Visit the holiday resort of Newquay during your Holiday in Cornwall

Spend your camping or caravan holiday at Perran Springs Holiday Park and visit Newquay, just a very short drive away. Newquay, Cornwall’s premier holiday resort has 11 sandy beaches, stretching for over 7 miles. The town is very popular with families and it is also one of the countries leading resorts for surfing. The holiday resort offers entertainment and a number of activities, including sea fishing trips, surfing schools, a bowling green and Golf Club. Attractions include Newquay Zoo, Trenance Leisure Park and the Blue Reef Aquarium. Near to Newquay is the National Trust house of Trerice and for the younger children, there is Lappa Valley Steam Railway.

In the past Newquay was primarily a fishing port, before becoming popular for bathing when fashions changed. The white Huer’s Hut can still be seen on Towan Headland, hot far from the harbour. Cries of ‘hevva’ ‘hevva’ meaning ‘found’ ‘found’, would ring out from the hut, when the highly prized shoals of pilchards appeared across the bay, and the fisherman would rush out with their nets and boats to catch the fish.

Information on events and activities around Newquay can be obtained from the information area in Reception.
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