Watergate Bay & Mawgan Porth - Self Catering Watergate Bay & Mawgan Porth
Watergate Bay is located four miles north of the popular holiday destination Newquay. Watergate Bay is famous for its long sandy beach, Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant and more recently the television programme Echo Beach was filmed at the bay.
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Watergate Bay activities
Watergate Bay beach boasts 2 miles of golden sand and is a play ground for water sports enthusiasts and adrenalin junkies. Watergate Bay beach is popular with surfers, wind surfers, kite surfers wave skis and mountain boarders. The Extreme Academy is based at Watergate Bay beach and offer tuition lessons for various extreme activities. Lessons are best booked in advance to avoid disappointment as courses can book up quickly.
Wetsuits, surfboards, body boards and wave skis can be hired at Watergate Bay beach. Items can be hired on an hourly basis or for a full day. Equipment can be hired on the day at Watergate Bay beach.
Watergate Bay beach also boasts a beachside restaurant, surf school, toilets, car parks and lifeguards patrol the beach during the summer months. Watergate Bay beach is also dog friendly.
Accommodation Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay offers a wide range of accommodation to suit families, couples and singles on various budgets. Whether you are looking for traditional Watergate Bay holiday cottages or contemporary apartments, Watergate Bay will have that perfect holiday home for your stay.
The majority of the accommodation at Watergate Bay is within a 5 minute walk to Watergate Bay beach – making Watergate Bay the perfect beach holiday destination for your holiday.
Mawgan Porth
Seven miles north of Newquay you will find Mawgan Porth, shielded both sides by cliffs it has a large expanse of flat golden sand, especially at low tide, and conditions are good for swimming and surfing although they should not be attempted at extremely low tides. It is an excellent family friendly beach with a good selection of shops, toilets, a cafe and a pub as well as a petrol station.
There is a surf school on the beach for the more active holiday maker and plenty of rock-pools for the children (and adults) to explore. It is lifeguarded throughout the summer months and is dog friendly.
Just a few yards from the beach there is a small choice of restaurants and bistros serving everything from a warming cappuccino and light nibbles to fresh fish and traditional English fayre.



