Walk - Cubert

4.5 miles (7.3 km)

West Pentire Car Park - TR8 5SA West Pentire Car Park

Moderate - Some short steep slopes and steps on the coast path. Beware of cliff edges. Stout footware advised.

The coastline just south of Newquay is incredibly varied with fantastic displays of arable flora in summer. At West Pentire see whole fields scarlet with poppies and other rare meadow plants. There is also lots of sandy grassland, rich in wildflowers like cowslip and pyramidal orchid. The dunes behind Holywell Bay (which is dog-friendly throughout the year), are the home for hundreds of different insects and great for bug hunting. This is truly a walk for all seasons ... visit in autumn for a privileged view of grey seal pups and winter to find migrant birds in the fields.

The National Trust have produced a leaflet for this walk giving directions, along with information on the geology and history of the area.

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There are a range of wonderful places to lay your head near the Coast Path for a well-earned sleep. From large and luxurious hotels, to small and personable B&B's, as well as self-catering options and campsites. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

Trevornick Holiday Park

01637 830531

Trevornick offers a range of 5* accommodation from camping to luxury lodges, onsite restaurant/cafe and bar, entertainment, golf courses, fishing, swimming pool and more.

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Crossroads Campsite

01637 830420

Crossroads Campsite is a friendly, quiet, small site to camp or tour in the South West of England and ideal to just get a away from it all..

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Pentire Hotel Ltd

01637872334
Award-winning breakfasts and 75 rooms, some with Fistral Bay views. Relax in our indoor pool. Enjoy a drink with dinner. Some rooms are dog-friendly, so all welcome!
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Fistral Studio

07487787220
Minutes from the SWCP section Crantock across the Gannel Estuary to Newquay, Fistral Studio is a self catering chalet with shower room, parking and a private garden. Breakfast and Evening meal available on request
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The Headland

01637 872211

Relaxed luxury at this 5 star hotel in a wild, dramatic setting. Includes the Aqua Club Spa.

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Geckos Rest Bed & Breakfast

01637876781

Stay a 5 minute walk from the path, town, beaches & bus station of Newquay. Enjoy comfy ensuite rooms and hearty breakfasts, we can also provide a packed breakfast.

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Porth Sands Penthouse

07874 880571

Porth Sands Penthouse is a beautiful romantic beach apartment, situated right on Porth Beach in Porth, Newquay, Cornwall, with stunning views across the bay

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Sea Space

01637 872864

Stop over at Cornwall's first aparthotel on the SW Coast Path. Enjoy ocean views, stylish apartments, & flexible stays. Café for coffees, brunch, lunch. Drinks & small plates at TALLO. Stunning ocean views. Perfect for hikers seeking a break

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Coastal Valley Camp and Crafts

07922 821211

Gold award winning rustic family eco campsite. Woodfired Horsebox catering Food and Cocktail barn. Holistic yurt. Topped off with Platinium awarded toilet and showers

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You'll be spoilt for choice for where to eat and drink along the Path. With lots of local seasonal food on offer, fresh from the farm, field and waters. Try our local ales, ciders, wines and spirits, increasing in variety by the year, as you sit in a cosy pub, fine dining restaurant or chilled café on the beach. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

Bowgie Inn

01637 830363
With unrivalled sea views, lots of seating inside & out, Bowgie Inn sits directly on the path and in the perfect place to explore all year round!
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Graze Tapas ~ Wine

+44 (0)1637 520413

GRAZE is a welcoming, authentic Mediterranean tapas & wine restaurant nestled above Newquay Harbour, just off the SW Path

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Fort Inn

01637 875700

Family friendly pub on fringe of bustling Newquay .

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The Garden Cafe

07850278503

Great coffee, cakes, traditional Cornish cream teas & light lunches in award-winning gardens

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What is on your list of things to do when you visit the Path? From walking companies, to help you tailor your visit, with itineraries and experts to enhance your visit, to baggage transfer companies and visitor attractions there are lots to people and places to help you decide what you'd like to do. The businesses that support the Path, where you've chosen to visit, are listed here.

Visit Newquay Tourist Information Centre

01637838516

We are dedicated to both the promotion of Newquay and to help you make the most of your visit to Newquay and Cornwall! Open 7days a week.

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Saunassa

01637226642

Nordic Spa - Wood-fired Sauna, wood-fired hot tubs and cold baths, changing facilities. Open Tuesday - Sunday

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Paul David Smith Photography Courses

07787215645

Improve your photography whilst taking in some of Cornwall's best views with Paul's range of photography courses.

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Holywell Bay Photographer Daryl Hutchinson Treago Farm mapboard WINTER AT HOLYWELL BAY. Photographer John Ray, Cornwall. Photographer kevin harris (2012 Photo Competition entry) Polly Joke Sunset Photographer Kingsley Scott (2012 Photo Competition entry) Wild flowers on the cliffs at Polly Joke. Photographer Andrew Trenoweth, Cornwall. West Pentire looking towards East Pentire and The Goose. Photographer Liz Osbourne, Wembury. West Pentire Head Lane Sunset Photographer Kingsley Scott (2013 Photo Competition entry) Rainbow over Holywell Bay. Photographer Catherine Illsley. Snail Trail, Holywell Bay to Porth Joke. Photographer: Elizabeth Hayes Thrift at Polly Joke Photographer Andrew Ray (2012 Photo Competition entry) Polly Joke Beach, Cornwall Photographer Chris Parker (2012 Photo Competition entry) An Exhilerating Hike up the Coast Path at Crantock Bay. Photographer Lorraine Mitchell, London. View from W Pentire coastal path Photographer Miss Linda Fennerr (2012 Photo Competition entry) Porth Joke. Photographer Dave Harris, Kent.

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Route Description

  1. Start at the car park in West Pentire and walk north on a path towards the coast, with wildflower fields on your left in summer.
  2. Take the left at the junction of two paths, then the next right along the edge of a field. At the end of this field take the left-hand path, then the right one, so that you are exactly on the edge of the coast, following it around to the left, away from West Pentire.
  3. Look out for fulmar – birds that look superficially like gulls, but are in fact petrels. They nest around this area of the coast, laying a single white egg on bare rock or lined shallow depressions. Keep following the coastal path also looking out for buzzards inland. The shortcut back to the car park is a left-hand path at the point of Porth Joke (sands), which goes back across the fields.
  4. Have a look at the Iron Age fort on your right then continue following the coast, which loops around the sand dunes of HolywellBeach.
  5. The path then heads directly inland off the beach. Follow it straight across the junction, then downhill to another fourway junction, taking the left-hand path.
  6. Carry straight on turning left at the track, then further on keeping right past the disused quarry.
  7. Follow the fork forward then take the next small path on the left. Follow the track uphill past another disused  quarry on the right and along the fields back to the car park.

Public transport

Newquay train station is 5½ miles away. For details visit Traveline or phone 0871 200 22 33.

Parking

Car Park at West Pentire (Postcode for Sat Navs: TR8 5SA).

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