Polzeath and New Polzeath

Polzeath ‘the thumping heart of cool Cornwall’ according to the Sunday Times, has a magnificent surfing beach known to be one of Cornwall’s finest. Tucked just inside the Camel Estuary, the combination of Atlantic swells and the gradually shelving, sandy beach means the long, slow breaking waves produce ideal conditions for improving your surfing skills at every level from novice to advanced.

To the north of the village, and much loved by Sir John Betjeman, is wonderful walking country that takes in the cliffs and farmland of Pentire Point and Rumps Point. From the headland of Pentire Point, views unfold for miles over the offshore islets of the Mouls and Newland, with their populations of grey seals and puffins. In the 1930s, Pentire Head was saved from commercial development thanks to local fundraisers who bought the land and donated it to the National Trust. Half a mile to the east, the scanty remains of an Iron Age fort stand on the humpy back of Rumps Point.