - Polly Joke - Newquay 3.6 mi

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 6.5 mi

Holywell Bay - Cubert Common 6.6 mi

Holywell Bay to Penhale Sands and the Lost Church 6.7 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)

    Newquay, Cornwall 1 mi

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, Cornwall 13.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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  • What attractions are near Watergate Bay Touring Park? This part of Cornwall is stuffed with secluded coves, towering cliffs and sandy beaches, with seaside towns and villages scattered along the coast. But back to Watergate Bay first: the popular beach … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Watergate Bay Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Low season: arrivals from 12 noon to 7pm. High season (last week of July and August): arrivals from 12 noon to 9pm. All departures by 11am.

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