# Things to see in Newquay (United Kingdom): 43 places and when to go

> Newquay is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 43 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (11), History (8), Temples (5). The best known are Truro Cathedral, Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps and Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 11 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newquay/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 50.4189, -5.0346
- **Places:** 43 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (11) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (5) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/playa/) (5) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (5) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 195 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Newquay

The places in and around Newquay, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Truro Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/truro-cathedral/): Cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England, UK · 17 km
- [Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bedruthan-steps/): Stretch of coastline in Cornwall, United Kingdom · 7.5 km
- [Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-cornwall-museum/): Museum in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom · 17 km
- [Newquay Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newquay-zoo/): Zoo in Newquay, United Kingdom · 2.5 km
- [Trevose Head Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/trevose-head/): Lighthouse in St. Merryn, Cornwall, England, UK · 15 km
- [Booby's Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/booby-s-bay/): Cornwall, UK · 13 km
- [Prideaux Place](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/prideaux-place/): Grade I listed historic house museum in Padstow, United Kingdom · 15 km
- [Watergate Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/watergate-bay/): Bay in Cornwall, England, UK · 3.3 km
- [Camel Creek Adventure Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/camel-creek-adventure-park/): Adventure park located in Cornwall, England · 11 km
- [Fistral Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fistral-beach/): Beach on north coast of Cornwall · 4.8 km
- [Goss Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/goss-moor-nature-reserve/): Nature reserve in Cornwall, UK · 11 km
- [Newquay Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newquay-bay/): Bay in Cornwall, England, UK · 3.1 km
- [Nine Maidens stone row](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nine-maidens-stone-row/): Stone row · 11 km
- [St Breock Downs Monolith](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-breock-downs-monolith/): Prehistoric standing stone in Cornwall, England · 14 km
- [Castle an Dinas, St Columb Major](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castle-an-dinas/): Hillfort in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK · 10 km
- [Lusty Glaze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lusty-glaze-beach/): Beach in Cornwall, England, UK · 2.4 km
- [Pawton Quoit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pawton-quoit/): Dolmen remains in the Cornwall region, England · 14 km
- [Perran Round](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/perran-round/): Hill fort and plen an gwari in Cornwall, England, UK · 10 km
- [Screech Owl Sanctuary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/screech-owl-sanctuary/): Animal sanctuary · 9.4 km
- [St Carantoc's Church, Crantock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-carantoc-s-church/): Church in Cornwall, England, UK · 5.7 km
- [St Colanus' Church, Colan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-colan/): Church in Colan, Cornwall, England, UK · 2.4 km
- [St Cuby's Church, Cuby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-cubys-church/): Grade I listed church in Cuby, United Kingdom · 19 km
- [St Ladoca's Church, Ladock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-ladoca/): Church in Ladock, Cornwall, England, UK · 12 km
- [Huer's Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/huer-s-hut/): Building in Cornwall, England, UK · 3.9 km

And the other 19, by what you come to do:

- **Beaches**: [Watergate Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/watergate-beach/), [Porthcothan beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/porthcothan-beach/)
- **Food and drink**: [Atlantic Brewery & Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/atlantic-brewery-distillery/), [Black Flag Brewery & Taproom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-flag-brewery-taproom/), [Driftwood Spars Brewery & Pub](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/driftwood-spars-brewery-pub/), [Gould Ciders & Perries](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gould-ciders-perries/), [Padstow Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/padstow-brewing-company/), [Pipeline Brewing Co & Taproom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pipeline-brewing-co-taproom/), [The Bearded Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-bearded-brewery/), [Touchwood Cider](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/touchwood-cider/), [Tremethick Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tremethick-brewery/), [Trevibban Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/trevibban-mill/), [Trevors Farmhouse Cider](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/trevors-farmhouse-cider/)
- **With kids**: [Flowrider Cornwall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/flowrider-cornwall/)
- **Hiking**: [King Charles III England Coast Path: Marsland Mouth to Newquay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-marsland-mouth-to-newqua/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Newquay to Penzance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-newquay-to-penzance/), [South West Coast Path (Section 15: Padstow to Porthcothan)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-west-coast-path-section-15-padstow-to-porthcothan/), [South West Coast Path (Section 16: Porthcothan to Newquay)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-west-coast-path-section-16-porthcothan-to-newquay/), [South West Coast Path (Section 17: Newquay to Perranporth)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/south-west-coast-path-section-17-newquay-to-perranporth/)

## When to go to Newquay

The best time to visit Newquay is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 15 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 33 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 14 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 11 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 48 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 18 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 26 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 41 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 48 |

In June there are 16 h 11 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48. In June, 43 of the 43 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Newquay

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 195 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.4189%2C-5.0346)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4189%2C-5.0346)

## Other towns nearby

- [Pentewan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pentewan/): 28 places · 23 km
- [Falmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/falmouth/): 48 places · 32 km
- [Tintagel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tintagel/): 34 places · 34 km
- [Liskeard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/liskeard/): 21 places · 40 km
- [Penzance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penzance/): 97 places · 49 km
- [St Ives](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-ives/): 22 places · 51 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Newquay?

The best known: [Truro Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/truro-cathedral/), [Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bedruthan-steps/), [Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-cornwall-museum/), [Newquay Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newquay-zoo/), [Trevose Head Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/trevose-head/). In all, 43 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Newquay?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 11 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 48.

### How do you get to Newquay?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 195 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.4189%2C-5.0346) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Newquay as the destination and these 43 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).