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Holywell Bay
A wide dune-backed surfing beach with the Gull Rocks offshore, used as a filming location for Poldark.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Perranporth
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Perranporth
Perranporth works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saint Agnes, 7km from Wheal Coates.
Perranporth is in England, United Kingdom, with about 3,200 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Saint Agnes, about 5 km away.
Perranporth (Cornish: Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 2.1 miles east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 7 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its 2 miles (3 km) long beach face the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 3,066, andRead more
is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census.
The town's modern name comes from Porth Peran, the Cornish for The Cove of Saint Piran who is the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded the St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands, near Perranporth, in the 7th century. The Oratory was buried under sand dunes for many centuries, being unearthed in 1835.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Perranporth?
Within an hour or so of Perranporth: Holywell Bay (6 km), St Agnes Head (6 km), Wheal Coates (7 km), Bedruthan Steps (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Perranporth?
The nearest famous roads are B3306 St Ives to Land's End, Atlantic Highway (A39) and A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude).
Where is Perranporth?
Perranporth is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Saint Agnes.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,210
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.3438, -5.1556
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Perranporth
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
St Agnes Head
A cliff-top headland on Cornwall's north coast with ruined engine houses of the tin mining World Heritage Site along the shore.
6 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
Wheal Coates
A ruined tin mine engine house perched on the cliff at St Agnes, one of Cornwall's most photographed industrial landmarks.
7 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bedruthan Steps
Giant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Park Head
A National Trust headland just north of Bedruthan Steps with wide views over the stacks and the Atlantic.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick
Off-grid beach shack above Porthcurnick Beach on the Roseland Peninsula, cooking over fire for a queue that snakes along the coast path. Its summer feast nights sell out in minutes; a 500m walk from the car park.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
St Mawes
A sheltered sailing village on the Roseland peninsula, guarded by Henry VIII's clover-leaf artillery fort.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
A Victorian estate garden abandoned after the First World War and restored from the 1990s, with jungle valley and productive gardens.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Perranporth
- Right hereSt Agnes HeadA cliff-top headland on Cornwall's north coast with ruined engine houses of the tin mining World Heritage Site along the shore.
- 18 kmBedruthan StepsGiant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
- 19 kmPark HeadA National Trust headland just north of Bedruthan Steps with wide views over the stacks and the Atlantic.
- 33 kmThe RumpsA twin-headed promontory near Polzeath ringed by Iron Age ramparts, with a fine short walk from Pentire Point.
- 34 kmB3306 St Ives to Land's EndA narrow granite-walled road along Cornwall's wild north-west coast past Zennor and Pendeen, slow but stunning.
- 43 kmLizard PointThe most southerly point of mainland Britain, with dramatic serpentine rock formations and a historic lighthouse.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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