What's On Newquay

Holidays in Newquay... Britain's Favourite Holiday Destination...

Our five star Newquay holiday park is ideally situated just minutes from the town and miles of world famous golden sandy beaches.

Newquay is ideally located for exploring the whole of Cornwall, where there are so many things to see and do, throughout the whole year, so whether you are looking for a five star touring caravan park holiday, a five star camping or motorhome park holiday or a five star static caravans holiday, come to Hendra Holiday Park and experience what Newquay and Cornwall has to offer... For tips and useful articles on enjoying holidays in Newquay see www.newquayholidaytips.co.uk.

Something for Everyone... Your Newquay Holiday...

There are so many things to do in Newquay!

Newquay Harbour

Golden sandy beaches .
Newquay Zoo.
Trenance Gardens and boating lake.
Blue Reef Aquarium.
Gig racing and sailing.
Bars and nightclubs.
Horse riding and golf courses.
Tennis and bowls.
Theatre at Lane Theatre, near Hendra

Surfing in Newquay...
Surfing in Newquay has been going on for decades, but in the last 10 years its popularity has escalated! Surfing is what makes holidays in Newquay special! Newquay is home to the UK's biggest Surf and Skate Festival Relentless Boardmasters, which is on from August the 7th -11th 2013.

The many sandy beaches are noted worldwide for their great surfing. Events and competitions take place throughout the summer at Fistral, Watergate and Lusty Glaze beaches.

Take to the waves or watch the professional surfers at Fistral Beach! First time surfing? We can arrange surfing lessons for you. Ask about our activity packages for a full range of Newquay attractions.

Enjoy a Day in Newquay...
For those whose enjoyment is watching surfing, all the beaches offer soft, golden sand, so bring along your towel and be part of the action without getting your feet wet! Take the family to Tolcarne, Great Western or Towan beach for bodyboarding, sand castle building and rockpool exploration. The town is crammed with surf boutiques, gift shops, and most of the national high street stores.

Enjoy a traditional Cornish pasty from one of the local bakeries, or stop for a delicious Cornish cream tea at one of the many cafés. Newquay has excellent restaurants too, you will find everything from Thai, Indian, Chinese, Greek, and Italian, to fresh fish restaurants and fish & chip takeaways, plus places to eat sushi and oysters or steak and chips! Newquay is also home to one of Jamie Oliver's 'Fifteen' restaurants at Watergate Bay.

Newquay's Beaches...
Newquay Beaches All of Newquay's beaches boast acres of soft sand and superb Atlantic Ocean waves. With all-day lifeguard patrols throughout the season on every main beach, you can be sure of a safe and happy holidays in Newquay:

Fistral Beach - Great surfing, rock pools. Parking, good food, good toilets.
Little Fistral - Small beach with a steep slope and rocks. Parking.
Harbour Beach - A working harbour where you can watch the fishermen bring back the catch. Limited parking, food, good toilets.
Towan Beach - Right in the centre of town. Beach huts, limited parking, food.
Great Western Beach - Surfing, caves and rock pools. Good toilets.
Tolcarne Beach - Surfing, caves, rock pools, beach huts, organic food, award winning toilets.
Lusty Glaze - Surfing, rock pools, beach activities. Parking, good food, good toilets.
Porth Beach - Parking on beach, food, good toilets.
Whipsiderry Beach - Caves. No facilities.
Crantock Beach - Sand dunes, rock pools and caves. Parking, toilets.
Polly Joke - Caves and rock pools. Parking ½ mile inland. No road access, no facilities.
Holywell Bay - James Bond was filmed here. Sand dunes. Parking.
Watergate Bay - Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant is open here. Parking, good food, good toilets. Make sure you know the tide times if exploring rock pools and caves! - Boardmasters Surf Festival 8th - 12th August.

Things to do on your holiday in Cornwall...

Cornwall is fabulously diverse, from picturesque fishing villages to tin mines and ancient stone monuments - reminders of our Celtic heritage. Tales of piracy and smuggling will fascinate the explorer of Cornwall's past in lonely engine houses, great manor houses and castles.

Explore many attractions in Cornwall... almost every type of visitor attraction you can think of from working farms, steam railways, fun parks, animal sanctuaries, and more, or discover a wealth of National Trust and English Heritage properties - there are plenty of things to do on your holiday in Cornwall. Day trips to the Isles of Scilly or just a coastal excursion to see the seals and dolphins will delight the whole family. Water sports lovers will revel in the choice of activities that can be found, surfing, bodyboarding, kitesurfing, coasteering, canoeing, and water-skiing.

Padstow Harbour Cornwall's Gardens...Cornwall's climate makes it the home of fabulous sub-tropical gardens and a visit to one of them is a must, Trebah, Heligan, Tresco Abbey, on the Isles of Scilly, and the internationally renowned Eden Project. Enjoy a break in the spring to see some Cornish gardens at their very best and enjoy the mild weather that brings out the fabulous Cornish daffodils in every roadside verge and hedge.

Cornwall Culture and Heritage... Cornwall has a wide artistic and cultural heritage - poets and writers such as Dickens, Tennyson, Hardy, Sir John Betjeman, Winston Graham and Rosamunde Pilcher have all loved Cornwall. Artists including Barbara Hepworth and Bernard Leach found inspiration here too. Visit the Tate Gallery at St. Ives or the famous open air Minack Theatre at Porthcurno. A wealth of music and dance can be found at events and festivals throughout the year as well as in pubs and parks, on quaysides and cliff tops.

The Eden Project Cornwall food and drink...Traditional Cornish fare makes every Cornish holiday complete. The seas around Cornwall are amongst the cleanest in Europe so you can be sure the seafood will be unbeatable! Fish served up in a top restaurant, or from a quayside takeaway, may well have been caught that same morning. The world famous Cornish pasty and golden clotted cream will test your will power not forgetting the temptation of Cornish ales and cider from local breweries and don't forget to try traditional saffron cake and clotted cream fudge.

No wonder Cornwall has been crowned Best Holiday Destination at the British Travel Awards 2012!