Great Western Beach — Attraction in Newquay

Lovely sandy beaches with clear water. Fantastic wave activity and lots of places to explore for young and old. Surfing, paddling, body boarding was great not to mention sand castle building, sun bathing and just mucking about. There were loads of caves to explore so don't forget to pack a torch. The views are gorgeous and you are guaranteed to capture breathtaking sceneries and hold on to dear memories. If you want to rent or purchase wetsuits and surfing/body boarding gear I can confidently recommend a shop about 20 meters away from the Grand Western Hotel called Boardwalk. Very affordable and very friendly staff made my experience there one to remember. Tolcarne beach has a lovely eating spots, just take along loads of energy. PS social distancing was not bad at all on the beach. Bit more challenging on the pavements but keep safe and take the necessary precautions as you would...

Great Western Beach is less busy than both Fistral & Towan Beach, Newquays most popular beach strips. The reason for that is easy to see: There are basically no amenities here. No pub, no bar, no restaurant. Just a broad and deep strip of sandy beach. Great Western is easy to find, it's between Towan & Tolcarne Beaches, and at ebb tide you can walk from one to the other without getting your feet wet. It's rather lovely, though, and the views are just as great as they are from the others. Bring your own food & drink, there's an Aldi just next to the Great Western Hotel (next to which there's a path down to the beach, too). Bus stop is also Great...

Brought someone here Thursday (13.09.18) on a last minute trip to my corniche roots.. last time I came was 16 years ago, just as beautiful still today. A lot of good memories instantly came back, the caves particularly! Just as impressively mystical & inspiring at 25 as they were at 9 years old I'm pleased to say :) ! The rock pools are as beautifully clear as the shore and full of life lots of fun to be had.. need I mention that particular house?! Great for rock collectors/geology appreciators.. next level views that could easily be mistaken for warmer...